England To Host West Indies In 2024 Test Series: Complete Schedule And Team Details

The 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle continues with England hosting West Indies in a three-match series. The first Test will take place from Wednesday (July 10) to Sunday (July 14) at Lord's in London.

For the home team, Ben Stokes will lead a 15-member squad, which includes two uncapped players: Jamie Smith and Dillon Pennington. Notably absent from the previous red ball squad are wicketkeepers Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes.

England: Ben Stokes (captain), Harry Brook, Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley, Chris Woakes, Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett (wicketkeeper), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Dillon Pennington, Gus Atkinson, James Anderson (first Test only), Matthew Potts, Shoaib Bashir

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Alick Athanaze, Kirk Mckenzie, Mikyle Louis, Zachary McCaskie, Jason Holder, Kavem Hodge, Kevin Sinclair, Joshua Da Silva (wicketkeeper), Tevin Imlach (wicketkeeper), Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Jeremiah Louis, Shamar Joseph

The second Test will be held at Trent Bridge in Nottingham from July 18 to 22. The series concludes with the third Test at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham from July 26 to 30.

• July 10 to July 14: First Test - Lord's, London - 6 AM AST / 11 AM BST / 3:30 PM IST
• July 18 to July 22: Second Test - Trent Bridge, Nottingham - 6 AM AST / 11 AM BST / 3:30 PM IST
• July 26 to July 30: Third Test - Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham - 6 AM AST / 11 AM BST / 3:30 PM IST

This series marks West Indies' first visit to England for a Test series since their behind-closed-doors tour during the COVID pandemic in 2020. In that series, West Indies won the opening match but England came back to win the series 2-1.

The visitors have named an inexperienced side led by Kraigg Brathwaite with Alzarri Joseph as his deputy. Tagenarine Chanderpaul is a notable absentee from the West Indies squad.

A significant focus will be on James Anderson as he plays his final Test at Lord's. The veteran pacer is set to retire after a two-decade-long international career with a total of 969 wickets across Tests and ODIs.

As England begins their summer season against West Indies, fans can look forward to an exciting month of cricket action with matches scheduled across iconic venues in London and Birmingham.