Windies win toss and field vs England

West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to field in the first Test against England at Lord's today.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to field in the first Test against England at Lord's today.

England gave debuts to pace bowlers Graham Onions and Tim Bresnan in what was the opening match of a two-Test series.

Monty Panesar was left out from England's 12-man squad with Graeme Swann chosen as the side's lone specialist spin bowler.

West Indies, who earlier this year beat England 1-0 in a Test series in the Caribbean, opted for Devon Smith to open alongside Gayle after several top order batsmen had struggled in warm-up matches.

The last six Tests at Lord's have all ended in draws.

Teams:

England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wkt), Stuart Broad, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Graham Onions, James Anderson

West Indies: Chris Gayle (capt), Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Brendan Nash, Denesh Ramdin (wkt), Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Fidel Edwards, Lionel Baker

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