England gears up for pink-ball bow
West Indies are "huge underdogs", in the words of their captain Jason Holder, but they cannot be counted out, given their form during the warm-ups, the uncertainty of what the pink ball might do at Edgbaston, and the inexperience in England's top order
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- West Indies last won a Test in England on their tour of 2000 - victory by an innings at Edgbaston.
- The 2012 Edgbaston Test saw Tino Best fall five runs short of becoming the first No. 11 to score a Test hundred.
- Stuart Broad needs five wickets to overtake Ian Botham as England's second-highest Test wicket-taker.
- Joe Root has made at least one half-century in his last ten consecutive Tests - another at Edgbaston would set a new record for England.
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Joe Root on the merry-go-round of England selection
Jason Holder offers a frank assessment of his team's chances
Alan Gardner is an associate editor at ESPNcricinfo. @alanroderick