England v West Indies: third cricket Test, day one – live

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to the third and final match of this Test series between England and West Indies. Yep, the main stuff is done: Jimmy’s testimonial, the direction of the Richards-Botham trophy, the arrivals of two very promising cricketers from Surrey. But this is still a Test match, at Edgbaston, and there’s nothing more tantalising than the opening morning of a five-dayer.

England are unchanged but West Indies have been forced into at least one: a Mark Wood thunderbolts in Nottingham fractured Kevin Sinclair’s forearm, bringing Gudakesh Motie’s left-arm tweak back into the mix. Shamar Joseph could be out with the flu which would be disappointing. He’s thoroughly watchable with both bat and ball.

Here’s my wish for the next few days: a proper game. Lord’s was one-sided and Trent Bridge had its moments, but West Indies’ fourth-day collapse ruined the fun. Let’s get to five. Pretty please.

I’ll be with you for the next few hours so please send in your thoughts, queries, song requests, favourite pizza toppings, what you’re reading at the moment, hopes, dreams, fears, whatever you fancy.