How to watch England vs West Indies and live stream Jimmy Anderson's farewell Test online

21 years and 700 wickets after being adorned with his first Test match cap against Zimbabwe at Lord’s in 2003, the great Jimmy Anderson will be given the guard of honor at the same venue this week for his final international appearance. You may want to get the tissues ready for the England vs West Indies live stream, which starts on Wednesday, July 10.

Below, are all the details for England vs West Indies live streaming services in the US, UK and Australia. But don’t worry if you’re on holiday while it’s on because you can watch ENG vs WI live streams from anywhere with a VPN.

Even at the ripe old age of 41, it still feels like the end has come too soon for Jimmy — he’s fresh off an eight-wicket haul for Lancashire in the County Championship last week. But, with stalwart seam partner Stuart Broad hanging up the boots last summer and with an eye to an Ashes series Down Under next winter, the regime has decided that it’s time for the king of the swingers to wave goodbye.

That leaves this Test series against West Indies as something of an audition process for his replacement. The rapid young trio of Gus Atkinson, Dillon Pennington and Matty Potts will all be hoping to make their mark this summer. While generally, England and captain fantastic Ben Stokes will be desperate to bounce back from a bruising 3-1 defeat in India a few months ago.

Back in November, the West Indies proved that the reports of their death as a Test playing nation may have been greatly exaggerated. Against a full strength Australian team at the Gabba, they pulled off the most remarkable victory — largely thanks to the heroics of newcomer Shamar Joseph. And they still hold the Richards–Botham Trophy, having beaten England in the Caribbean two years ago. They’ll be hoping very much to disrupt the Jimmy farewell party this week.

If you’re not sure of your best options for getting an England vs West Indies live stream, we have all the details you need on this page — including ways to watch the 1st Test online from anywhere in the world.

How to watch England vs West Indies live stream in the US

How to watch England vs West Indies in the UK

Sky Sports has the rights to show all of England men’s home Test matches in the UK and the 1st West Indies Test will be shown across its Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event stations. The action starts at 11 am UK on Wednesday morning and, weather permitting, runs until between 6 and 7 pm each evening.

Sky TV base packages currently start from £22 per month. You can then add the full Sky Sports suite for an additional £22.

If you’d sooner not commit to a full Sky package, Now Sports Memberships are also available for £14.99 a day or £26 a month.

It’s worth noting that the BBC and its iPlayer streaming service have free daily highlights at 7 pm on each day of the Test.

How to watch England vs West Indies in Australia

You can watch England vs West Indies in Australia on Fox Cricket 501, with play starting each evening at 8 pm AEST.

If you don’t have Fox and want and don’t wish to subscribe, sports streaming specialist Kayo Sports will also show this and every other game of the Cricket World Cup, with monthly rolling plans starting from $25.

How to watch England vs West Indies from anywhere with a VPN

If you’re going to be away from your normal TV setup but still want to watch England vs West Indies, you might run into some problems. Thankfully, you can solve this exact issue with a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

A VPN lets you change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune into live cricket or other content even if you’re not there. Our favorite is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.

How to use a VPN to watch any stream

Download the app at NordVPN
Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!

What time does the England vs West Indies match begin?

The 1st five-day Test match between England and West Indies starts on Wednesday, July 10, with the fifth and final day on Sunday, July 14.

Each day’s play starts at 11 am UK, which is 6 am ET / 3 am PT / 8 pm AEST.

All you need to know about England vs West Indies

What are the England vs West Indies Test squads?

England: Ben Stokes (captain), James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Dillon Pennington, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva, Jason Holder, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Mikyle Louis, Zachary McCaskie, Kirk McKenzie, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair

What is the England vs West Indies 1st Test venue?

Lord’s, the so-called ‘Home of Cricket’, is the opening venue for the three-game Test series between England and the West Indies.

Established over 200 years ago and named after its found Thomas Lord, the 31,000-capacity Lord’s plays home to Middlesex, the MCC and is an ever-present in England’s list of Test match venues. It is located in the St John’s Wood area of West London in the UK.

Who is Jimmy Anderson?

James Michael Anderson is a 41-year-old cricketer and podcaster from Burnley, Lancashire in the north of England. With 700 test match wickets to his name, he is the most prolific fast bowler in the history of Test cricket.

Turning 42 at the end of this month, Anderson announced in the lead-up to England’s 2024 cricket summer that he would be retiring from international duties. This 1st Test against the West Indies at Lord’s will be Anderson’s last.