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ENG vs WI Live Cricket Updates: Ben Stokes and Jason Holder will lead England and West Indies.© Twitter
Rain delayed the start on Wednesday of the first Test between England and the West Indies at Southampton, the first international match since March. The eagerly anticipated fixture marks the sport’s global return from months of coronavirus-enforced lockdown. But as the players warmed up on the outfield under grey skies, there was sufficient rain for the Ageas Bowl pitch to remain fully covered and prevent the toss taking place at 0930 GMT as scheduled. No spectators will be allowed to attend the three-Test series, which concludes with two matches at Old Trafford. Players and officials are staying at on-site hotels to stop the spread of COVID-19, with bowlers unable to use saliva to shine the ball as a health measure. International travel restrictions mean that, for the first time since 2002, both on-field umpires came from one of the competing teams, with English officials Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth in the middle.
Live Updates Between England Vs West Indies 1st Test, straight from the Ageas Bowl Stadium, Southampton
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17:04 (IST)
LUNCH!
Early lunch has been taken. There’s no rain at the moment and we hope it doesn’t rain before we come back for action.
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16:41 (IST)
Pitch inspection
The next inspection of the pitch has been scheduled at 5:40 PM IST, only in case of an early lunch at 5 PM IST.
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16:37 (IST)
Early lunch?
There might be an early lunch at 5 PM IST in case rain doesn’t allow the game to start.
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16:28 (IST)
Rain update!
The update is not so good though. The dark clouds are still hovering over The Rose Bowl and the field is yet to be ready for toss.
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15:45 (IST)
Covers are back
The covers are back in place as it started drizzling again.
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15:39 (IST)
Rain stopped
The rain has stopped in Southampton. The weather looks good enough for toss.
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15:32 (IST)
And the wait continues…
We are already past 3:30 PM IST, the scheduled start time for the first Test. We will have to wait a little more for the international cricket to resume after the COVID-19 hiatus.
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15:11 (IST)
Toss delayed!
The wait for international cricket continues as the toss has been delayed at Southampton.
We’re all going to have to wait a bit longer – the toss has been delayed #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/YTHS2WEVLV
— ICC (@ICC) July 8, 2020
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14:57 (IST)
Toss coming up soon
The toss is set to happen in three minutes. Ben Stokes and Jason Holder are leading their respective teams
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14:56 (IST)
Hello and welcome!
England and West Indies will soon kick off the first match to mark the resumption of international cricket amid the coronavirus pandemic
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