Today at 18:00 GMT, or 1:00 p.m. ET, the West Indies will face off with England in Bridgetown for their second T20I matchup of 2014. This matchup, which can be live streamed free by clicking this link, is a big one for the English if they plan on winning the series.
England was bashed by 27 runs the last time these squads took to the oval, with Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels of the West Indies bludgeoning them into defeat. This test will be even tougher; Joe Root suffered a broken finger in the first match, and now captain Stuart Broad is expected to miss the action because of a lingering knee malady.
Broad's announced he will be out of action for the next two games in order to ensure his health for the upcoming ICC World T20. Chris Jordan is expected to take his spot as a bowler, while Eoin Morgan will be leaned on to serve as captain while Broad is out.
Sunil Narine and Samuel Badree have been in prime form with their spinning, and they shut down the English bats in the series opener. Narine might be out of today's game for precautionary purposes after taking a spill recently, which means the inconsistent Badree will be relied upon. He took three wickets in his four overs on Sunday, and has been rounding into form of late.
James Tredwell will be a key factor today, as he was the top bowler in the opener. Tredwell even managed to get a wicket against West Indies' biggest bopper, Gayle, and may open the bowling today.
STARTING SQUADS:
West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle,Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith
England: Stuart Broad (capt), Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Michael Lumb, Stephen Parry, Ian Bell, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell, Luke Wright.
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