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St John's, Antigua - Stats preview to the Test series between West Indies and England.
2 Number of Test series West Indies have won at home, out of their last 13 against the top eight sides, since England's tour there in 2004. One of those series wins was against England in 2009, when they won a five-Test series 1-0. The other was a 2-0 triumph over New Zealand in 2012. They've lost eight series and drawn three during this period.
6-1 The series head-to-head record for West Indies against England at home, since 1980. The only series they lost was in 2004, when England won a four-Test series 3-0.
0 Test centuries for Alastair Cook in his last 31 Test innings, since July 2013. During this period he averages 29.96, with a highest of 95 against India in Southampton last year. In 30 Test innings before July 2013, Cook had six hundreds, and averaged 54.92.
1 Test centuries for Ian Bell in his last 30 overseas innings; he averages 26.69 in away Tests during this period, compared to 46.29 in home Tests, with four hundreds in 35 innings. His only hundred in away Tests during this period was an unbeaten 116 against India in Nagpur.
32.32 Darren Bravo's batting average in 15 home Tests; he has only one century in 27 innings. In away Tests he averages 53.67, with five hundreds in 30 innings.
92 Test wickets for James Anderson and Stuart Broad since the beginning of 2013. Both have played 22 Tests during this period. Broad averages 26.09, and Anderson 27.61.
40 Shivnarine Chanderpaul's average in 18 home Tests against West Indies - he has two hundreds from 27 innings in these matches. In 15 Tests in England, Chanderpaul averages 66.61.
4 Fifty-plus scores for Marlon Samuels in his last five Test innings against England. On the tour to England in 2012, Samuels notched up scores of 31, 86, 117, 76* and 76 - 386 runs at an average of 96.50.
29 Jerome Taylor's bowling average versus England, in home Tests. He has taken 11 wickets in four Tests, which includes a matchwinning spell of 5 for 11 in the Kingston Test of 2009, when England were bowled out for 51 in their second innings. Excluding that Test, though, Taylor has taken nine wickets from the remaining eight Tests against England, at an average of 85 runs per wicket.
70 Wickets for Kemar Roach in 15 Tests since the beginning of 2012 - he averages 21.90, and has been by far West Indies' best bowler during this period.
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St John's, Antigua - Stats preview to the Test series between West Indies and England.
2 Number of Test series West Indies have won at home, out of their last 13 against the top eight sides, since England's tour there in 2004. One of those series wins was against England in 2009, when they won a five-Test series 1-0. The other was a 2-0 triumph over New Zealand in 2012. They've lost eight series and drawn three during this period.
6-1 The series head-to-head record for West Indies against England at home, since 1980. The only series they lost was in 2004, when England won a four-Test series 3-0.
0 Test centuries for Alastair Cook in his last 31 Test innings, since July 2013. During this period he averages 29.96, with a highest of 95 against India in Southampton last year. In 30 Test innings before July 2013, Cook had six hundreds, and averaged 54.92.
1 Test centuries for Ian Bell in his last 30 overseas innings; he averages 26.69 in away Tests during this period, compared to 46.29 in home Tests, with four hundreds in 35 innings. His only hundred in away Tests during this period was an unbeaten 116 against India in Nagpur.
32.32 Darren Bravo's batting average in 15 home Tests; he has only one century in 27 innings. In away Tests he averages 53.67, with five hundreds in 30 innings.
92 Test wickets for James Anderson and Stuart Broad since the beginning of 2013. Both have played 22 Tests during this period. Broad averages 26.09, and Anderson 27.61.
40 Shivnarine Chanderpaul's average in 18 home Tests against West Indies - he has two hundreds from 27 innings in these matches. In 15 Tests in England, Chanderpaul averages 66.61.
4 Fifty-plus scores for Marlon Samuels in his last five Test innings against England. On the tour to England in 2012, Samuels notched up scores of 31, 86, 117, 76* and 76 - 386 runs at an average of 96.50.
29 Jerome Taylor's bowling average versus England, in home Tests. He has taken 11 wickets in four Tests, which includes a matchwinning spell of 5 for 11 in the Kingston Test of 2009, when England were bowled out for 51 in their second innings. Excluding that Test, though, Taylor has taken nine wickets from the remaining eight Tests against England, at an average of 85 runs per wicket.
70 Wickets for Kemar Roach in 15 Tests since the beginning of 2012 - he averages 21.90, and has been by far West Indies' best bowler during this period.
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