West Indies Cricket Team's Bus Stuck in Traffic, Delays England Match by Nearly Two Hours in London

• England are presently leading the two-match series against the West Indies with a score of 2-0.
• Several players from The Three Lions team reached the Oval for the third game using Lime bicycles.

The beginning of the third one-day international match at The Oval was pushed back because the West Indies team was caught in severe traffic near Parliament Square on their way to the venue.

England’s players arrived on a mixture of Lime bikes and the underground from their hotel in High Street Kensington, nearly five miles away, after traffic-light issues at Vauxhall Bridge caused havoc with traffic trying crossing the Thames.

But the West Indians, who are staying in Chelsea , stayed with their coach and finally reached the grounds at 12:30 PM, thirty minutes prior to the planned commencement. A trip that ought to have taken around fifteen minutes ended up lasting almost twice as long.

Upon arrival, they discovered the pitch at The Oval protected from the weather, with rain looming and additional showers expected later. Despite this, the plan was to conduct the coin toss at 1:10 PM, which was actually 40 minutes later than initially planned.

England leads the three-match series 2-0. They clinched the victory in Cardiff On Sunday, thanks to an outstanding performance with the bat from Joe Root .

Widely-renowned as the best English batter to ever grip the willow, the Yorkshireman produced an unbeaten 166 to become the Three Lions' all-time leading run-scorer in one-day internationals.

Root cracked past Eoin Morgan - who led England to the World Cup in 2019 - who has the previous record of 6,957 runs.

His 18th ODI century ruthlessly dismantled the West Indies, propelling England to a three-wicket win following a challenging beginning for Brendon McCullum's team.

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