Ben Stokes had earlier made himself unavailable for selection for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean. Stokes last represented England in coloured clothing back in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
England batters have been been benefited from their run-scoring spree in the second Test against the West Indies. England scored more than 400 runs in each of their innings with Joe Root, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook smashing centuries.
Shoaib Bashir emerged as the hero for England on day four of the Trent Bridge Test. Bashir claimed a five-wicket haul - the third of his Test career, to demolish the batting line-up of the West Indies.
ENG vs WI 2nd Test: England handed a 241-run defeat to West Indies in the second Test match of the three-match series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. England have taken a 2-0 lead and have clinched the Richards-Botham Trophy.
England are looking to seal the three-match series against West Indies as they have given a daunting target to the Windies in the second innings of the second Test. England have also breached a major milestone for the first time in their 147-year-old Test history.
Harry Brook foiled West Indies' plans of bowling England out cheaply in their second innings. The wicket is not showing any signs of wear and tear and therefore the bowlers need to bring their 'A' game to the table.
England are already leading the three-match Test series after winning the opening game within three days of play. It was also the last Test for veteran James Anderson and Mark Wood has replaced him in the playing XI for the second Test match.
West Indies have not won any Test series in England since their 4-0 win in 1988. West Indies are sixth on the World Test Championship points table with a solitary win, three defeats and a drawn Test.
Ben Stokes is currently leading England in a three-match Test series against West Indies on home soil. The Three Lions are leading the series 1-0 with two more fixtures left to be contested.
England have made only one change to their Playing XI from the first Test which they won by an innings and 114 runs. James Anderson has now retired and he is the only player from the first Test to not be part of the team for the second game. Check England's Playing XI here.
James Anderson finished his career as the leading wicket-taker for England. The right-arm speedster has claimed the most wickets by any pacer in the history of Test cricket.
West Indies pacer Jayden Seales filled the press room with laughter when he was asked about the visitors' intention to give outgoing James Anderson a guard of honour when he came in to bat in his farewell Test match. Seales took four wickets for the West Indies in the first innings of Lord's Test.
Ben Stokes has looked good with the ball in hand in the ongoing Lord's Test. However, the southpaw failed to make the most out of his solitary batting stint on day two as he could only manage four off 11 balls before being dismissed by Gudakesh Motie.
Ben Stokes achieved a historic double on Thursday (July 11) in the ongoing first Test between England and West Indies at Lord's. The England red-ball skipper became only the third player after Sir Garfield Sobers and Jacques Kallis to claim 200 wickets and score 6000 Test runs.
James Anderson has picked up 703 Test wickets but won't be able to move past the legendary Shane Keith Warne as there are only four more Windies wickets left to be claimed. Even if Anderson claims all four, he'll finish his career with 707 wickets in total - one behind Warne.
Ben Stokes on Thursday, July 11 became only the third cricket in Test history to achieve a double of 6,000 runs and 200 wickets in the format. Stokes took a couple of wickets in the West Indies' second innings, however, he would want to forget his day with the bat as his middle stump was uprooted.
England pacer Gus Atkinson had a memorable debut at Lord's on the opening day picking up seven wickets. Thanks to his terrific performance, England bundled out West Indies for just 121 runs in the first innings after opting to bowl first.
Gus Atkinson claimed the second-best bowling figures by an England bowler in his Test debut innings. Dominic Cork still holds the record for claiming the best figures in Test debut innings for England. Cork claimed 7/43 against West Indies at Lord's on June 22, 1995.
Outgoing veteran pacer James Anderson bagged a solitary wicket in the first innings. He got rid of Jayden Seales to claim his 701st victim in the red-ball format and bowled 10.4 overs on day 1.
Ben Stokes has led England in 24 Test matches thus far with 14 wins and nine losses to his name. The Three Lions have been a part of a solitary draw under the leadership of Ben Stokes.
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