Runs Required: 101 Deliveries Remaining: 54

Rehan Ahmed completes his tenth over and retains issues tight, going for simply 5 runs from it.

That means he finishes with excellent figures of 2-40 – comfortably the decide of the numbers on each side at the moment.

Runs Required: 106 Deliveries Remaining: 60

Sam Curran comes again into the assault for the world through which he specialises – the loss of life overs.

He nearly has Shepherd halfway by way of the over, hitting him in-front with a cutter. The finger goes up, however a evaluation saves the batter with the ball sliding down the leg facet.

A large catches out the DJ in North Sound as he goes too early with the mid-over rhythms, earlier than a single finishes off the over.

It’s an enormous ask for West Indies to win from right here, however whereas Hope is out within the center they’ll nonetheless have… hope (I do know, I do know. Sorry).

Runs Required: 112 Deliveries Remaining: 66

Hope opens up his arms and smashes a full supply from Rehan for a straight six to convey up his fifty. West Indies are launching their late blast now – it was just about now or by no means given the state of the sport.

Rehan sees Rutherford able to line him up for an enormous hit, rolls out the googly, and strikes the brand new batter in-front. It’s despatched upstairs for a evaluation and West Indies breathe a sigh of reduction as DRS says the ball is bouncing over.

It doesn’t matter a lot although, Rutherford goes for an enormous heave off the subsequent supply and sends it miles into the air, with Brook taking the catch out on the boundary. Three balls confronted, one six, one DRS evaluation, out. Sherfane Rutherford supplied loads of leisure in his all-too-short spell out within the center.

Runs Required: 120 Deliveries Remaining: 72

A giant Hetmyer inside edge misses the off stump and leaves Buttler with no probability because it disappears to the boundary.

Atkinson provides a rueful smile, however he will get his man later within the over, bowling a slower ball that’s skied to Carse at lengthy leg. Hetmyer has to go for 32 from 30 deliveries and that could possibly be a decisive blow for England.

Rutherford involves the crease, which means there’s no lack of left-handed firepower on the crease. But West Indies want one thing massive right here.

And he begins in fashion, cranking his first ever ODI supply again over the bowler’s head for six. Wow.

Rehan Ahmed returns to the assault and instantly turns the screw. It’s a terrific over, simply 4 singles come from it.

That’s drinks, with West Indies requiring 132 from 78 balls with seven wickets in hand.

It’s one other ten-run over as Atkinson returns to the assault.

A poor misfield from Curran handed West Indies their one boundary of the over, and the required fee drops ever so barely to 9.71.

Livingstone continues, firing in darts which can be proving difficult to get away.

That’s the tip of his ten overs, and he finishes with figures of 1-50 – very helpful certainly for England.

Livingstone getting by way of ten implies that we might not see Will Jacks with the ball in hand at the moment.

A pulled 4 off the ultimate ball of Carse’s seventh over sees Hetmyer try to let unfastened.

The batters are discovering it difficult to get the ball away right here, with Carse taking tempo off the ball nicely.

That boundary means ten runs come off the over, maintaining the rising required fee in test.

Hope and Hetmyer have had fairly sufficient of Livingstone getting by way of these low cost overs.

Hope slams a terrific six off the second ball of the over, muscling it again over the bowler’s head.

And Hetmyer, batting with no helmet towards the spinner, sends one other again over Livingstone’s head, bouncing as soon as earlier than crossing the boundary.

Carse cranks up the stress, taking the tempo off the ball because the required fee retains on climbing.

Just three singles come from the over.

Livingstone’s eighth over goes for simply two runs and the required fee is now up over 9 an over.

This Hope and Hetmyer partnership maybe holds the important thing for West Indies.

Brydon Carse replaces Curran within the assault and makes a direct influence. It’s a cross-seamer that skids on and it strikes Keacy Carty straight in-front.

Carty discusses a evaluation together with his skipper, however they choose towards it, and he departs for 16 from 39 balls – the other of an attention-grabbing knock.

Carse nearly will get Shimron Hetmyer subsequent up, once more getting one to stay within the pitch that the brand new batter chips simply out of the attain of Ben Duckett.

A slower ball is totally missed by Hope late within the over and strikes him on the pad, however England assume it’s not fairly proper, perhaps excessive, and choose towards the enchantment.

Livingstone will get by way of one other over, his seventh, as this regular middle-over section continues.

The partnership is 38 runs from 62 balls, which isn’t setting the pulses racing however could be taking this recreation deep.

That’s higher from Curran, who mixes issues up and retains the scoring fee down, conceding 4 off the over.

West Indies know that they’ve explosive hitters to come back, however nonetheless require 183, so it’s about these two getting that required quantity down earlier than taking too many dangers.

Livingstone continues and sees a poor ball second up despatched to the rope by Hope.

It’s good intent from Hope, with Carty bedding in on the different finish.

England choose to try to get by way of a number of extra overs of Sam Curran throughout this era the place West Indies wish to rebuild.

The left-armer was costly early on and sees a pudding of a slower ball despatched to the boundary off the primary supply of his return spell, however he recovers nicely, going by way of his variations and maintaining issues tight.

Hope has bided his time and slams a shot again previous the bowler that has the non-striker and umpire each diving for canopy.

It’s a terrific shot and takes the assault again to Livingstone, who was getting by way of too many low cost overs.

Carty relieves the stress as a wayward supply from Rehan is swept away to the nice leg boundary.

Six runs come off the over, however the required fee is climbing on a regular basis by way of this spell. It’s a balancing act for the West Indies between maintaining wickets in fingers and making an attempt to up the speed.

Livingstone rattles by way of one other over as West Indies battle to rotate the strike.

The spinners are turning the screw and Rehan bowls the very first maiden of the match.

He had Carty taking part in down utterly the improper line off the final ball of the over, very almost catching the sting.

England are getting by way of their overs quick as Livingstone rattles by way of one other set for simply three runs, all in singles.

Rehan continues and turns an enormous one previous the surface edge to finish a wonderful over. Hope did nicely to remain in his crease as Buttler takes off the bails in a flash.

The innings is in an interesting state, needing a rebuild after a robust begin – simply as England discovered themselves a number of hours in the past.

Spin has completed the trick for England. Livingstone fires one in and King sweeps throughout a straight one to depart for 34 from 44.

That’s helpful from Livingstone, who has a knack of selecting up key wickets and is basically helpful for England together with his skill to spin the ball each methods – not that this one turned an important deal.

Shai Hope comes out to the center together with his group requiring a rebuild.

It’s a primary wicket of the innings and it’s Rehan Ahmed who will get it. Athanaze seems to comb a googly, but it surely skims below the bat and crashes into the entrance pad. The finger goes up and the batter opts to not evaluation – correctly, with replays displaying it will have been upheld.

England’s 19-year-old leggie has made the breakthrough and it was much-needed too. Athanaze departs for 66 from 65.

England flip to Liam Livingstone’s tweakers and his first ball is swept to the boundary.

How West Indies go after Livingstone and Jacks on this recreation could possibly be key to their possibilities of chasing down 326.

Athanaze finishes with a swept boundary as Livingstone switches to the off-breaks towards the left hander.

That’s the 100 up for West Indies.

Rehan continues to probe, and the West Indies opener see him out. It’s a sensible technique, provided that there are simpler scoring choices elsewhere within the assault.

Athanaze brings up his 50 with a slashed reduce for 4. That’s his second half-century in ODIs – perhaps the second of many for the teen.

He follows up with two extra fours within the supply to place some stress on Carse because the over goes for 13 runs.

Rehan rolls out the googlies, however one is picked up by King and he sweeps it for 4.

West Indies’ sturdy begin to this tried report chase continues apace, and there is a terrific ambiance in Antigua, the place the travelling followers are undoubtedly entering into the spirit.

King will get in on the act with an enormous six, latching on to a Carse quick ball and sending it hovering onto the financial institution.

The openers play out the remainder of the over as their spectacular begin continues.

Line and size is nice from Rehan Ahmed in the beginning of his spell, though there’s not a lot flip simply but.

The West Indies openers see out his first over.

Carse has bowled tidily in the beginning of his spell and continues nicely because the tempo of scoring slows barely.

Rehan Ahmed is warming up and it seems like we will see some early spin.

Athanaze has a go after Atkinson and clears the sector with a hook shot that runs away for 4.

And he finishes off the over with an enormous six that brings up the West Indies 50 on the finish of the primary powerplay.

England have seen sufficient of Curran and on comes Carse.

He begins with a pleasant opening over that yields simply three, with two of these coming from a miscued shot that very almost discovered the fingers of mid-on.

Atkinson has been the higher of the 2 opening bowlers and concedes only a single off one other first rate over.

Curran finds slightly little bit of management and nearly will get a wicket as he lures an edge out of King, however there’s no slip and it flies away to the boundary.

Alick Athanaze is off to a terrific begin in Antigua and crunches one other 4, this break day Atkinson.

West Indies can be very proud of this begin to their chase of 326 – a goal that may be a report on this floor.

This isn’t nice from Curran, who serves up a gimme in the beginning of the over that Athanaze gratefully tucks away for 4 off the pads.

It was his efforts with the ball that had been so disappointing throughout the World Cup, and Curran has, sadly, picked up the place he left off.

Atkinson has began actually properly and goes for simply the one run, a large, from his second over.

It’s good from Atkinson, who quietly had an honest World Cup amidst the chaos round him.

Athanaze opens and closes Curran’s second over with boundaries, the primary flicked nice for 4 and the second pushed by way of level.

It’s good batting and Curran shakes his head as he walks to his fielding place on the finish of the over.

King strokes a gorgeous drive by way of the ring to seek out the rope.

That’s a beautiful shot that takes the shine off what was an honest first over from Atkinson.

Sam Curran takes the brand new ball for England and appears for some early swing.

It’s an honest first over up till he oversteps, and Athanaze takes benefit of the free hit by slamming it for six.

11 runs come off the over.

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West Indies require 326 to win this primary ODI towards England in Antigua.

The innings bought off to a blistering begin as England’s re-jigged facet started life after the World Cup in prime gear, with Phil Salt and Will Jacks getting the group off to a flier.

Jos Buttler was the one member of England’s prime eight to not get a begin, however solely Harry Brook was in a position to go previous 50, placing collectively an excellent partnership with Zak Crawley to rebuild the innings earlier than kicking on to 71 from 71 balls.

Important late contributions from Sam Curran and Brydon Carse lifted England past 300, which could possibly be a difficult goal on a pitch that noticed inconsistent bounce and a little bit of flip.

Gudakesh Motie completed with the decide of the figures with 2/49, whereas Oshane Thomas bowled nicely by way of the center overs to take 2/57. Romario Shepherd (2/77), Alzarri Joseph (1/65) and (1/76) accomplished the bowling returns, as West Indies used simply the 5 bowlers throughout the 50 overs.

Rehan Ahmed has an enormous swing and smashes a six off Tottenham again down the bottom. That’s not the place he was aiming, however he bought a lot on it that it went for six anyway.

He follows up with the same try however skies it and Thomas takes the catch off his personal bowling. Rehan departs for 12 from 8.

Atkinson is the final man in, however he defies that billing with a beautiful shot first up – a lofted drive that clears the ring and races to the boundary.

Atkinson goes for an enormous hit off the ultimate ball however skies it and it’s a catch within the deep. England are all out off the ultimate ball for 325.

This is great loss of life bowling from Joseph. He retains issues tight for the penultimate over, going for simply singles to maintain England’s doubtless whole down.

Curran opens up a Cariah over with one other large six down the bottom to convey up the 300. This is the form of batting show that persuaded England to, maybe misguidedly, promote him as much as seven at one stage throughout the World Cup.

Curran’s flurry involves an abrupt finish although as he’s run out for 38 from 26, however that’s a major contribution and an excellent bounce again from the all-rounder.

Rehan Ahmed strolls out to the center. Cariah finishes with 76/1 from his ten overs.

It’s an excellent response from Shepherd, who nearly will get Curran as a swipe throughout the road is edged fractionally large of the stumps. That over’s introduced the doubtless whole down a contact, however England have completed nicely to rise up to this 300 space.

Carse goes massive once more, getting loads of willow on a six over midwicket.

Curran drives for 4 extra and Carse finishes the over with an excellent drive down the bottom. Joseph is struggling to maintain a lid on the scoring.

This pair are doing a pleasant job for England, and Curran goes massive down the bottom, slamming Thomas for six.

Carse will get away with a feather of an edge off the ultimate ball as Hope can’t fairly get fingers to what would have been an important catch behind the stumps.

England are getting up in the direction of a aggressive rating right here, on a floor that has some inconsistent bounce for the quicks and a few flip for the spinners.

Carse finds the rope once more with a pleasant drive by way of the off-side.

West Indies are striving for a breakthrough however are barely shedding their line within the course of. Joseph fires a large down the leg facet for instance precisely that time.

Really good from Sam Curran, who picks up two fours, batting in sun shades, oddly.

England roll alongside, with their sights set on doubtlessly getting as much as 300.

Carse hits an enormous six down the bottom, going after the spin over Cariah.

That’s a press release from the large man, and England will know that they’ve loads of hitting skill on this tail, even when the recognised batters are all again within the hutch.

Brook goes for one more massive shot and his innings involves an abrupt finish as he slices a drive to Joseph on the sting of the circle.

That’s a key wicket and a deserved one for Shepherd, who has come again nicely after his difficult begin to the innings, and caught Brook out with a intelligent slower ball there.

England’s job is now to try to bat out the overs and rise up to one thing first rate if they’ll.

Brook’s cuts fantastically for 4 off Thomas, however very almost falls to the subsequent ball as he smashes one within the path of Athanaze.

He’s been the decide of the fielders at the moment and nearly holds on to a blinder, however grasses it.

Livingstone will get in a proper tangle as one retains low from Shepherd and is struck on the pads. He critiques however that’s plumb and Livingstone has to depart for 17 from 19.

The lack of bounce on that was actually difficult Livingstone to deal with and could have caught the attention of the England assault, who can be hoping for extra such inconsistent bounce within the second innings.

It was little shock to see Livi evaluation. He appears to ship every little thing upstairs, and the three reds ship him packing.

Curran involves the crease at No. 8, kicking off a collection that could possibly be actually vital for his worldwide future, on this format at the least. He’s a lock in T20s, however within the 50-over format he has loads to show after a stinker of a World Cup.

Here goes Brook. Cariah has been glorious at the moment, however he’s compelled off his line by some very aggressive batting from the England man, who’s wanting in actually good contact now.

Brook makes room to slog-sweep for a most off the primary ball of the over, after which latches on to a shorter supply subsequent as much as hit Cariah for 4.

It’s good from Brook, and Livingstone decides it’s time to get in on the motion too.

If you had been to image two Livingstone pictures it will be these, opening up his stance and muscling a six down the bottom, after which heaving throughout the road to discovered the stands at cow nook.

That’s the most important over of the sport to this point.

An enormous six from Brook lands on the financial institution to get the England followers cheering.

And the No. 5 brings up his fifty off the subsequent supply with a deft dink down to 3rd man.

Motie will get by way of one other protected over.

There’s extra excellent news for West Indies as Shepherd comes again onto the sector after receiving a little bit of remedy in the previous couple of minutes.

Joseph continues as West Indies look to show the screw.

England play him out for only a single and issues have steadied slightly bit. The run fee is now at 5.5, nicely down from their blistering first ten overs.

Buttler goes and that’s an enormous wicket for Motie. The England captain makes an attempt a reverse sweep and gloves one up within the air to Athanaze at first slip. He departs for 3 from 13 and his poor run continues.

The gamers take drinks as Livingstone comes out to the crease. He’s one other participant in want of a little bit of confidence after what was a horrible World Cup with the bat in hand.

West Indies convey Joseph again into the assault realizing that it is a essential partnership to interrupt.

Brook sends Buttler again from one other tried fast single, correctly so, and his captain provides the thumbs up.

Buttler very almost chops on from the ultimate ball of an over that goes for simply two runs. Tidy.

Motie stays on to get by way of these spin overs rapidly. He goes for only a single as Buttler provides himself a number of to get in.

This is an enormous collection for Buttler, who underperformed spectacularly with the bat within the World Cup.

Brook has a little bit of duty now after that run out and steps up with a great thing about a 4 off Thomas, pushed down the bottom.

That’s comfortably Brook’s greatest shot at the moment and retains England ticking over.

Oh wow, that may be a mess! Crawley and Brook get their wires crossed and it’s the only of run-outs. Crawley known as for the only and set off, however Brook was having none of it. Crawley doesn’t even get again in shot on the replay as Athanaze fields nicely and the keeper whips off the bails, and he’s completely fuming as he walks off.

Crawley could be fuming, however with a fielder of that high quality within the ring it was at all times going to be an especially tight single. I’m not satisfied Brook would have made it.

That wicket brings Buttler out to the center.

This is very nice cricket from England as Crawley and Brook maintain issues ticking over as Thomas returns.

He will get one to maintain low and skid into the pads of Crawley, however that was at all times sliding down and Hope correctly opts to not evaluation.

Brook pulls out the reverse sweep however doesn’t fairly get the contact he’s in search of. There’s a touch of an opportunity for King at first slip, who’s near getting a hand to it at full stretch.

Cariah continues to make the ball speak, however Crawley and Brook are doing a pleasant job for England in getting by way of this difficult section of the sport. There’s an actual platform being set for each this pair and Buttler, Livingstone and co to doubtlessly exploit on the again finish.

Motie will get by way of one other fast over as the sport rattles alongside.

Crawley goes for an enormous tried sweep and misses it utterly. The West Indies shut fielders maintain their heads of their fingers – that was near getting an edge.

Cariah finds an inside edge off the subsequent ball that darts between the again foot and the stumps and Crawley survives.

The leg-spinner is inflicting Crawley some critical points right here.

Motie is again within the motion as West Indies look to get by way of their spin overs throughout this center section.

He’s getting some good buy, however is undermined barely by a horrible misfield from Carty that fingers England a 4 and brings up the fifty partnership for Crawley and Brook.

Brook will get the over off to an honest begin with a late reduce for 4. This is an enormous tour for him, approaching the again of the information that he was launched by his IPL franchise.

Nice from Shepherd as he takes the tempo off and causes England a number of points – leaking some runs however maybe displaying the way in which ahead for the tempo assault.

The 150 is up although, and England can be comfy sufficient with issues as they’re. The scoring fee has slowed barely, however to not a stage that can stop an enormous whole being reached right here.

Cariah is ticking right here. He conjures one other probability with a flighted magnificence that seems of the tough, catches the sting, and flies by way of the hole between a diving keeper and first slip.

It’s stunning bowling and difficult for the England batters proper now, however the watching English spinners can be paying shut consideration, not least the teen Rehan Ahmed.

A gentle over sees England play out one other set of six from Shepherd with minimal threat.

This pair are ticking issues over after England bought off to a flier within the first powerplay, thanks in no small half to Phil Salt.

An enormous let-off for Crawley after one other massive 4, this time smashed again over the top of the spinner.

He heaves throughout the road and skies Cariah straight to Motie, who places down a easy probability. He’d again himself to catch that 99 instances out of 100, it’s a foul drop.

Shepherd comes again into the assault to present Thomas a little bit of a relaxation. His opening spell was costly, very costly, and his first rate over ends on a disappointing be aware as Crawley cuts him fantastically to the boundary.

England don’t have any have to race alongside at this level, and the rebuild continues as Crawley and Brook maintain issues ticking over towards Cariah.

The match is properly balanced at this stage.

Crawley crunches a great thing about a boundary by way of the covers to take the assault again to Thomas.

That was slightly bit wider from the bowler and he pays the value.

Brave captaincy from Shai Hope as he turns to extra spin regardless of what statisticians would say is an unfavourable match-up towards the left-handed Duckett.

Yannic Cariah begins with some stunning flight and loop and he will get the breakthrough, responding nicely to a different reverse sweep 4 by Duckett to arrow one in on the stumps and leaving Duckett wanting a bit foolish as a scoop try goes improper.

It’s good bowling, however you possibly can’t be too harsh on Duckett – that is his technique towards spin, it’s a part of why he was picked. He departs for 20 from 23 and England now want a little bit of a rebuild after their fast begin.

Duckett will get a bit fortunate as he will get tucked up trying a hook off Thomas and edges narrowly large of the keeper.

Brilliant fielding from Athanaze means no additional runs come off the over as Thomas continues to construct stress.

That is classic Zak Crawley as he lotions a drag down by way of the covers for 4.

He will get a bit luck subsequent up with sliced shot excessive that lands wanting the outfielders, and that single brings up England’s 100 in fast time.

This is a very nice begin from Thomas, who finds an excellent line to concede only a single off his second over.

Motie has switched ends and is straight away met with a sweep assault from Duckett.

Anyone who has seen Duckett play spin earlier than would have seen this coming, and the England man pulls out back-to-back reverse-sweep fours to place the stress again on the left-arm spinner.

Crawley will get off the mark after which retains the strike with a single off the final ball of the over.

The finish of the primary powerplay is the sign for West Indies to name on Oshane Thomas.

He’s bought all the abilities to be an excellent middle-overs bowler if that is how the selectors want to use him going ahead.

He begins nicely, conceding only a single off his first over and ending with a magnificence that has Crawley elevating his eyebrows in shock.

It’s one other breakthrough and a reward for Joseph who has plugged away nicely within the face of that opening onslaught. The right-arm fast will get a ball to depart Will Jacks from wanting a size, drawing the sting and sending the opposite opener again to the pavilion for 26 from 24.

That’s precisely what the West Indies wanted after that fast begin. England’s openers have completed their job with a quick begin, however each can be barely annoyed to not have kicked on.

Ben Duckett joins Crawley out within the center and will get off the mark with a nudged single.

The first breakthrough comes for West Indies and it’s Motie who will get it. Salt opens up and tries to slam the spinner by way of the covers, however doesn’t make first rate contact and spoons a easy catch to Carty to depart for 45 from simply 28 deliveries.

Zak Crawley performs out the remainder of the over, surviving one slight scare when he under-edges a sweep previous the stumps.

Joseph modifications ends and forces a uncommon play and a miss. But a misfield provides Jacks one other boundary to maintain the rating ticking over.

West Indies flip to spin and it’s a sensible name, one thing wanted to vary.

Five wides implies that the rating retains on ticking over for England, however the batters instantly look extra cautious towards the slower ball.

That’s a pleasant begin from Motie.

The boundaries carry on coming as Salt drives for 4, however there’s a primary scare for the openers as West Indies enchantment for a catch behind. The ball flicked the pad relatively than the sting and Salt survives, and he follows up with an enormous pull for six to convey up England’s 50 in simply the sixth over.

He beats the in-field with the final shot of the over, discovering the rope once more.

Huge from Salt as he hoiks Joseph throughout the road for six.

Salt is barely lucky {that a} ball that dies slightly on the floor doesn’t catch an edge, however the opening pair’s confidence isn’t shaken by that inconsistent bounce, and Jacks pulls the final ball of the over to the boundary to maintain England rocketing alongside.

The runs carry on flowing as Jacks lotions one other chic 4. The pair see out the over as Shepherd tightens up his line.

This is an excellent begin from England and precisely what was envisioned from selecting this opening pair. Jacks will get in on the motion with a gorgeous lofted drive for six. He holds his pose on the follow-through, realizing simply how candy that shot was.

And, in excellent news for followers for expertise, DRS is again in motion.

It’s Shepherd who takes the brand new ball with Joseph, with Thomas held again for a little bit of first-change firepower.

Will Jacks will get off strike in his fifth ODI for England with a single, and Salt retains the momentum going with an enormous hook for six and follows it up with a peach of a drive by way of the covers for 4.

There’s a quick pause mid-over because the umpires speak to the 2 groups to allow them to know that DRS is at the moment unavailable.

Joseph begins proper on the cash with three dot balls, shifting the ball round properly off a size.

But Salt traces up a barely fuller supply and smashes a one-bounce 4 to get England up and working, after which provides a second boundary with a fortuitous thick inside edge right down to lengthy leg.

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The choice to try to get Oshane Thomas again as much as worldwide commonplace is an interesting one. The West Indies pacer is an actual x-factor participant if he can get it proper, and can type a part of a fearsome tempo unit with Alzarri Joseph.

The dwelling facet have picked two specialist spinners who will hope for some new-ball wickets to present them stress to work with by way of the center overs.

It was a poor World Cup for quite a lot of England gamers, however debatable none had been as disappointing as Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran. The pair are younger sufficient and proficient sufficient that they may doubtlessly be concerned within the subsequent World Cup, so England have given them each an opportunity to get proper again to it and show that they’ve bought the chops for ODI Cricket.

The finish of Moeen Ali and David Willey’s ODI careers implies that there are two short-term slots open within the group, and Livingstone and Curran slot straight again in to these.

Having these two a spot decrease at seven and eight looks like a much-better steadiness than what they had been requested to do throughout the World Cup, but it surely’ll be attention-grabbing to see how they go, notably afterward with the ball.

The 4 gamers to overlook out from the England squad are Ollie Pope, Tom Hartley, Matthew Potts and John Turner.

The steadiness implies that we’ll doubtless see Liam Livingstone and Will Jacks sharing the fifth set of ten overs afterward at the moment, however first up it’s an opportunity for a new-look prime order to have a crack on the West Indies.

It’s all about energy on the prime of the order with Will Jacks and Phil Salt tasked with getting the group off to a flier forward of a strong-looing 3-6 of Crawley, Duckett, Brook and Buttler.

West Indies: 1 Brandon King, 2 Alick Athanaze, 3 Keacy Carty, 4 Shai Hope, 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Sherfane Rutherford, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Yannic Cariah, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Gudakesh Motie, 11 Oshane Thomas.

England: 1 Will Jacks, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Zak Crawley, 4 Ben Duckett, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Jos Buttler, 7 Liam Livingstone, 8 Sam Curran, 9 Brydon Carse, 10 Rehan Ahmed, 11 Gus Atkinson.

England have received the toss and Jos Buttler chooses to bat first in Antigua.

The dwelling facet are additionally trying to transfer on from a poor current run in ODIs. Failure to robotically qualify for the 2023 World Cup was compounded by a dismal efficiency within the qualifying event in Zimbabwe final summer time, which means that the West Indies missed out on each the World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy.

So this ODI collection could be very a lot the beginning of one thing new, as they give the impression of being to construct a brand new facet with an eye fixed on qualifying for the subsequent World Cup.

England’s World Cup might barely have gone worse. But for captain Jos Buttler and coach Matthew Mott, it’s about placing that have behind them and looking out ahead to subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup after which the Champions Trophy in 2025.

This match is the beginning of that ODI build-up in the direction of the 2025 Champions Trophy and the subsequent World Cup cycle, and it’s vital for the gamers concerned too – England have to attend till September for extra probabilities to play ODIs after this tour as issues stand, so there’s an actual probability to put down a marker right here.

It’s time for a brand new ODI period. England’s One Day International reboot begins at the moment on TNT Sports as Jos Buttler’s new-look squad start their tour of the Caribbean in Antigua.

There can be some new faces as England look to maneuver on from their World Cup debacle towards a West Indies facet who’re additionally in the beginning of their very own reset. I’m Tom Bennett and I’ll convey you reside protection proper right here all through the day.

Team information is on the way in which, with the primary ball due in 45 minutes’ time.

England begin their white-ball collection within the West Indies with an ODI in Antigua on Sunday, December 3.

Coverage on TNT Sports 1 begins at 13:00 UK time forward of the sport getting below method at 13:30.

The match is adopted by two extra ODI clashes earlier than 5 T20 internationals.

ODI squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Pope, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, John Turner.

T20I squad: Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Reece Topley, John Turner, Chris Woakes.