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Edgbaston: England's momentum shows no sign of slowing after their impressive six-wicket win at Bristol and now their aim is to wrap up the one-day series in style at Edgbaston before moving onto the ICC World Twenty20. What will be even more pleasing for the management was that England won convincingly without Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff.
Graeme Swann is having a great time of things at the moment and has the wood over a number of West Indies batsmen. When his first ball at Bristol was planted over long-on by Gayle, Swann didn't panic and removed the West Indies captain next ball. Gayle is unlikely to hold back if faced with Swann again, so this duel could have a second chapter in the final game. Strauss certainly won't be afraid of throwing Swann the ball.
The one West Indies player who can hold their head high is Dwayne Bravo after he made an attractive half century and bowled with heart. But as hard as he tried he couldn't rouse his team-mates out of their slumber. Without a doubt, his return strengthens the team, but he needs much more support than was shown on Sunday.
Unless the England management want to have a look at Ryan Sidebottom and Ian Bell there seems little reason to change a winning side. This will be Strauss's last match as captain before the Ashes - he hands over the captaincy to Paul Collingwood for the World Twenty20.
West Indies surely must look to make some changes. Lendl Simmons is struggling with his technique against the moving ball and they really need the strike power of Fidel Edwards. The sensible swap would be to open with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, but he appears reluctant for the role.
Pitch and weather
Edgbaston pitches this season have been slow and low with little on offer for the bowlers, but international surfaces have always tended to offer more than those for domestic cricket. The forecast looks good with just a slim chance of a shower.
Stats and Trivia
| ENGLAND | WEST INDIES | |
| Coach | Andy Flower | John Dyson |
| ICC Ranking | 6 | 8 |
| Key Players | Dimitri Mascarenhas, Paul Collingwood, James Anderson | Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Fidel Edwards |
| Biggest Win | 25 runs on May 25 1995 | 165 runs on Mar 01 1994 |
| Biggest Loss | 135 runs on Mar 18 1986 | 47 runs on May 20 1988 |
| Highest Total chased | England won by 1 wicket on Apr 20 2007 Target Chased: 300 |
West Indies won by 7 wickets on Jul 05 2004 Target Chased: 285 |
| Most Prolific Batsman | Graham Gooch (881 Runs) | Vivian Richards (1619 Runs) |
| Highest Individual Score | Marcus Trescothick (130 Runs) | Vivian Richards (189 Runs) |
| Best Bowling Analysis | 5/19 by Andrew Flintoff on Apr 02 2009 | 6/15 by Colin Croft on Feb 03 1981 |
| Highest Wicket Taker | Ian Botham (31 Wickets) | Malcolm Marshall (41 Wickets) |
| Current Form | LWWAW | WLLAL (Recent last) |
| Head to head | Total 82, England 36, West Indies 41, No Results 5 | |
