THIRD TEST ESSENTIAL

ENGLAND (probable): Cook, Stoneman, Westley, Root (capt), Malan, Stokes, Bairstow (wkt), Moeen, Roland-Jones, Broad, Anderson. W INDIES (probable): Brathwaite, Powell, K Hope, S Hope, Chase, Blackwood, Dowrich (wkt), Holder (capt), Bishoo, Roach, Gabriel.

Umpires: M Erasmus (SA) and C Gaffney (NZ).

TV umpire: S Ravi (India). Match referee: D Boon (Aus).

Pitch report: The Lord’s surface unusually looked green and a bit mottled yesterday, with a ‘splodge’ just short of a length from the Nursery End. Looks made for seam. The weather: This ‘autumn’ Test will very likely be rain-affected, particularly tomorrow. 20°C