The

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toured the West Indies between January and March 2019 to play three

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, five

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s (ODIs) and three

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(T20I) matches. The series included England's first Test match in

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, when they played at the

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. It was also England's first tour to the West Indies to play all three formats of

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since they visited in 2009. The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the

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. The West Indies won the first two Test matches, taking an unassailable lead in the series, and therefore winning the

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. It was their first Test series win against England since 2009. However, the West Indies captain

Jason Holder Jason Omar Holder (born 5 November 1991) is a Barbadian cricketer and the former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is a right arm fast bowling all-rounder. Holder made his One Day International (ODI) debut in January 2013 and Test de ...

was suspended for the third and final Test of the series, after the team's slow over-rate in the second Test.

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was named as the West Indies' captain for the third Test in Holder's place. The West Indies won the series 2–1, after England won the third Test by 232 runs. During the ODI series, multiple individual and team records were broken by both sides. England's captain

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became the first batsman for the England team to score 6,000 runs in ODIs.

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became the second batsman for the West Indies, after

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, to score 10,000 runs in ODIs. The ODI series was drawn 2–2, after the third match was washed out, finishing as a

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. For the T20I series, the West Indies retained players that were selected for the ODI matches, with Jason Holder named as the T20I captain in place of their regular T20I captain

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. During the second match, the West Indies were bowled out for 45, which was the second-lowest total in T20Is and the lowest by a Full Member nation. England won the T20I series 3–0.

Squads

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was ruled out of England's Test squad with a back injury, and was replaced in the squad by Mark Wood. Ahead of the second Test, England's

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flew home to attend the birth of his second child.

Keemo Paul Keemo Mandela Angus Paul (born 21 February 1998) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He made his international debut for the team in 2018. In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the T20 Player of the Year ...

was added to the West Indies' squad for the third Test, after

was suspended.

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was not originally named in the West Indies' ODI squad, but was added to the team after injuries to

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and

. However, during the third Test, Gabriel was heard saying a homophobic remark towards England's captain

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. As a result, the

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(ICC) suspended Gabriel for four ODI matches. John Campbell,

and

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were added to the West Indies' ODI squad, following injuries to

Evin Lewis Evin Earl Lewis (born 27 December 1991) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for the West Indies as a left-handed opening batsman. At most featuring in limited-overs internationals, he's the third batsman, after Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle ...

, Rovman Powell and Keemo Paul, and Shannon Gabriel's suspension.

Kemar Roach Kemar Andre Jamal Roach (born 30 June 1988) is a Barbadian international cricketer who plays for the West Indies. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and has represented the West Indies in Test and One Day International c ...

was ruled out of the West Indies' ODI squad due to injury, and was replaced by

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for the fourth and fifth ODIs.

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was added to England's T20I squad, after

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announced he would fly home after the last ODI match to rest ahead of the

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was added to the West Indies' T20I squad, after

was forced to pull out of the side due to injury.

Tour matches

Two-day match: West Indies President's XI vs England

50-over match: UWI Vice Chancellor's XI vs England

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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