Match Centre Ground time: 13:33

Squad

start 09.00, First Session 09.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45

8 January 2026 (50-over match)

LAST FIVE MATCHES							DATE	SERIES/TOURNAMENT
HPHP		322/7	beat	227/7		SIKMSIKM	23/12/24	Vijay Hazare Trophy

Head's hometown century floors England after brief hopes of fightback
Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer got the deficit below 100 in the morning but England's bowlers were unable to maintain sustained pressure
King and Campbell give West Indies century opening stand after New Zealand declare on 575
Rachin Ravindra scored a half-century to extend New Zealand's innings as West Indies' bowlers showed more discipline than on the first day despite missing Kemar Roach
Lyon restates the value of spin as Australia lock in on series-seizing day
An afterthought for two Tests, spinner surpassed McGrath in first over, then settled into key holding role on sweltering day
With Bazball buried, Ben Stokes turns to old-school resistance
For all the home side's brilliance, the shame was still on England
Australia have the urn in their sights as England self-destruct again
Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer fight for England with the bat but with a deficit of 158 runs and just two first-innings wickets left, they are staring at another poor result