THIRD TEST ESSENTIAL

WEST INDIES: Brathwaite (capt), Campbell, Hope, Bravo, Chase, Hetmyer, Dowrich (wkt), Roach, Joseph, Thomas, Gabriel. ENGLAND: Burns, Jennings, Denly, Root (capt), Buttler, Bairstow (wkt), Curran or Stokes, Moeen, Wood, Broad, Anderson. Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL), Rod Tucker (Aus). TV umpire: Chris Gaffaney (NZ). Match ref: Jeff Crowe (NZ).

Pitch: The surface at the Darren Sammy Stadium for St Lucia’s first Test against England — where Shannon Gabriel took 13 wickets last year against Sri Lanka — is likely to be rapid but with true bounce.

Weather: It’s hot and, in all likelihood, will remain so.

TV & radio: LIVE on Sky Sports Cricket from 1.30pm (play starts 2pm) and talkSPORT 2.