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Our man on the spot in Trinidad is Simon Burnton, who sent this before the teams were announced. “The covers are on as I type,” he wrote. “They dragged them on five minutes ago, though as far as I can tell it isn’t and hasn’t been raining. Word is two changes to the England team today, and I expect Chris Woakes and Rehan Ahmed to come back in.” The Guardian’s finger on the pulse.
“A few weeks ago,” he went on, “there was talk of Trinidadians boycotting this match in protest against Darren Bravo being left out of the ODI squad, and perceived bias against Trinidadians among the West Indies selectors, so it’ll be interesting to see what kind of crowd turns up. Oh, and the covers are coming back off!” Phew.