Joe Root’s best ODI innings carries England to victory over West Indies

The best knock of Joe Root’s 12-year ODI profession ensured England’s new period below Harry Brook started with an outstanding collection win over West Indies due to an exciting three-wicket victory in Cardiff.

Root made a powerful 166 from 139 balls, his highest ODI rating, and the very best rating made on this floor. In doing so, he overtook Eoin Morgan’s 6,957 ODI runs to grow to be England’s most prolific batsman within the format, then promptly turned the primary Englishman to succeed in 7,000. This was his 18th hundred, which can also be a document; of these 18, just one, at Edgbaston towards New Zealand in 2015, had a greater strike-rate than his 119 right here. Remember, this marvel is England’s best Test run-scorer and hundred-maker, too.

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Root helped cowl for a scrappy efficiency from England. Having opted to bowl first, they dropped 4 catches (together with a howler from Root), and missed the best run out likelihood. Their seamers had been buffeted by the wind, and their part-time spinners Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks had been smashed for 91 from 10 overs, sharing duties because the fifth bowlers.

Left to chase 309, England misplaced each openers for a duck, and stumbled to 133 for 5, when Jacks changed Bethell on the crease. Fortunately, Jacks’ mature 49 in a stand of 143 with Root took England to the brink of victory.

It ought to be acknowledged that West Indies, everywhere in the store within the collection opener at Edgbaston, had been so significantly better. Keacy Carty made an impressive sixth One-Day International hundred, then Jayden Seales bowled brilliantly with the brand new ball. He was backed up by the mercurial Alzarri Joseph, who had one in every of his good days, bowling with real tempo and venom to bounce out Brook and ruffle Jos Buttler, who performed on, turning into the third member of England’s prime 5 to make a duck. Had captain Shai Hope been extra aggressive together with his use of Joseph, who took 4 for 31, this sport might need been so completely different.

Root didn’t have all of it his personal approach early on. He took seven balls to get off the mark, and will have been run out on nought, due to residence hare-brained working from Brook. Then, when he had seven, he was very fortunate to outlive a decent lbw shout from Matthew Forde, which was not given on the sector. There was one other tight run out likelihood, and he reduce Forde simply over slip.

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But as soon as Root received going, he was majestic. In white-ball cricket, he’s identified for his good accumulation however he confirmed off power, too, comparable to when he smashed Gudakesh Motie for six with the wind, and when he smoked Justin Greaves down the bottom for six. There was a contact of Virat Kohli’s scientific energy and precision on this chase.

After Joseph picked up Jacks and Brydon Carse, Root completed the job with Adil Rashid, which felt applicable. They are outdated mates from Yorkshire, and two of the three outdated males of this group. Rashid’s 4 for 63 had been essential in a late fightback in West Indies’ innings, and took him to 412 wickets throughout codecs for England, greater than every other spinner.

Even as England usher in a brand new period, the utter class of Root and Rashid endures.

07:32 PM BST

Thanks and goodnight

That’s all for our protection of Joe Root’s newest masterclass, and Harry Brook’s first collection win as England captain. Thanks on your firm – goodnight.

07:31 PM BST

Harry Brook’s verdict

[On Joe Root] He’s solely getting higher with age, it’s wonderful to have him within the facet.

[On the fielding performance] It didn’t fairly go our approach at the beginning. I believed we bowled fantastically within the powerplay to create the probabilities, Carsey particularly; on one other day they’re stick and we’re off to a flyer.

[On Will Jacks at No7] We need gamers who can manipulate the sector. He’s a correct batter, he can rating lots of, he can hit over further cowl or sq. leg, he can scoop. To have that depth, with a correct batter at 7, is significant; his partnership with Rooty was the matchwinning contribution.

It’s good to get a collection win within the first one!

07:27 PM BST

West Indies captain Shai Hope’s verdict

[Keacy Carty] has actually settled into that [No3] position properly. He’s a top quality participant and it’s nice too see that consistency now.

[Did you leave some runs out there] Yeah, we definitely did. I believed we must always have gotten 30-40 runs at the very least however we fell away on the finish.

The bowlers fought actually onerous to maintain up within the sport so I’ve go commend them.

[On holding back Alzarri’s last three overs] We knew wickets had been vital. That was the choice I made – generally it goes for you, generally it doesn’t.

07:24 PM BST

The participant of the match is a weary, glazed Joe Root

It’s good to be there on the finish after we had been 2/2, particularly with us profitable the collection, and there was plenty of different stuff wrapped into it as effectively. It was a tough wicket in durations and it made for an awesome match – two scores of over 300 however the bowlers all the time felt within the sport.

It was an fascinating wicket, as I mentioned, however when two groups recover from 300 it could actually’t be that dangerous. I believed Alzarri bowled exceptionally effectively and we needed to handle that as a gaggle. There had been a few actually vital partnerships; the position Will Jacks performed specifically was distinctive. To present that maturity able he hasn’t performed so much, he ought to be extraordinarily proud.

[On the World Cup in late 2027] As lengthy as I preserve contributing and I’ve received the motivation to get higher each day, I’ll preserve placing myself ahead and we’ll see the place we’re down the road.

07:13 PM BST

England win the ODI collection with a sport to spare

Joe Root’s clinic has given England an unassailable 2-0 lead with one sport to spare at The Oval on Tuesday.

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When Brendon McCullum took over the white-ball group final 12 months, one in every of his first determination was to recall Joe Root. Eight video games in, it’s going adequately: Root has maded 560 runs at a mean of 80 and a strike charge of 98.

07:11 PM BST

England win by three wickets with seven balls remaining!

OVER 49: ENG 312/7 (Root 166 Rashid 10) Never thoughts ending it with a six. Root finds a extra becoming solution to put the seal on victory, rifling a phenomenal on-drive for 4 off Jayden Seales. He walks off together with his ordinary modesty, as if he’s made a helpful 82 from 91 balls somewhat than a matchwinning 166 not out from 139.

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It was a tremendous efficiency from Root, who went via the gears and was rampant in making his final 76 runs from simply 43 balls. He ought to in all probability have been given out LBW to Matthew Forde on 7; he additionally survived two early run-out possibilities. Once he settled he appeared about as safe as any white-ball batter can – however his hitting in direction of the top was a revelation.

07:03 PM BST

OVER 48: ENG 304/7 (Root 159 Rashid 10)

Rashid is hit in entrance by a full nipbacker from Forde, who once more doesn’t trouble to enchantment till he realises the finger hasn’t gone up and isn’t going up. West Indies overview however there was an inside edge to Rashid performs on.

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England want 5 to win. The temper Joe Root is in in the present day, the profitable hit could be a six.

06:58 PM BST

OVER 47: ENG 298/7 (Root 158 Rashid 5)

Root, blissful to present the strike to Rashid, takes a single off Greaves’ first ball. Rashid justifies the primary with a belting pull for 4, after which Root swivels to tug one other behind sq.. England are nearly residence.

As effectively as Root has performed in the present day, it’s vital we don’t get carried away. After all, it’s solely the best white-ball innings of his life.

06:53 PM BST

OVER 46: ENG 288/7 (Root 153 Rashid 0)

Adil Rashid nearly survives the final three balls of Joseph’s spell. He has to accept a single-wicket maiden to finish a genuinely good spell of hostile, clever quick bowling: 10-1-31-4.

06:50 PM BST

Wicket!

Carse c Seales b Joseph 2 West Indies want wickets so Joseph is staying on for his remaining over – and he has Carse caught at superb leg with one other glorious brief supply. The ball earlier than that was palmed for 4 byes by Hope, which implies England want 21 from 27 balls. And West Indies want at the very least yet another wicket from Joseph’s final three deliveries. FOW: 288/7

06:46 PM BST

OVER 45: ENG 284/6 (Root 153 Carse 2)

Root strikes to his first 150 in an ODI with a ferocious slap for 4 off Forde. He rode his luck early on, however the final 63 runs – comprised of solely 34 balls – have been scored with nearly sadistic intent.

06:44 PM BST

Broad to take South Africa teaching position

06:42 PM BST

OVER 43: ENG 276/6 (Root 147 Carse 0)

Joseph greets Carse with a fierce bouncer that whistles previous his shoulder. England want 33 from 36 balls, 12 of which can be bowled by Seales and Joseph.

06:41 PM BST

Wicket!

Jacks LBW b Joseph 49 Alzarri Joseph has damaged the partnership! Jacks was given out LBW after being hit excessive on the pad by a terrific offcutter. As with Root’s reprieve at the beginning of the innings, the on-field determination was essential was essential. England reviewed however replays confirmed it was simply hitting leg stump. Jacks goes for a mature, completed 49 from 58 balls; West Indies have a sniff however they actually wanted that wicket 5 overs in the past. FOW: 276/6

06:36 PM BST

OVER 43: ENG 275/5 (Root 146 Jacks 49)

Jayden Seales additionally returns to the assault, simply in time to see the horse gambol into the center distance. West Indies’s heads are beginning to go; Seales ends his over with a no-ball, although he does effectively to maintain Root a single off the free hit.

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One of probably the most spectacular issues about this partnership – value 142 in lower than 20 overs – is how they’ve ruthlessly targetted some bowlers, particularly Motie, and seen off others like Joseph and Seales.

06:30 PM BST

OVER 42: ENG 266/5 (Root 141 Jacks 47)

With the sport slipping away, Shai Hope has no alternative however to return to Alzarri Joseph. It feels a number of overs too late – however West Indies will nonetheless be proper again in it if Joseph can break this partnership.

Root is aware of that and goes down the gears, whereas Jacks continues at cruising velocity. A superb over for England turns into a particularly good one when the final ball trampolines over the keeper for 4 byes.

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With 15 overs remaining West Indies had been sturdy favourites. But since then England have pillaged 74 from solely seven overs to take full management. Root’s innings has been a gem, one for the books, however England may also be vastly inspired by the selfless, clever approach by which Jacks has performed. He’s definitely not a one-note biffer.

06:24 PM BST

OVER 41: ENG 256/5 (Root 139 Jacks 43)

In the half an hour, Joe Root has became a monster. He reaches his highest ODI rating in fashion, charging Greaves and slamming six again over his head.

We thought we’d seen all of it from Joe Root however I’m unsure we’ve ever seen him bat in an ODI like he has within the final six overs. He’s smashed 49 runs from solely 21 balls!

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England want lower than a run a ball for the primary time in ages.

06:20 PM BST

OVER 40: ENG 245/5 (Root 132 Jacks 39)

Seales has two overs remaining, Joseph three, and it seems to be like Shai Hope is saving them for the loss of life.

That could possibly be too late: Root has moved into one other zone and is hitting boundaries nearly at will. He walks all the way down to carry Chase again over his head for 4 extra, then wallops a dreadful supply to superb leg for an additional. Since going into overdrive, Root has scored 42 off 18 balls.

The stakes aren’t significantly excessive, certain, however there may be an more and more sturdy case for this being the perfect innings of Joe Root’s ODI profession. It’ll quickly be the very best; he wants two runs to beat his career-best 133 towards Bangladesh in 2017.

06:15 PM BST

A lesson in risk-management from Root

This is getting into masterclass territory from Joe Root. He barely appears to be taking a danger. Feels like he is likely to be making an attempt to money in earlier than Alzarri Joseph – who has been so harmful in the present day – returns.

06:14 PM BST

OVER 39: ENG 234/5 (Root 123 Jacks 37)

Still no signal of Alzarri Joseph, regardless of West Indies’ more and more pressing want for wickets. Justin Greaves returns and is pummelled via midwicket by Root, who then uppercuts wanting third man. That single brings up a hundred partnership from 91 balls, dominated by Root.

06:11 PM BST

OVER 38: ENG 226/5 (Root 117 Jacks 35)

West Indies flip to Roston Chase, so Joe Root delves into his field of methods. He reverse sweeps 4, reverse laps one other, then prices all the way down to blast huge of mid-off. It’s totally ridciculous how good he’s.

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For plenty of this innings Root has been hanging in there, making an attempt to take the sport deep. But now he’s actually dominating the bowlers: 40 from the final 25 balls, 27 from the final 11.

06:06 PM BST

OVER 37: ENG 212/5 (Root 104 Jacks 34)

This has been a sensible supporting innings from Jacks, who likes to wallop boundaries however has performed inside himself to make 34 from 41 balls. England are again on this sport; they want 97 from the final 13 overs.

06:04 PM BST

Root and Rashid nonetheless irreplaceable

Some heralded Thursday’s win because the dawning of a brand new period. England have been again to earth with a bump right here. Whether they win or lose, this efficiency has solely highlighted the significance of two of the boys of 2015, Adil Rashid and Joe Root. What a pair of gamers.

06:02 PM BST

OVER 36: ENG 206/5 (Root 102 Jacks 30)

Joe Root rushes from 90 to 100 in two balls! He pulls Motie for six, then sweeps a full toss not far away for his twelfth 4 to convey up his 18th ODI hundred. What is there to say? He’s the best England batsman of my lifetime, maybe ever. And even on the age of 34, with greater than 20,000 runs in worldwide cricket to his title, his pleasure and starvation are as nice as ever.

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If all that wasn’t adequate, he’s an enormous of a human being as effectively.

05:59 PM BST

OVER 35: ENG 192/5 (Root 90 Jacks 29)

Three from Forde’s over.

05:55 PM BST

OVER 34: ENG 189/5 (Root 88 Jacks 28)

Root will get a great distance throughout to Motie, misses a sweep and is sort of bowled spherical his legs.

England are literally one run forward on the comparability with 16 overs remaining. The distinction is that West Indies had been solely two wickets down somewhat than 5.

05:52 PM BST

OVER 33: ENG 185/5 (Root 86 Jacks 26)

Forde returns to the assault. Root, duped by a slower ball, is about 5 minutes early on a pull shot and is smiling ruefully even earlier than it has bounced previous the stumps.

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No matter: two balls later he slaps a boundary previous backward level to grow to be the primary England batsman to attain 7,000 ODI runs.

On his ODI debut 12 years in the past, Root was demoted to No7 and didn’t get a bat. Imagine.

05:47 PM BST

OVER 32: ENG 178/5 (Root 81 Jacks 24)

Jacks jumps throughout a brief ball from Motie, blasting it to midwicket for 4. Root provides a boundary of his personal with an aesthetic sweep-pull behind sq.. England wanted an over like that simply to trace at a momentum shift.

05:45 PM BST

OVER 31: ENG 169/5 (Root 77 Jacks 19)

Excellent from Seales, who set the tone for his bowling efficiency together with his opening spell. Here he concedes solely a few runs, which lifts England’s required charge nearer to 7.5 per over.

05:37 PM BST

OVER 30: ENG 167/5 (Root 76 Jacks 18)

Motie is milked pretty comfortably for 5 singles. It seems to be like England are taking part in the lengthy sport – take it deep and permit West Indies, who actually ought to win from right here, to start out pondering the unthinkable.

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England want 142 from 120 balls.

05:34 PM BST

OVER 29: ENG 162/5 (Root 73 Jacks 16)

Unlike Motie, Seals begins his new spell with a wonderfully good supply on off stump. Root leans ahead and on-drives fairly fantastically for 4.

When one thing is dependable you are likely to take it with no consideration, however we actually ought to give thanks for each time we watch Joe Root bat. In my lifetime no England batsman has come near matching his fusion of fashion and substance.

05:32 PM BST

OVER 28: ENG 153/5 (Root 66 Jacks 14)

Something does give. Gudakesh Motie begins his spell with an extended hop that’s battered for 4, although he pulls the over again by conceding solely two from the final 5 balls.

05:27 PM BST

OVER 27: ENG 147/5 (Root 66 Jacks 8)

Root fresh-airs an tried hook off Joseph, whose faster bouncer persistently troubles good gamers in a way that evokes the good Andy Roberts. Fewer enamel scattered on a full size although.

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There have been no boundaries within the final 40 balls. For now that’s okay, however one thing should give quickly.

05:23 PM BST

OVER 26: ENG 143/5 (Root 64 Jacks 6)

Root’s tempo, simply shy of a run a ball, hasn’t actually modified. Jacks has began in the identical approach however England’s greatest likelihood of victory is that if he goes ballistic at some stage. Right now it feels just like the match is getting away – and that there can be a collection decider at The Oval on Tuesday.

05:19 PM BST

OVER 25: ENG 138/5 (Root 61 Jacks 4)

Shai Hope goes in for the kill by bringing again Alzarri Joseph, albeit bowling into the wind on this event. Jacks will get a thick inside-edge onto the pad however there’s no one at brief leg, this being a white-ball sport, and the ball lands safely.

05:15 PM BST

OVER 24: ENG 134/5 (Root 60 Jacks 1)

Will Jacks waves a single down the bottom to get off the mark. We’re nonetheless not on the midway level of the innings so he can take his time to get in. But this seems like a giant ask: 175 from 156 balls with the final recognised batters on the crease.

05:11 PM BST

Wicket!

Bethell LBW b Chase 17 Roston Chase could have jiggered England’s run-chase as soon as and for all. He’s picked up the important thing wicket of Jacob Bethell, who missed a flick throughout the road and was plumb LBW. Root inspired him to overview, simply in case, nevertheless it was clearly out. FOW: 133/5

05:09 PM BST

OVER 23: ENG 130/4 (Root 57 Bethell 17)

Another comparatively quiet over: 4 singles, two dots. Something should give finally, with the required charge sneaking up, however in the intervening time England are blissful to deal in singles.

05:07 PM BST

OVER 22: ENG 126/4 (Root 55 Bethell 15)

Root slices a drive off Chase that lands safely regardless of the cries of “catch it” from the fielders. A wicket now would make West Indies sturdy favourites.

05:01 PM BST

OVER 21: ENG 122/4 (Root 53 Bethell 13)

A little bit of width supplied by Greaves permits Bethell to flash his first boundary previous backward level. So far he and Root have navigated a tough scenario very well. West Indies are nonetheless favourites, however that can change if these two are collectively in 15 overs time.

04:56 PM BST

OVER 20: ENG 115/4 (Root 51 Bethell 8)

Roston Chase, the tall offspinner, replaces Alzarri Joseph. Root drives him down the bottom for a single to succeed in a classy fifty, his forty third in ODIs, from 52 balls. He’s wanted a little bit of luck, with two missed run-out possibilities and a Spandex-tight LBW name, however among the strokeplay has been pleasant. Of course it has.

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England want 194 from 180 balls.

04:53 PM BST

Root prime of the white-ball charts

Root’s Test exploits, and the divergence of the squads because of the schedule, imply it’s straightforward to neglect fairly how particular he was as an ODI participant till 2019. Going prime of the charts is testomony to that. He is taking part in properly once more now, though he’s being troubled by Alzarri Joseph, simply as Brook, Buttler and Bethell have been.

04:52 PM BST

OVER 19: ENG 109/4 (Root 48 Bethell 5)

Wowee. Greaves beats Root with two critically good lifters – laughably good, actually, as that’s precisely what Root did when he performed and missed the second time.

Root digs out a grubber, smiles, after which drives the final ball of the over whence it got here for 4. Super cricket from batsman and bowler.

04:50 PM BST

OVER 18: ENG 105/4 (Root 44 Bethell 5)

Alzarri Joseph is given a fifth over on the bounce. Root and Bethell, sensing that is in all probability it for this spell, prohibit themselves to low-risk singles.

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Bethell was crushed as soon as by Greaves however he has began his innings very calmly. Most 21-year-olds, coming in with their group in bother and the ball zipping concerning the ears, would have struggled to control their strokeplay. The agency proof of his first 9 months in worldwide cricket is that his temperament is rock strong.

04:46 PM BST

OVER 17: ENG 102/4 (Root 42 Bethell 4)

Bethell tries to again reduce Greaves and is crushed. He nails the stroke subsequent ball however there’s a person on the fence so it’s solely a single.

Another single takes Root above Eoin Morgan and to the highest of England’s main ODI runscorers. Unlike in Pakistan when he broke Sir Alastair Cook’s document, I’m unsure he even is aware of.

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04:41 PM BST

OVER 16: ENG 100/4 (Root 40 Bethell 3)

Even Joe Root is being hurried by Alzarri’s brief ball. He top-edges a 90mph bouncer that loops over midwicket and plops safely on the leg facet. Later within the over Bethell is squared up by a very good supply that he thick edges for a single.

Alzarri has figures of 4-0-13-2. They don’t flatter him.

04:36 PM BST

OVER 15: ENG 96/4 (Root 39 Bethell 1)

This, because you requested, is the fourth time that three of England’ s prime 5 have been dismissed for 0 in an ODI. The others in Australia in 1998-99 and 2017-18, and at residence to India in 2022.

04:32 PM BST

OVER 14: ENG 94/4 (Root 38 Bethell 0)

Jacob Bethell arrives within the center for an additional seminar in his worldwide cricket schooling, one which can be completely completely different to the primary ODI due to England’s precarious place. Joseph – who bowled an excellent spell early on to Bethell at Edgbaston – greets him with a heartfelt bouncer. Bethell sways again, Robin Smith-style, to let it move.

04:27 PM BST

Wicket!

Buttler b Joseph 0 Alzarri Joseph has ripped this sport West Indies’ approach! Jos Buttler has gone for a duck to a snorter that lifted and jagged again to hit him on the under earlier than deflecting onto the stumps. It’s simply good bowling from Alzarri, clever, skilful and really hostile. FOW: 93/4

04:24 PM BST

OVER 13: ENG 92/3 (Root 36 Buttler 0)

Justin Greaves’ first ball may be very huge, a lot in order that it will have been known as huge had Root not slashed it via the vacant slip cordon for 4. Buttler, on the stroll, is crushed later within the over. Maybe this pitch isn’t as flat as we thought – there was some new-ball nibble and some bits of uneven bounce. At this level, with England needing 217 from 222 balls, I’d make West Indies favourites.

04:21 PM BST

OVER 12: ENG 87/3 (Root 31 Buttler 0)

Jos Buttler nearly follows Brook again to the pavilion when a lifter from Joseph loops up and lands simply in entrance of the fielder. England’s batters are discovering it actually troublesome.

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There was one other run-out likelihood earlier than Brook’s dismissal too. Root clipped Joseph in direction of midwicket and ses off, just for King to make a superb diving cease and get his throw away whereas nonetheless on the bottom. It missed the stumps with Root effectively brief.

04:17 PM BST

Wicket!

Brook c Seales b Joseph 47 Superb bowling from Alzarri Joseph. He has bounced outt Harry Brook, who was crushed for tempo and top-edged a widish bouncer to superb leg. That’s a giant wicket, not least as a result of Brook was racing alongside at a strike charge within the 130s. FOW: 87/3

04:13 PM BST

OVER 11: ENG 86/2 (Root 30 Brook 47)

Brook drives Seales imperiously to the quilt boundary to maneuver nearer to a different fifty. Early days I do know, however in ODIs Brook averages 82 as captain and 25 when isn’t in cost.

04:11 PM BST

England driving their luck

Staggering powerplay, actually: each openers gone for a duck, and Root ought to have been run out on 0. Root then survived an awfully tight LBW enchantment, and Brook was dropped subsequent ball. Both males have gotten fortunate with edges over the slips. And but England are 78 for 2, which sounds fairly tidy.

04:08 PM BST

OVER 10: ENG 78/2 (Root 28 Brook 41)

Alzarri Joseph, the choose of West Indies’ bowlers on Wednesday, takes over from Forde. His first over is a contact too straight – Brook clips a boundary via midwicket and there are 4 leg-byes later within the over.

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That’s the top of a extremely eventful Powerplay by which England rode their luck to get better from 2/2 to succeed in 78/2. They’ve scored 37 off the final three overs.

04:03 PM BST

OVER 9: ENG 67/2 (Root 27 Brook 35)

Brook prices Seales and slashes one other lucky boundary over slip. England live dangerously however there’s no signal of them altering their method, definitely not within the Powerplay.

After a sluggish begin, Root seems to be in nice nick. He jumps again in his crease to power Seales via backward level, a wonderful stroke that offers Root his fifth boundary within the final seven deliveries.

“Lucky, lucky England,” says Will Macpherson. “Three near misses off the edge, and Root’s close lbw. Streaky.”

03:59 PM BST

OVER 8: ENG 58/2 (Root 23 Brook 30)

Joe Root, who in all probability ought to have been out in Forde’s earlier over, grinds some Himalayan salt into the wound with 4 fours in 5 balls: pristine cowl drive, slash over slip, one other pristine cowl drive and a clip via midwicket.

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If Seales has Test-match figures, Forde’s belong to a T20 sport: 4-0-46-1.

03:54 PM BST

OVER 7: ENG 41/2 (Root 7 Brook 30)

Harry Brook has been dropped by his reverse quantity Shai Hope! He tried to run the ball for 4, as within the earlier over from Forde, and Hope put down a comparatively simple likelihood to his proper. We should be approaching double figures for dropped catches and missed run-out possibilities.

Seales, who bowled poorly at Edgbaston, is on it in the present day. Brook is hit painfully simply above the knee, then repels a straight supply that retains low. A superb maiden from Seales, who has Test match figures of 4-1-12-1.

03:51 PM BST

Mind the celebrappeals

You must surprise if Adrian Holdstock has not provided that on-field due to Forde’s genuinely outrageous celebrappeal. In the early Stuart Broad days, the celebrappeal was fairly humorous, however I believe it’s gone a bit far now. You do must ask if it’s out.

03:50 PM BST

OVER 6: ENG 41/2 (Root 7 Brook 30)

A rancid brief ball from Forde is cuffed over midwicket for six by Brook. The subsequent ball isn’t significantly better: shortish, huge and slapped via mid-off for 4 extra. Brook makes it 14 from three balls with a pleasant late reduce. He’s raced to 30 from 16 balls.

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An eventful over ends with Root surviving an LBW overview. He appeared in huge bother when he was crushed on the within by an ideal nip-backer from Forde – nevertheless it was given not out on the sector and that was essential. The bounce meant it will solely have trimmed the bails; that meant it was umpire’s name and Root survived.

03:43 PM BST

OVER 5: ENG 25/2 (Root 6 Brook 15)

Now Root will get his first boundary, pulling Seales via midwicket. If he will get to 42 in the present day he’ll overtake Eoin Morgan as England’s main ODI runscorer; unusual that we by no means actually speak about particular person white-ball data.

03:38 PM BST

OVER 4: ENG 16/2 (Root 1 Brook 11)

Forde hasn’t fairly discovered his line to the right-handers. Brook tickles a boundary to superb leg, there’s a large down the leg facet and Root flicks a single to get off the mark.

03:33 PM BST

OVER 3: ENG 9/2 (Root 0 Brook 6)

A wicketless over, glory be. England nonetheless have a great deal of time so there may be scope for Root, specifically, to get his eye in.

03:33 PM BST

OVER 2: ENG 7/2 (Root 0 Brook 5)

Harry Brook walks down the observe to his first ball, timing it classily via level for 4. Then he calls Root via for a ridiculous single to backward level; Root is barely within the body when the throw bounces previous the stumps.

03:30 PM BST

A day to neglect for Duckett

Ben Duckett has been driving the crest of a wave currently, however he’s had a stinker in the present day. Two drops, a horrible missed run out, and now a duck. File it below “one to forget”.

03:29 PM BST

Wicket!

Duckett c Seales b Forde 0 Matt Forde, a classical medium-pacer, ought to be harmful on a pitch that has supplied a little bit of new-ball nibble. Or he might simply bowl a really huge supply within the hope Duckett slices it straight down to 3rd man. That’s exactly what has simply occurred. Both openers have gone for nought and England are in considerable trouble, already. FOW: 2/2

03:26 PM BST

OVER 1: ENG 1/1 (Duckett 0 Root 0)

I like watching Jamie Smith bat, and like the selection to open with him and Ben Duckett. He ought to get a very good go there in all six ODIs this summer time. It must also be mentioned that was a really superb little bit of bowling from Jayden Seales. All that being mentioned, Smith goes to want some runs in ODI cricket quickly, as a result of his document is poor. No fifties but (he has a 49, to be truthful…), and a mean south of 20 after 11 innings.

03:20 PM BST

Wicket!

Smith c Hope b Seales 0 Goddim! Jamie Smith goes fourth ball for nought, snicking a drive via to Shai Hope. It was a superb supply from Seales – excellent line, excellent size and shifting away simply sufficient to kiss the skin edge. FOW: 1/1

03:15 PM BST

Time for the runchase

Jayden Seales will open the bowling to Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett.

02:46 PM BST

Wicket!

Hope c Brook b Mahmood 78 Shai Hope slices to mid-off to finish a superb innings from him, and a combined one from his group. They would have been 330+ after they had been 205/2 within the thirty sixth over, however England fought again effectively with the ball regardless of some ragged fielding. England want 309 to win. It could be a document for an ODI on this floor, nevertheless it feels eminently achievable. FOW: 308 all out

02:44 PM BST

OVER 47: WI 304/9 (Hope 74, Seales 0)

That was Rashid’s final supply; his remaining figures are 10-0-63-4. He’s additionally taken 412 wickets in worldwide cricket, a brand new cross-format document for an England spinner. Not certain cross-format stats imply that a lot, however in case you’re that is the highest 5.

02:41 PM BST

Wicket!

Joseph b Rashid 10 An fascinating cameo from Alzarri Joseph involves an finish after three balls. He belaboured six over lengthy off, sliced a wild hack for 4 and was then cleaned up by Rashid. FOW: 304/9

02:39 PM BST

Wicket!

Motie c Root b Rashid 18 Hope launches Rashid’s first ball over long-on and into the River Taff. He tries once more and is dropped by Root at lengthy on, an absolute dolly. Root is indignant with himself and doesn’t even contemplate celebrating when he takes a barely more durable catch off the subsequent ball to dismiss Motie. England have had a poor day within the subject. FOW: 294/8

02:35 PM BST

OVER 46: WI 287/7 (Hope 67 Motie 18)

Jacks comes on to finish the ten-over allocation that he and Bethell have shared. It doesn’t go to plan, with the left-handed Motie hitting 4 boundaries, all behind sq.: lap, superb sweep, scoop and slash previous brief third. Jacob Jacks finishes with 10-0-91-2.

02:29 PM BST

OVER 45: WI 271/7 (Hope 67 Motie 2)

Motie survives the hat-trick ball. But Mahmood can be thrilled with how he has bowled after that troublesome first spell by which his toes had been sliding when he landed. Since then his figures are 6-0-18-2, which is excellent within the context of a 30ish rating.

02:26 PM BST

Wicket!

Chase c Buttler b Mahmood 0 Two in two for Saqib Mahmoo! Chase, in all probability anticipating a brief ball, pushes at a fuller supply and will get a skinny edge via to Buttler. He reacts neatly to take a wonderful tumbling catch. Mahmood is on a hat-trick. FOW: 268/7

02:25 PM BST

Wicket!

Forde c Brook b Mahmood 1 Harry Brook provides one other critically good catch to his portfolio. Forde flat-batted a brief ball from Mahmood excessive over the off facet, the place Brook backpedalled neatly to take a two-handed catch above his head a split-second earlier than shedding his steadiness. He might simply have misplaced management of the ball when he landed however the entire thing was expertly carried out. FOW: 268/6

02:21 PM BST

OVER 44: WI 268/5 (Hope 66 Forde 1)

Hope finishes Bethell’s over with a mishit, one-handed six down the bottom. Tell us how brief the straight boundaries are at Cardiff with out telling how brief the straight boundaries are at Cardiff.

“A relief for Ben Duckett to finally hold on there…” writes Will Macpherson, our man in Cardiff. “The only way England aren’t chasing 300 is if they keep chipping away with wickets like that.”

02:20 PM BST

Forde is just not out

But it was extraordinarily shut: umpire’s name on the purpose of contact, all the pieces else pink.

02:19 PM BST

England overview for LBW!

Bethell could have one other wicket. Forde missed a lap sweep and was hit on the pad by a ball that straightened a contact. I reckon he’s exterior the road nevertheless it’s shut.

02:17 PM BST

Wicket!

Greaves c Duckett b Bethell 22 England proceed to take wickets at actually good occasions. Greaves blasts Bethell to lengthy off, the place Duckett – who dropped two within the slips within the first Powerplay – takes a very good low catch. FOW: 258/5

02:14 PM BST

OVER 43: WI 255/4 (Hope 57 Greaves 22)

The West Indies captain Shai Hope brings up a sometimes elegant half-century by launching a slower ball from Potts over huge long-on and into the gang. He deflects a yorker for 4, no concept how, after which splays a cross-bat shot that lands simply in entrance of Brook at mid-off.

All instructed that was a very good over from Potts; it value 12.

02:10 PM BST

OVER 42: WI 243/4 (Hope 46 Greaves 21)

Greaves ends the boundary drought – 37 balls, which is so much at this stage of an innings – with two savage slog-sweeps within the area of three deliveries from Rashid. That ought to sign the beginning of West Indies’ death-hitting cost.

02:08 PM BST

OVER 41: WI 231/4 (Hope 45 Greaves 10)

All of a sudden, after one other tight over from Bethell, England want to seek out solely two extra from the fifth bowler. So far, on this floor, mixed figures of 8-0-62-1 signify an honest effort.

02:01 PM BST

OVER 40: WI 227/4 (Hope 43 Greaves 8)

Jacks returns and hurries via the fourth boundaryless over on the bounce. West Indies ought to nonetheless make 300+ however these previous couple of overs have in all probability made England slight favourites once more.

01:57 PM BST

OVER 39: WI 220/4 (Hope 42 Greaves 3)

Hope smears Rashid on the bounce to Duckett at lengthy on. England have carried out effectively to delay West Indies’ acceleration: the final 22 balls have yielded 15 runs and two wickets.

01:55 PM BST

OVER 38: WI 216/4 (Hope 40 Greaves 1)

Carse’s penultimate over is an effective one – onerous, aggressive size, with one supply kicking sharply to startle Hope. Four from the over, although it will have been six however for a very good diving cease by Bethell on the midwicket boundary.

01:51 PM BST

OVER 37: WI 212/4 (Hope 37 Greaves 0)

That was the final ball of the over, and a bit win for England’s new captain Harry Brook. Bringing Rashid again towards Hetmyer was the attacking choice, however some captains would have tried to fiddle extra overs from the part-timers first.

01:49 PM BST

Wicket!

Hetmyer LBW b Rasid 1 Harry Brook brings again Adil Rashid, presumably in an try and cease Hetmyer at supply. If that was the plan, it has labored a deal with! Hetmyer pushed defensively down the unsuitable line and was trapped plumb LBW. He reviewed, I think extra in hope than expectation; replays confirmed it was hitting the highest of center. FOW: 212/4

01:44 PM BST

OVER 36: WI 209/3 (Hope 35 Hetmyer 3)

Shimron Hetmyer is the brand new batter. He has struggled badly in ODIs of late however England can be acutely conscious that if he will get in he might pummel them to all components.

01:41 PM BST

Wicket!

Will Jacks comes on for Potts and tosses his first ball up exterior off stump. Wrong! Hope mangles it over lengthy on for the primary six of the innings. Spoiler alert: it isn’t the final.

But it’s the finish of a captivating innings from Keacy Carty, who walks straight previous one from Jacks and is stumped by Buttler. That was good bowling from Jacks, who noticed Carty coming and dragged his size again. FOW: 205/3

01:37 PM BST

OVER 35: WI 196/2 (Carty 102 Hope 26)

Keavy Carty brings up a pretty century, his fourth in ODIs, with a skilful dab for 4 off Bethell. His tempo – 102 balls, 13 fours – has been for excellent for a No3. It’s an innings that England’s No3, Joe Root, could be proud to name his personal.

01:34 PM BST

OVER 34: WI 185/2 (Carty 97 Hope 24)

Potts bowls his greatest over of the day up to now, together with a sensible slower ball and a yorker that’s dug out by Hope. Again, simply three runs from it.

01:31 PM BST

OVER 33: WI 185/2 (Carty 97 Hope 21)

Sound the fifth bowler klaxon: Jacob Bethell is again on for his second spell. He begins with a extremely good over – three from it and nearly a wicket when Carty is crushed by some sharp flip. It zipped previous the sting and simply missed off stump.

01:25 PM BST

OVER 32: WI 182/2 (Carty 96 Hope 19)

Brook is maintaining Rashid’s final 4 overs up his sleeve. Potts replaces him, so nonetheless no signal of the occasional bowlers returning to the assault.

A fairly good over from Potts ends with Carty being crushed by some further bounce. Time for drinks, after which the ball is more likely to journey to all components.

01:22 PM BST

OVER 31: WI 181/2 (Carty 95 Hope 17)

Carty strikes nearer to a century with a punishing pall for 4 off Mahmood. It flew previous brief midwicket, the place Bethell dived to his left however couldn’t get a contact on the ball.

01:16 PM BST

OVER 30: WI 172/2 (Carty 90 Hope 15)

Four singles off Rashid, who has superior figures of 6-0-27-1. The fear for England is that they nonetheless have to seek out seven overs from their varied fifth bowlers; that seems like approach too many on the again finish of an innings, particularly at Cardiff.

01:13 PM BST

OVER 29: WI 168/2 (Carty 88 Hope 13)

Mahmood replaces Carse and concedes solely a single from a very good over.

01:08 PM BST

OVER 28: WI 167/2 (Carty 87 Hope 13)

A beautiful shot from Shai Hope, who cracks Rashid inside out via further cowl for 4. The placement was immaculate, bisecting two fielders within the ring and on the boundary.

01:06 PM BST

OVER 27: WI 161/2 (Carty 86 Hope 8)

England love a little bit of brief stuff, regardless of the color of the ball. One such supply from Carse is flogged for 4 by Hope; one other is gloved not far away for 4 by Carty.

It seems like Carse has bowled effectively in the present day but he has figures of 8-1-55-1, which incorporates 0/54 within the final six. Maybe England might use him a bit otherwise with the outdated ball, as an occasional somewhat than everlasting enforcer.

01:00 PM BST

OVER 26: WI 150/2 (Carty 80 Hope 1)

Carty crashes a canopy drive of Rashid that’s effectively stopped by Potts on the boundary; that saved a few runs.

12:58 PM BST

Wicket!

King c Carse b Rashid 59 It’s a story as outdated as time, or at the very least 2015: England want a wicket, Adil Rashid delivers it.

King lashed a faster, widish supply to lengthy off, the place Carse took a well-judged catch. FOW: 147/2

12:56 PM BST

West Indies making use of the stress

All grow to be a bit ragged for England, with that run out the third fielding error from Ben Duckett, and plenty of end-changes from Harry Brook. This is a really threatening partnership, as a result of the Windies have energy so as to add.

12:56 PM BST

OVER 25: WI 146/1 (King 59 Carty 79)

Carse rams in a brief ball to Carty, who performs a tennis swat down the bottom for 4. Another heavy ball is smoked via midwicket for 4 extra, an exciting and emphatic stroke. Carty actually fancies Carse and is swinging at something again of a size. That nearly brings his downfall when a mistimed stroke teases Brook, working again from mid-on, earlier than touchdown safely.

12:51 PM BST

OVER 24: WI 135/1 (King 59 Carty 66)

A change of ends for Rashid, who’s bowling effectively with out actually threatening to take a wicket. West Indies look blissful to take a seat on him and go after everybody else.

12:49 PM BST

OVER 23: WI 130/1 (King 57 Carty 64)

Will Jacks comes into the assault. After a quiet first 5 balls, Carty makes room to slap a boundary via level; terrific batting. England are going through a document chase on this floor; the present highest is Pakistan’s 303/6 in 2016.

12:46 PM BST

OVER 22: WI 122/1 (King 55 Carty 60)

Carse relieves Potts and is instantly slugged into the leg facet for 4 by King. And then England miss one other run-out likelihood, this one easier than the primary. King and Carty had been caught in the midst of the pitch when Duckett collected the ball close to mid-on and lobbed it in direction of Buttler. It was such a sluggish throw, nonetheless, that King was in a position to dive and make his floor.

I believe Duckett was barely paralysed by having the selection of each ends, however on reflection he in all probability had time to run in and demolish the stumps at bowler’s finish, Jonty Rhodes-style. It’s truthful to say he’s not placing on a fielding masterclass in the present day.

12:39 PM BST

OVER 21: WI 116/1 (King 50 Carty 59)

England miss a run-out likelihood when Carty is distributed again by King. The throw – unsure who it got here from – was effectively huge as Carty scrambled to make his floor. He harm himself within the course of and wishes a little bit of remedy, however all the pieces seems to be okay.

When play resumes, King takes a single to succeed in a powerful fifty from 57 balls. As with any prolonged Brandon King strokes, there have been some punishing boundaries.

12:35 PM BST

OVER 20: WI 115/1 (King 49 Carty 59)

King rifles Potts down the bottom for 4, with Duckett unable to make a sprawling cease on the boundary. England have been nowhere close to as sharp within the subject as they had been at Edgbaston.

No criticism of any fielders for the subsequent boundary, a fairly majestic extra-cover drive from Carty to finish the over. Since the beginning of final 12 months, Carty is averaging 71 in ODIs.

12:31 PM BST

OVER 19: WI 106/1 (King 44 Carty 55)

Adil Rashid comes into the assault and Carty pulls third ball for 4 to convey up an vital, elegant fifty. He’s in actually good type in the meanwhile. A few leg-byes convey up the hundred partnership. Both gamers had been dropped early on by Ben Duckett off Brydon Carse; since then they’ve performed excellently.

12:27 PM BST

OVER 18: WI 99/1 (King 44 Carty 49)

Potts replaces Mahmood, whose glorious second spell of 3-0-7-0 has been overshadowed a contact by that dropped catch. Carty is relieved to see, or somewhat hear, a fast-handed flog deflect previous leg stump for a single; that’s one in every of 5 runs from the over.

12:22 PM BST

OVER 17: WI 94/1 (King 42 Carty 45)

Saqib Mahmood has dropped a sitter. Carty swept Bethell straight to him at brief superb leg, however he spilled the ball above his head and there was no likelihood of taking the catch on the second try.. That’s the best of the three missed possibilities up to now.

12:18 PM BST

OVER 16: WI 87/1 (King 42 Carty 39)

Another elegant over from Mahmood. King slams a pull fractionally wanting deep midwicket, then Carty pushes down the unsuitable line at a magnificence.

The ball has stopped shifting so England’s seamers have pulled their size again, a well-known method at Cardiff given the lengthy sq. boundaries.

12:14 PM BST

Bethell going through check of the Taff End

West Indies have negotiated an honest place right here, regardless of a really shaky begin. Quite a bit is being requested of Bethell’s enhancing left-arm spin, bowling from the Taff End. Will be doing all the pieces in his energy to keep away from being whacked down the bottom, however that resulted in common sweeping in his first over.

12:11 PM BST

OVER 15: WI 84/1 (King 41 Carty 37)

Jacob Bethell – who could have been playing for West Indies in this game – comes on to bowl some left-arm darts. As Mike Atherton says on Sky, the brief straight boundaries makes Cardiff a tough place for even the specialists to bowl spin; England might want to get at the very least 10 overs out of Bethell, Jacks and Root in the present day.

Bethell’s line too straight and punished by King, who drags successive sweeps for 4 both facet of brief superb leg. That’s drinks.

12:07 PM BST

OVER 14: WI 72/1 (King 33 Carty 34)

This is Mahmood’s fifteenth ODI, performed throughout 5 and a half years. He’s nonetheless solely 28 and, if he can keep match, has a severe likelihood of turning into a white-ball common. Anyone who takes early wickets as typically as he does will all the time be within the dialog.

There had been no early wickets in the present day, partly as a result of he bowled into the wind, however his second spell downwind has been much more menacing. King is smacked on the forearm by a terrific bouncer that follows him exterior leg stump; only one run from the over.

12:02 PM BST

OVER 13: WI 71/1 (King 33 Carty 33)

The first boundary in 5 overs is a fortuitous one, inside-edged simply previous leg stump by Carty off Potts. It’s not how, it’s what number of, and this partnership is turning into actually good platform for the center order.

12:00 PM BST

OVER 12: WI 62/1 (King 32 Carty 25)

Mahmood replaces Carse, who was unlucky to take just one wicket in a powerful opening spell. Mahmood ought to choose to bowl at this finish, with the wind at his again. And so he does: a a lot smoother over features a jaffa that beats Carty and bounces over off stump.

11:54 AM BST

OVER 11: WI 59/1 (King 31 Carty 23)

Potts is stepping into his work, harassing the stumps from a fullish size. I’d like to see him bowl a spell to Ben Duckett – I doubt there could be a play and miss, by no means thoughts a depart.

After that flurry of boundaries – eight in three overs – England have conceded none within the final three.

11:50 AM BST

OVER 10: WI 56/1 (King 30 Carty 21)

Carse is given a fifth over, truthful sufficient in these situations however a call that would depart England brief afterward; they solely have three seamers on this group.

It’s a decent over, costing simply two runs. The second of these brings up an more and more spectacular fifty partnership from 49 balls.

11:45 AM BST

OVER 9: WI 54/1 (King 29 Carty 21)

Potts restores some order with a very good second over – one run from it, and a superb supply to beat Carty exterior off stump.

11:43 AM BST

Brook going through a juggling act

Four boundaries from Carse’s fourth over, and it feels just like the early motion out there to England has dried up. It’s going to be a tough juggling act for Harry Brook; he’ll wish to get spin into the sport, however will probably be powerful for them to bowl on the Taff End due to the brief boundary. But each Mahmood and now Potts have struggled down there because of the wind.

11:42 AM BST

OVER 8: WI 53/1 (King 28 Carty 21)

Runs are flowing now. Carty flicks and drives successive boundaries off Carse, then ends the over with two extra pretty strokes to the fence. That makes it eight boundaries within the final three overs for West Indies, and Duckett’s dropped catches are starting to look expensive.

Had Duckett taken these catches might have had figures of two.1-1-1-3; now he’s 4-1-26-1.

11:37 AM BST

OVER 7: WI 35/1 (King 28 Carty 3)

Matt Potts replaces Mahmood after an uneasy spell of 3-0-15-0. King has a few sighters after which hits successive boundaries, an aesthetic sweep-pull adopted by a ferocious lofted drive via mid-off. Terrific batting.

11:32 AM BST

Duckett’s brief story

Now, as a shorter man myself, I’m in no place to select on Ben Duckett’s top. The first catch, he ought to have taken. But the second would have been a sitter for even a barely taller bloke… Brydon Carse is completely everywhere in the West Indies’ prime three.

11:31 AM BST

OVER 6: WI 25/1 (King 19 Carty 3)

Duckett drops one other! King flashed at a full outswinger from Carse and edged it excessive in direction of second slip. Duckett leapt however was crushed for tempo and will solely palm it over his head for 4. That appeared a more durable likelihood than the primary.

Carse is bowling so much fuller than ordinary to maximise the swing on supply. King lands a counter-punch by heaving a wonderfully good size ball via midwicket for 4.

11:27 AM BST

OVER 5: WI 17/1 (King 11 Carty 3)

Mahmood isn’t proud of the footholds, and replays present that his foot is skidding when he lands. Given the stop-start nature of the over, he’ll be very blissful to concede solely a pair from it.

11:23 AM BST

OVER 4: WI 15/1 (King 11 Carty 2)

Dropped! Carty snicks a really full supply from Carse to the precise of Duckett at second slip. He dives however places down a pointy one-handed likelihood. You’d count on Duckett to take that possibly seven occasions out of 10.

Another very good over from Carse ends with one other very full supply, this time to King, that by some means misses each the skin edge and the stumps. He seems to be proper on it this morning, bowling with the wind, and has figures of 2-1-1-1.

11:18 AM BST

OVER 3: WI 14/1 (King 11 Carty 1)

King prices Mahmood and yahoos a cross-bat shot in direction of deep further cowl, the place the sprawling Jacks does very effectively to save lots of one run. There’s nothing anybody can do when King nails an extra-cover drive later within the over.

11:13 AM BST

Brook on the assault

Harry Brook making good on his promise to be attacking: he responded to the wicket by including a 3rd slip and lobbing a leg-slip in, too.

An apart, and it’s early days, however Brydon Carse feels so vital to England’s cross-format hopes this 12 months. Just seems to be so good.

11:12 AM BST

OVER 2: WI 6/1 (King 4 Carty 0)

Carse’s further bounce might make him such a key man in Australia this winter. It wasn’t the perfect shot from Andrew, making an attempt to drive a ball that wasn’t full sufficient, nevertheless it actually did kick from a size.

11:10 AM BST

Wicket!

Andrew c Jacks b Carse 0 Brydon Carse strikes in his first over! The teenager Jewel Andrew, requested to open in solely his second ODI innings, lasted simply 5 balls earlier than popping a lifter to Jacks at brief cowl. Really good bowling from Carse – tight line and with sufficient further bounce to induce a false stroke. FOW: 6/1

11:06 AM BST

OVER 1: WI 6/0 (King 4 Andrew 0)

As Will mentioned, it’s extraordinarily windy at Cardiff. Saqib Mahmood’s first over consists of a few wides and a slap to the quilt from Brandon King. But Mahmood ends the over with two very good deliveries that bounce previous the skin edge.

10:46 AM BST

Mind the brief boundaries

Good morning from Sophia Gardens. Conditions are blustery, with the wind howling throughout from the south west, which implies the brief hit in direction of the Taff ought to be even shorter in the present day.

Lively ambiance as I walked via Pontcanna simply now; for 10.15 on a Sunday morning, there have been lots of people on the beers. Good on them.

10:35 AM BST

Team information

One change apiece. Matt Potts is available in for the injured Jamie Overton. West Indies are nonetheless with out Evin Lewis, however Shimron Hetmyer replaces Amir Jangoo.

England Smith, Duckett, Root, Brook (c), Buttler (wk), Bethell, Jacks, Carse, Potts, Rashid, Mahmood.

West Indies King, Andrew, Carty, Hope (c/wk), Hetmyer, Greaves, Chase, Forde, Motie, A Joseph, Seales.

10:32 AM BST

England win the toss and bowl

Harry Brook says there’s a bit little bit of reside grass and hopes England can get one thing out of the pitch early on.

Nasser Hussain asks Shai Hope what he would have carried out. “Doesn’t really matter now, does it?!” is the reply.

10:12 AM BST

Good morning

Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport’s reside, over-by-over protection of the second ODI between England and West Indies at Cardiff. White-ball cricket strikes fairly quick: three days on from his first sport as full-time captain, Harry Brook has an opportunity to wrap up his first collection victory.

England had been glorious at Edgbaston, marmalising a poor West Indies by 238 runs, with Jacob Bethwell and Saqib Mahmood excellent. Brook will need extra of the identical, although England have been pressured into one change after Jamie Overton suffered a damaged finger in that first sport.

He joins an harm listing that features Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Olly Stone and extra. But even with all these accidents, England are in a position to herald a bowler of Matt Potts’ high quality. He was spectacular in final 12 months’s ODI collection towards Australia and has been unlucky to not play an ODI since then.

England have determined to not name up a alternative, which implies Lancashire’s Luke Wood is the spare seamer for the rest of the collection, which concludes at The Oval on Tuesday.

“That was a phenomenal performance from the boys,” mentioned Brook at Edgbaston. “There were four of us that got 50+ scores, if one of us kicked on from there, that would have bee] a pretty complete performance.”

West Indies are more likely to convey again the damaging opener Evin Lewis, who was injured within the warm-up earlier than the primary ODI at Edgbaston. There is an opportunity of rain in the present day, although it’s unlikely to have a serious influence.

The match begins at 11am, with the toss at 10.30am.