England have established an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match Test series with the West Indies but they will be looking to complete a clean sweep when the teams meet at Edgbaston.
Series hosts England won the first Test by an innings and 114 runs and, although more competitive, the second Test was also pretty one-sided as Ben Stokes's men prevailed by 241 runs.
With James Anderson retired and the search for a new opening bowling partnership underway, there will be room for experimentation from England in this Third Test in the Midlands, but spectators should nonetheless expect another strong performance.
- JOE ROOT TO SCORE A 1ST INNINGS FIFTY
- KAVEM HODGE TOP WEST INDIES 1ST INNINGS RUNSCORER
- GUS ATKINSON TOP ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS WICKET-TAKER
Root Can Seize Initiative Again
There are a number of batters pulling their weight in this England Test team at the moment - Ollie Pope himself struck 121 and 51 in the second Test against the West Indies - and that can make it hard to settle on a potential top scorer for the hosts.
But Joe Root has looked especially dangerous in this series and is worth backing to score a 50 in the first innings at Edgbaston.
Root opened up with a score of 68 in the first Test at Lord's and, after a frustrating knock of 14 first time round at Trent Bridge, he responded with 122 in the second innings.
He is settling into England's Bazball system and he can make his mark in the final match of the series.
JOE ROOT TO SCORE A FIRST-INNINGS FIFTY
Hodge Looks The Pick Of Windies Batters
Another player who has imposed himself well on this Test series is West Indies talent Kavem Hodge.
Hodge was going well in the first Test on 24 before he was caught by Ollie Pope, but he made amends with a first-innings knock of 120 at Trent Bridge last time out.
In that contest in Nottingham, Hodge cut a composed and patient figure, making that total off 171 deliveries and striking 19 fours.
The only time he struggled was against the pace of Mark Wood, but the fast bowler may not feature this time around and that only enhances the appeal about backing Hodge to top score for the tourists.
KAVEM HODGE TOP WEST INDIES FIRST-INNINGS RUNSCORER
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Atkinson Can Show His Class
England legend Anderson bowed out after the first Test of this series and England will now look to formulate a new opening bowling partnership in the format.
There are plenty of options to pick from and they could well ring the changes for this contest.
But one man who should still be involved and can make an impact is Gus Atkinson.
Atkinson made his mark in Anderson's farewell Test with figures of 7-45 and 5-61 across two innings and he took a further four wickets in the second Test.
With Wood potentially sitting this one out given his fitness is still not perfect, Atkinson looks like a prime candidate to star with the ball for England.
GUS ATKINSON TOP ENGLAND FIRST-INNINGS WICKET-TAKER
