Approaching milestones ahead of the third test between England-West Indies Test Series-July 2020
JE Root has scored seven fifties against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. Three more fifties in the ensuing series would fetch him ten fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the tenth England batsman to score ten fifties against West Indies.
SCJ Broad has scored six zeroes against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more zero to collect his seventh duck against West Indies and share the record for most ducks against West Indies by England batsmen with PI Pollock, JA Snow and DL Underwood
JE Root has pouched 115 catches as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. seven more catches would fetch him 122 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the third England fieldsman to pouch most catches. AN Cook has the record with 175 catches. JE Root would go past MC Cowdrey {120}, IT Botham {120} and AJ Strauss {121} on his way to occupy the third place.
JE Root has pouched 69 catches at home as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. One more catch would fetch him 70 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the fourth England fieldsman to pouch 70 plus catches at home. Others are – AN Cook {113}, AJ Strauss {83} and MC Cowdrey {70}
JE Root has pouched 14 catches against West Indies as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. One more catch would fetch him 15 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the 19th England fieldsman to pouch 15 or more catches against West Indies.
JO Holder has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the third test. He needs 46 more runs for his 2000 test runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 38th West Indies batsman to total 2000 plus test runs.
JO Holder of West Indies has scored 1574 runs and captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the second West Indies captain to score 1500 runs and capture 100 wickets. GS Sobers is the other West Indies captain who has scored 3528 runs and captured 117 wickets
JO Holder of West Indies has scored 1574 runs and captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to score 1500 runs and capture 100 wickets. Others are GS Sobers, Imran Khan and DL Vettori.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Runs | Wkts |
| 1 | GS Sobers | Win | 39 | 3528 | 117 |
| 2 | Imran Khan | Pak | 48 | 2408 | 187 |
| 3 | DL Vettori | NZl | 32 | 1917 | 116 |
| 4 | JO Holder | Win | 33 | 1574 | 098 |
If JO Holder achieves the captioned double, then West Indies will become the only team in the annals of test cricket to have two captains scoring 1500 runs and 100 wickets.
JO Holder of West Indies has captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the ninth captain in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 wickets. The following table furnishes the bowlers
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | Imran Khan | Pak | 48 | 71 | 9211 | 3790 | 187 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | R Benaud | Aus | 28 | 56 | 10720 | 3559 | 138 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | GS Sobers | Win | 39 | 69 | 10860 | 3978 | 117 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DL Vettori | NZl | 32 | 54 | 9275 | 3873 | 116 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 34 | 58 | 6718 | 2925 | 111 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 25 | 46 | 5444 | 2499 | 107 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | BS Bedi | Ind | 22 | 39 | 7279 | 2631 | 106 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | SM Pollock | SAF | 26 | 50 | 5833 | 2201 | 103 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | JO Holder | Win | 34 | 59 | 5768 | 2424 | 098 | 7 | 1 |
If JO Holder captured 100 wickets, then West Indies will become the third team in the annals of test cricket to have two captains capturing 100 wickets. India and Pakistan are the other two teams.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 34 | 58 | 6718 | 2925 | 111 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | BS Bedi | Ind | 22 | 39 | 7279 | 2631 | 106 | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | Imran Khan | Pak | 48 | 71 | 9211 | 3790 | 187 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 25 | 46 | 5444 | 2499 | 107 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | GS Sobers | Win | 39 | 69 | 10860 | 3978 | 117 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | JO Holder | Win | 34 | 59 | 5768 | 2424 | 098 | 7 | 1 |
JM Anderson of England has captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies. Others are- GD McGrath {60}, FS Trueman {56}, DK Lillee (55}, N Kapil Dev {54} and SM Pollock {50}
JM Anderson of England has captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more wicket for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies after FS Trueman. FS Trueman has captured 56 wickets.
JM Anderson of England has captured 588 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He needs 12 more wickets for his 600 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 600 plus wickets. Others are- M Muralidharan {800}, SK Warne {708} and A Kumble {619}
Perhaps for the first time,if England picks both JM Anderson and SCJ Broad in its playing eleven, England team will be having two pace bowlers with 300 plus wickets in a home test. JM Anderson has an aggregate of 368 wickets at home and SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 311 wickets at home.
SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh bowler to capture 500 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the bowlers who have captured 500 plus wickets
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 133 | 230 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 67 | 22 |
| 2 | SK Warne | 145 | 273 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 37 | 10 |
| 3 | A Kumble | 132 | 236 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 35 | 08 |
| 4 | JM Anderson | 151 | 282 | 32779 | 15670 | 584 | 28 | 03 |
| 5 | GD McGrath | 124 | 243 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 29 | 03 |
| 6 | CA Walsh | 132 | 242 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 22 | 03 |
If SCJ Broad gets 500 wickets, then England will become the third team to have two bowlers with 500 plus wickets. Australia is the other team with SK Warne {708} and GD McGrath {563}
If SCJ Broad gets 500 wickets England will become the first team to have two pace bowlers with 500 plus wickets.
SCJ Broad has an aggregate 3222 runs and 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and capture 500 wickets in tests. SK Warne has scored 3154 runs and captured 708 wickets
SCJ Broad has an aggregate 3222 runs and 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first fast bowler to perform the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs and capture 500 wickets in tests.
JM Anderson has pouched 95 catches prior to the start of the third test apart from scoring 1199 runs and 587 wickets. He needs five more catches for his 100 catches. He is all set to become the third all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs, capture 100 plus wicket and pouch 100 plus catches. SK Warne is the other cricketer to perform such a feat. He has scored 3154 runs, captured 708 wickets and pouched 125 catches
JM Anderson has pouched 95 catches prior to the start of the third test He needs seven more catches for his 100 catches. He is all set to become tenth England fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches. The following table lists the England fieldsmen with 100 plus catches.
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Dis |
| 1 | AN Cook | 2006-2018 | 161 | 300 | 175 |
| 2 | AJ Strauss | 2004-2012 | 100 | 189 | 121 |
| 3 | IT Botham | 1977-1992 | 102 | 179 | 120 |
| 4 | MC Cowdrey | 1954-1975 | 114 | 214 | 120 |
| 5 | JE Root | 2012-2020 | 092 | 174 | 114 |
| 6 | WR Hammond | 1927-1947 | 085 | 154 | 110 |
| 7 | GP Thorpe | 1993-2005 | 100 | 179 | 105 |
| 8 | GA Gooch | 1975-1995 | 118 | 211 | 103 |
| 9 | IR Bell | 2004-2015 | 118 | 223 | 100 |