First Test, Lord's:
England v West Indies
Play starts at 1100 BST
England will hope to build a solid platform after losing the toss and being put in to bat on day one of the Lord's Test against West Indies.
Seamers Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions make their England debuts, but Monty Panesar is left out of a new-look bowling attack.
Ravi Bopara bats at number three and will be keen to cement his place in the side ahead of the Ashes.
England have not won the first Test of a series in 14 attempts.
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By Tom Fordyce
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Play starts at 1100 BST
1048: If you're coming down to Lord's today, might be worth bringing the spare Thermos. And a secondary hat. The sun-cream? I wouldn't worry too much. It's so cold that I'm expecting Cook and Strauss to come out wearing sealskin parkas and mink mufflers.
From BBC Sport's Oliver Brett at Lord's: "The recession has struck - no biscuits with the complimentary coffee in the Lord's media centre for the first time in living memory. On a more pressing note, I reckon about 1,500 people were present and seated for the toss. Even allowing for the gloomy forecast of around 12,000 spectators for the first day - which which make the ground half full - there's a lot of empty spaces still to fill."
1040: Those teams in full - as expected, it's hello Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions, feet-up Monty.
England: AJ Strauss, AN Cook, RS Bopara, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, MJ Prior, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, GP Swann, G Onions
West Indies: CH Gayle, DS Smith, RR Sarwan, LMP Simmons, S Chanderpaul, BP Nash, D Ramdin, JE Taylor, SJ Benn, FH Edwards, LS Baker
1033: News from the toss: Chris Gayle calls correctly and decides he fancies a bowl. Looks a touch green, the track, plus this'll give him the chance to unpack his suitcase.
This from Skipper Strauss: "We probably would have bowled too, but if we can get through the first session, we can look to go on from there. There's a really good feeling in the team at the moment."
1030: "Good morning, sir, and welcome to the Test Restaurant - your usual table? Plenty available today - it is rather early to be dining, of course. On the specials board today we have raw Windies - I'm afraid the Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe originally advertised on the menu are off. May I recommend the undercooked Pietersen, served with chilled Onions? No, I'm afraid the Flintoff is unavailable. Don't ask, sir - don't ask."
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