Ollie Robinson’s hopes of appearing in England’s first Test against the West Indies hung in the balance as he sat out the final day of warm-up action in Antigua, but Mark Wood and Ben Stokes made welcome returns to the bowling attack.
Selection matters seemed trivial when news broke of Shane Warne’s death shortly after play began on the fourth morning at the Coolidge Cricket Ground – with England already wearing black armbands in honour of the late Rod Marsh and joining the CWI President’s XI in observing a minute’s silence after a rain delay allowed the tragic development to be shared.
