Veerasammy Permaul

England captain Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat first against the West Indies on the opening day of the first Test of the three-match series in Antigua on Tuesday. Seeking a strong start to maintain their lengthy Test dominance of the visitors in the Caribbean, West Indies went into the match with left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul playing his first home test for seven years in support of a four-man seam attack led by Kemar Roach.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat after a long rain delay washed out the first two sessions of the second Test against West Indies on Monday.

Gautam Gambhir failed to impress yet again as India A reached 70 for one in reply to West Indies A's 406 all out at tea on Day 2 of the second unofficial Test.

West Indies on Monday slipped to eighth spot in the World Test Championship standings after being penalised by two points for slow over-rate during their drawn first Test against England in Antigua. The Kraigg Brathwaite-led side were found to have been two overs short after reasonable adjustments and time allowances had been taken into consideration, the ICC said.

Andre Russell grabbed four wickets in four balls but India A still scored a huge 214/7 in their one-off unofficial Twenty20 match against West Indies A.

Having lost the ODI series, it will be an opportunity for India 'A' to regain some of the lost ground against the West Indies 'A' in the one-off Twenty20 match.

West Indies on Sunday named an unchanged squad for the second Test against England which starts in Barbados on Wednesday following the team's gritty draw in the series opener.

Veerasammy Permaul's five-wicket haul put Sri Lanka in trouble with the West Indies batting openers already chasing down the hosts' lead by early tea on day two of the second Test in Galle on Tuesday.

West Indies called up two uncapped players, fast bowler Anderson Phillip and opener John Campbell, for the first Test against England next month.

The West Indies on Monday named an unchanged squad for this week's third and deciding Test against England in Grenada after the first two matches ended in draws.

West Indies have picked uncapped opener Jeremy Solozano for their two-Test series in Sri Lanka while also including all-rounders Jason Holder and Roston Chase who are currently in the United Arab Emirates at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Bhargav Bhatt finished with 7/113. For Windies A, Leon Johnson scored maximum 91 while Kraigg Brathwaite made a brisk 82 in their side's solid total.

Kieran Powell smashed an unbeaten century to steady the WI innings to Indies 228-3 at tea Tuesday on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh.

India discards and other aspirants get another opportunity to showcase their talent in front of national selectors as India 'A' gear up for another home series, this time with West Indies 'A'.

Led by an in-form Cheteshwar Pujara, India A would eye revenge for the ODI series loss when they take on a confident West Indies A in the three-Test series.

Veerasammy Permaul's white-hot comeback Test put Sri Lanka in trouble after his five-wicket haul for the West Indies in Galle bowled the hosts out before lunch on Tuesday.

West Indies made a steady start in reaching 69/1 after bowling out Sri Lanka for 204 before rain forced an early end to day two of the second Test on Tuesday.

The spotlight will be on Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan when India 'A' take on a confident West Indies 'A' in the third and final 'Test'.

It will be interesting to see how skipper Cheteshwar Pujara handles the team filled with heavyweights such as Sehwag, Gambhir and pacer Zaheer Khan.

England's rampaging Ben Stokes smashed West Indies spinner Veerasammy Permaul and fast bowler Alzarri Joseph around the ground to move within sight of his century as the tourists took an iron grip on the second Test in Barbados on Thursday.