England-West Indies cricket match postponed by traffic turmoil as some

LONDON (AP)– The one-day international in between England and the West Indies got off to a late start on Tuesday after traffic jam in London triggered mayhem to the groups’ travel plans.Both sides got stuck on their group buses en route to the Oval in south London, with England’s players choosing to leave and ride bikes to the ground instead.Advertisement While they arrived in enough time

to carry out a thorough pre-match warmup under a gray sky, the West Indies players remained on their bus and arrived at around 12:40 p.m. local time– 10 minutes after the scheduled time for the toss. “We probably must have strolled, “West Indies captain Shai Hope said,

laughing.The Windies stayed over night at a hotel about a 3 1/2-mile drive (five-kilometer)from

the Oval, Britain’s PA news firm reported.The toss was postponed by 40 minutes to 1:10 p.m. regional time and it was won by England, which chose to bowl initially in an attempt

to take advantage of overcast conditions.Advertisement The match started at 1:30 p.m. local time. That was a delay of 30 minutes.England, which has currently clinched the three-match series after wins in Birmingham and Cardiff

last week, was unchanged.The Windies made 3 changes, bringing in Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford and Shamar Joseph for Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer and Matthew Forde. ___ Lineups: England: Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook(captain

), Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts, Saqib Mahmood.West Indies: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(

captain

), Sherfane Rutherford, Justin Greaves, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales.

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