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

The greatest knock of Joe Root’s 12-year ODI career ensured England’s new interval under Harry Brook began with an excellent assortment win over West Indies attributable to an thrilling three-wicket victory in Cardiff.

Root made a robust 166 from 139 balls, his highest ODI score, and the perfect score made on this flooring. In doing so, he overtook Eoin Morgan’s 6,957 ODI runs to develop to be England’s most prolific batsman throughout the format, then promptly turned the first Englishman to reach 7,000. This was his 18th hundred, which will also be a doc; of those 18, only one, at Edgbaston in direction of New Zealand in 2015, had a better strike-rate than his 119 proper right here. Remember, this marvel is England’s greatest Test run-scorer and hundred-maker, too.

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Root helped cowl for a scrappy effectivity from England. Having opted to bowl first, they dropped 4 catches (along with a howler from Root), and missed one of the best run out chance. 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 as a result of the fifth bowlers.

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

It must be acknowledged that West Indies, in all places within the retailer throughout the assortment opener at Edgbaston, had been so considerably higher. Keacy Carty made a formidable sixth One-Day International hundred, then Jayden Seales bowled brilliantly with the model new ball. He was backed up by the mercurial Alzarri Joseph, who had one amongst his good days, bowling with actual tempo and venom to bounce out Brook and ruffle Jos Buttler, who carried out on, turning into the third member of England’s prime 5 to make a duck. Had captain Shai Hope been further aggressive collectively together with his use of Joseph, who took 4 for 31, this sport may want been so fully totally different.

Root didn’t have all of it his private method early on. He took seven balls to get off the mark, and can have been run out on nought, attributable to residence hare-brained working from Brook. Then, when he had seven, he was very lucky to survive an honest lbw shout from Matthew Forde, which was not given on the sector. There was one different tight run out chance, and he cut back Forde merely over slip.

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

After Joseph picked up Jacks and Brydon Carse, Root accomplished the job with Adil Rashid, which felt relevant. They are outdated mates from Yorkshire, and two of the three outdated males of this group. Rashid’s 4 for 63 had been important in a late fightback in West Indies’ innings, and took him to 412 wickets all through codecs for England, better than each different spinner.

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

07:32 PM BST

Thanks and goodnight

That’s all for our safety of Joe Root’s latest masterclass, and Harry Brook’s first assortment win as England captain. Thanks in your agency – goodnight.

07:31 PM BST

Harry Brook’s verdict

[On Joe Root] He’s solely getting greater with age, it’s great to have him throughout the side.

[On the fielding performance] It didn’t pretty go our method in the beginning. I believed we bowled fantastically throughout the powerplay to create the chances, Carsey notably; on one different day they’re stick and we’re off to a flyer.

[On Will Jacks at No7] We want players who can manipulate the sector. He’s an accurate batter, he can score a lot of, he can hit over additional cowl or sq. leg, he can scoop. To have that depth, with an accurate batter at 7, is important; his partnership with Rooty was the matchwinning contribution.

It’s good to get a set win throughout the first one!

07:27 PM BST

West Indies captain Shai Hope’s verdict

[Keacy Carty] has really settled into that [No3] place correctly. He’s a high quality participant and it’s good too see that consistency now.

[Did you leave some runs out there] Yeah, we undoubtedly did. I believed we should all the time have gotten 30-40 runs on the very least nonetheless we fell away on the end.

The bowlers fought really onerous to take care of up throughout the sport so I’ve go commend them.

[On holding back Alzarri’s last three overs] We knew wickets had been very important. That was the selection I made – typically it goes for you, typically 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 end after we had been 2/2, notably with us worthwhile the gathering, and there was loads of totally different stuff wrapped into it as successfully. It was a tricky wicket in durations and it made for an superior match – two scores of over 300 nonetheless the bowlers on a regular basis felt throughout the sport.

It was an fascinating wicket, as I discussed, nonetheless when two teams recuperate from 300 it might really’t be that harmful. I believed Alzarri bowled exceptionally successfully and we wanted to deal with that as a gaggle. There had been just a few really very important partnerships; the place Will Jacks carried out particularly was distinctive. To current that maturity in a position he hasn’t carried out a lot, he must be terribly proud.

[On the World Cup in late 2027] As prolonged as I protect contributing and I’ve obtained the motivation to get greater every day, I’ll protect putting myself forward and we’ll see the place we’re down the street.

07:13 PM BST

England win the ODI assortment 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 ultimate 12 months, one amongst his first willpower was to recall Joe Root. Eight video video games in, it’s going adequately: Root has maded 560 runs at a imply of 80 and a strike cost 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 ideas ending it with a six. Root finds a further turning into answer to place the seal on victory, rifling an outstanding on-drive for 4 off Jayden Seales. He walks off collectively together with his abnormal modesty, as if he’s made a useful 82 from 91 balls considerably than a matchwinning 166 not out from 139.

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It was an incredible effectivity from Root, who went by way of the gears and was rampant in making his ultimate 76 runs from merely 43 balls. He must perhaps have been given out LBW to Matthew Forde on 7; he moreover survived two early run-out prospects. Once he settled he appeared about as secure as any white-ball batter can – nonetheless his hitting in path of the highest 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 as soon as extra doesn’t bother to enchantment until he realises the finger hasn’t gone up and isn’t going up. West Indies overview nonetheless there was an inside edge to Rashid performs on.

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England need 5 to win. The mood Joe Root is in within the current day, the worthwhile hit may very well be a six.

06:58 PM BST

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

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

As successfully as Root has carried out within the current day, it’s very important we don’t get carried away. After all, it’s solely one of the best white-ball innings of his life.

06:53 PM BST

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

Adil Rashid almost survives the ultimate three balls of Joseph’s spell. He has to simply accept a single-wicket maiden to complete a genuinely good spell of hostile, intelligent fast bowling: 10-1-31-4.

06:50 PM BST

Wicket!

Carse c Seales b Joseph 2 West Indies need wickets so Joseph is staying on for his remaining over – and he has Carse caught at very good leg with one different superb transient provide. The ball sooner than that was palmed for 4 byes by Hope, which means England need 21 from 27 balls. And West Indies need on the very least yet one more wicket from Joseph’s ultimate 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, nonetheless the ultimate 63 runs – comprised of solely 34 balls – have been scored with almost sadistic intent.

06:44 PM BST

Broad to take South Africa instructing place

06:42 PM BST

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

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

06:41 PM BST

Wicket!

Jacks LBW b Joseph 49 Alzarri Joseph has broken the partnership! Jacks was given out LBW after being hit extreme on the pad by a terrific offcutter. As with Root’s reprieve in the beginning of the innings, the on-field willpower was important was important. England reviewed nonetheless replays confirmed it was merely hitting leg stump. Jacks goes for a mature, accomplished 49 from 58 balls; West Indies have a sniff nonetheless they really needed that wicket 5 overs up to now. FOW: 276/6

06:36 PM BST

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

Jayden Seales moreover returns to the assault, merely in time to see the horse gambol into the middle distance. West Indies’s heads are starting to go; Seales ends his over with a no-ball, though he does successfully to take care of Root a single off the free hit.

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One of in all probability probably the most spectacular points about this partnership – worth 142 in decrease than 20 overs – is how they’ve ruthlessly targetted some bowlers, notably Motie, and seen off others like Joseph and Seales.

06:30 PM BST

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

With the game slipping away, Shai Hope has no different nonetheless to return to Alzarri Joseph. It feels quite a lot of overs too late – nonetheless West Indies will nonetheless be correct once more in it if Joseph can break this partnership.

Root is conscious of that and goes down the gears, whereas Jacks continues at cruising velocity. An outstanding over for England turns into a very good one when the ultimate 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 administration. Root’s innings has been a gem, one for the books, nonetheless England might also be vastly impressed by the selfless, intelligent method by which Jacks has carried out. He’s undoubtedly 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 turned a monster. He reaches his highest ODI score in vogue, charging Greaves and slamming six once more over his head.

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

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England need decrease than a run a ball for the first 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 appears to be like Shai Hope is saving them for the lack of life.

That might probably be too late: Root has moved into one different zone and is hitting boundaries almost at will. He walks all the way in which down to hold Chase once more over his head for 4 further, then wallops a dreadful provide to very good leg for a further. Since going into overdrive, Root has scored 42 off 18 balls.

The stakes aren’t considerably extreme, sure, nonetheless there could also be an an increasing number of sturdy case for this being the proper innings of Joe Root’s ODI career. It’ll shortly be the perfect; he desires two runs to beat his career-best 133 in direction of Bangladesh in 2017.

06:15 PM BST

A lesson in risk-management from Root

This is stepping into masterclass territory from Joe Root. He barely seems to be taking a hazard. Feels like he’s more likely to be attempting to cash in sooner than Alzarri Joseph – who has been so dangerous within the current day – returns.

06:14 PM BST

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

Still no sign of Alzarri Joseph, no matter West Indies’ an increasing number of urgent need for wickets. Justin Greaves returns and is pummelled by way of 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 subject of strategies. He reverse sweeps 4, reverse laps one different, then costs all the way in which all the way down to blast large of mid-off. It’s completely ridciculous how good he’s.

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For loads of this innings Root has been hanging in there, attempting to take the game deep. But now he’s really dominating the bowlers: 40 from the ultimate 25 balls, 27 from the ultimate 11.

06:06 PM BST

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

This has been a wise supporting innings from Jacks, who likes to wallop boundaries nonetheless has carried out inside himself to make 34 from 41 balls. England are once more on this sport; they need 97 from the ultimate 13 overs.

06:04 PM BST

Root and Rashid nonetheless irreplaceable

Some heralded Thursday’s win as a result of the dawning of a model new interval. England have been once more to earth with a bump proper right here. Whether they win or lose, this effectivity has solely highlighted the importance of two of the boys of 2015, Adil Rashid and Joe Root. What a pair of players.

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 distant for his twelfth 4 to convey up his 18th ODI hundred. What is there to say? He’s one of the best England batsman of my lifetime, perhaps ever. And even on the age of 34, with better than 20,000 runs in worldwide cricket to his title, his pleasure and hunger are as good as ever.

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If all that wasn’t enough, he’s an infinite of a human being as successfully.

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 an amazing distance all through to Motie, misses a sweep and is form of bowled spherical his legs.

England are actually one run ahead on the comparability with 16 overs remaining. The distinction is that West Indies had been solely two wickets down considerably 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 sooner than it has bounced earlier the stumps.

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No matter: two balls later he slaps a boundary earlier backward stage to develop to be the first England batsman to realize 7,000 ODI runs.

On his ODI debut 12 years up to now, 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 all through a quick ball from Motie, blasting it to midwicket for 4. Root gives a boundary of his private with an aesthetic sweep-pull behind sq.. England needed an over like that merely to hint 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 effectivity collectively together with his opening spell. Here he concedes solely just a few runs, which lifts England’s required cost nearer to 7.5 per over.

05:37 PM BST

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

Motie is milked fairly comfortably for five singles. It appears to be like England are participating within the prolonged sport – take it deep and allow West Indies, who really must win from proper right here, to start out out pondering the unthinkable.

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England need 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 splendidly good provide on off stump. Root leans forward and on-drives pretty fantastically for 4.

When one factor is reliable you might be more likely to take it for granted, nonetheless we really ought to provide thanks for every time we watch Joe Root bat. In my lifetime no England batsman has come close to matching his fusion of vogue 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 prolonged hop that’s battered for 4, though he pulls the over once more by conceding solely two from the ultimate 5 balls.

05:27 PM BST

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

Root fresh-airs an tried hook off Joseph, whose quicker bouncer persistently troubles good players in a approach that evokes the nice Andy Roberts. Fewer enamel scattered on a full measurement though.

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There have been no boundaries throughout the ultimate 40 balls. For now that’s okay, nonetheless one factor ought to give shortly.

05:23 PM BST

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

Root’s tempo, merely shy of a run a ball, hasn’t really modified. Jacks has started within the similar method nonetheless England’s biggest chance of victory is that if he goes ballistic at some stage. Right now it feels identical to the match is getting away – and that there generally is a assortment 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 once more Alzarri Joseph, albeit bowling into the wind on this occasion. Jacks will get a thick inside-edge onto the pad nonetheless there’s nobody at transient 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 underside to get off the mark. We’re nonetheless not on the halfway stage of the innings so he can take his time to get in. But this looks as if an enormous ask: 175 from 156 balls with the ultimate recognised batters on the crease.

05:11 PM BST

Wicket!

Bethell LBW b Chase 17 Roston Chase might have jiggered England’s run-chase as quickly as and for all. He’s picked up the vital factor wicket of Jacob Bethell, who missed a flick all through the street and was plumb LBW. Root impressed him to overview, merely in case, however 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 ought to give lastly, with the required cost sneaking up, nonetheless in the interim 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 whatever 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 bit little bit of width provided by Greaves permits Bethell to flash his first boundary earlier backward stage. So far he and Root have navigated a tricky state of affairs very properly. West Indies are nonetheless favourites, nonetheless that may 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 underside for a single to reach an aesthetic fifty, his forty third in ODIs, from 52 balls. He’s needed slightly little bit of luck, with two missed run-out prospects and a Spandex-tight LBW identify, nonetheless among the many strokeplay has been nice. Of course it has.

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England need 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 due to the schedule, suggest it’s easy to neglect pretty how explicit he was as an ODI participant until 2019. Going prime of the charts is testament to that. He is participating in correctly as soon as extra now, although he’s being troubled by Alzarri Joseph, merely 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, really, as that’s exactly what Root did when he carried out and missed the second time.

Root digs out a grubber, smiles, after which drives the ultimate ball of the over whence it acquired right 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’s perhaps it for this spell, prohibit themselves to low-risk singles.

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Bethell was crushed as quickly as by Greaves nonetheless he has started his innings very calmly. Most 21-year-olds, coming in with their group in hassle and the ball zipping regarding the ears, would have struggled to regulate their strokeplay. The company proof of his first 9 months in worldwide cricket is that his temperament is rock sturdy.

04:46 PM BST

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

Bethell tries to once more cut back Greaves and is crushed. He nails the stroke subsequent ball nonetheless there’s an individual on the fence so it’s solely a single.

Another single takes Root above Eoin Morgan and to the best of England’s foremost ODI runscorers. Unlike in Pakistan when he broke Sir Alastair Cook’s doc, I’m uncertain he even is conscious 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 transient ball. He top-edges a 90mph bouncer that loops over midwicket and plops safely on the leg side. Later throughout the over Bethell is squared up by an excellent provide 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, since 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 throughout the heart for a further seminar in his worldwide cricket education, one which might be fully fully totally different to the first ODI attributable to England’s precarious place. Joseph – who bowled a superb spell early on to Bethell at Edgbaston – greets him with a heartfelt bouncer. Bethell sways once more, Robin Smith-style, to let it transfer.

04:27 PM BST

Wicket!

Buttler b Joseph 0 Alzarri Joseph has ripped this sport West Indies’ method! Jos Buttler has gone for a duck to a snorter that lifted and jagged once more to hit him on the beneath sooner than deflecting onto the stumps. It’s merely good bowling from Alzarri, intelligent, skilful and actually hostile. FOW: 93/4

04:24 PM BST

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

Justin Greaves’ first ball could also be very large, so much so as that it’ll have been referred to as large had Root not slashed it by way of the vacant slip cordon for 4. Buttler, on the stroll, is crushed later throughout the over. Maybe this pitch isn’t as flat as we thought – there was some new-ball nibble and a few bits of uneven bounce. At this stage, 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 almost follows Brook once more to the pavilion when a lifter from Joseph loops up and lands merely in entrance of the fielder. England’s batters are discovering it really troublesome.

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There was one different run-out chance sooner than Brook’s dismissal too. Root clipped Joseph in path of midwicket and ses off, only for King to make an outstanding diving stop and get his throw away whereas nonetheless on the underside. It missed the stumps with Root successfully transient.

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 very good leg. That’s an enormous wicket, not least because of Brook was racing alongside at a strike cost throughout 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 unique fifty. Early days I do know, nonetheless in ODIs Brook averages 82 as captain and 25 when isn’t in value.

04:11 PM BST

England driving their luck

Staggering powerplay, really: every openers gone for a duck, and Root must have been run out on 0. Root then survived an awfully tight LBW enchantment, and Brook was dropped subsequent ball. Both males have gotten lucky with edges over the slips. And however England are 78 for two, which sounds pretty tidy.

04:08 PM BST

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

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

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That’s the highest of a extraordinarily eventful Powerplay by which England rode their luck to get higher from 2/2 to reach 78/2. They’ve scored 37 off the ultimate three overs.

04:03 PM BST

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

Brook costs Seales and slashes one different fortunate boundary over slip. England stay dangerously nonetheless there’s no sign of them altering their technique, undoubtedly not throughout the Powerplay.

After a sluggish start, Root appears to be in good nick. He jumps once more in his crease to energy Seales by way of backward stage, an exquisite stroke that provides Root his fifth boundary throughout the ultimate 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 perhaps must 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 different pristine cowl drive and a clip by way of 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 amount Shai Hope! He tried to run the ball for 4, as throughout the earlier over from Forde, and Hope put down a relatively easy chance to his correct. We must be approaching double figures for dropped catches and missed run-out prospects.

Seales, who bowled poorly at Edgbaston, is on it within the current day. Brook is hit painfully merely above the knee, then repels a straight provide that retains low. An outstanding maiden from Seales, who has Test match figures of 4-1-12-1.

03:51 PM BST

Mind the celebrappeals

You should shock if Adrian Holdstock has not supplied that on-field attributable to Forde’s genuinely outrageous celebrappeal. In the early Stuart Broad days, the celebrappeal was pretty humorous, nonetheless I imagine it’s gone a bit far now. You do should ask if it’s out.

03:50 PM BST

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

A rancid transient ball from Forde is cuffed over midwicket for six by Brook. The subsequent ball isn’t considerably higher: shortish, large and slapped by way of mid-off for 4 further. Brook makes it 14 from three balls with a pleasing late cut back. 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 large hassle when he was crushed on the inside by an excellent nip-backer from Forde – however it was given not out on the sector and that was important. The bounce meant it can solely have trimmed the bails; that meant it was umpire’s identify 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 by way of midwicket. If he’ll get to 42 within the current day he’ll overtake Eoin Morgan as England’s foremost ODI runscorer; uncommon that we not at all really talk about explicit particular person white-ball information.

03:38 PM BST

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

Forde hasn’t pretty found his line to the right-handers. Brook tickles a boundary to very good leg, there’s a big down the leg side 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 an excessive amount of time so there could also be scope for Root, particularly, 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 by way of stage for 4. Then he calls Root by way of for a ridiculous single to backward stage; Root is barely throughout the physique when the throw bounces earlier the stumps.

03:30 PM BST

A day to neglect for Duckett

Ben Duckett has been driving the crest of a wave at present, nonetheless he’s had a stinker within the current day. Two drops, a horrible missed run out, and now a duck. File it under “one to forget”.

03:29 PM BST

Wicket!

Duckett c Seales b Forde 0 Matt Forde, a classical medium-pacer, must be dangerous on a pitch that has provided slightly little bit of new-ball nibble. Or he may merely bowl a extremely large provide throughout the hope Duckett slices it straight all the way down to third man. That’s precisely what has merely occurred. Both openers have gone for nought and England are in appreciable bother, 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 choice to open with him and Ben Duckett. He must get an excellent go there in all six ODIs this summer season. It should even be talked about that was a extremely very good little little bit of bowling from Jayden Seales. All that being talked about, Smith goes to need some runs in ODI cricket shortly, because of his doc is poor. No fifties however (he has a 49, to be truthful…), and a imply 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 by way of to Shai Hope. It was an outstanding provide from Seales – wonderful line, wonderful measurement and shifting away merely enough to kiss the pores and 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 complete an outstanding innings from him, and a mixed one from his group. They would have been 330+ after that they had been 205/2 throughout the thirty sixth over, nonetheless England fought once more successfully with the ball no matter some ragged fielding. England need 309 to win. It may very well be a doc for an ODI on this flooring, however 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 ultimate provide; his remaining figures are 10-0-63-4. He’s moreover taken 412 wickets in worldwide cricket, a model new cross-format doc for an England spinner. Not sure cross-format stats suggest that so much, nonetheless in case you’re that’s the highest 5.

02:41 PM BST

Wicket!

Joseph b Rashid 10 An fascinating cameo from Alzarri Joseph includes an end after three balls. He belaboured six over prolonged 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 as soon as extra and is dropped by Root at prolonged on, an absolute dolly. Root is indignant with himself and doesn’t even ponder celebrating when he takes a barely extra sturdy catch off the following ball to dismiss Motie. England have had a poor day throughout the topic. FOW: 294/8

02:35 PM BST

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

Jacks comes on to complete 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, very good sweep, scoop and slash earlier transient 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 might 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 great throughout the context of a 30ish score.

02:26 PM BST

Wicket!

Chase c Buttler b Mahmood 0 Two in two for Saqib Mahmoo! Chase, perhaps anticipating a quick ball, pushes at a fuller provide and can get a thin edge by way of to Buttler. He reacts neatly to take an exquisite tumbling catch. Mahmood is on a hat-trick. FOW: 268/7

02:25 PM BST

Wicket!

Forde c Brook b Mahmood 1 Harry Brook gives one different critically good catch to his portfolio. Forde flat-batted a quick ball from Mahmood extreme over the off side, the place Brook backpedalled neatly to take a two-handed catch above his head a split-second sooner than shedding his steadiness. He may merely have misplaced administration of the ball when he landed nonetheless the complete factor 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 underside. Tell us how transient the straight boundaries are at Cardiff with out telling how transient 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 simply not out

But it was terribly shut: umpire’s identify on the aim of contact, all of the items else pink.

02:19 PM BST

England overview for LBW!

Bethell might have one different 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 street however it’s shut.

02:17 PM BST

Wicket!

Greaves c Duckett b Bethell 22 England proceed to take wickets at really good events. Greaves blasts Bethell to prolonged off, the place Duckett – who dropped two throughout the slips throughout the first Powerplay – takes an excellent 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 generally elegant half-century by launching a slower ball from Potts over large long-on and into the gang. He deflects a yorker for 4, no idea how, after which splays a cross-bat shot that lands merely in entrance of Brook at mid-off.

All instructed that was an excellent over from Potts; it worth 12.

02:10 PM BST

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

Greaves ends the boundary drought – 37 balls, which is a lot at this stage of an innings – with two savage slog-sweeps throughout the space of three deliveries from Rashid. That must signal the start of West Indies’ death-hitting value.

02:08 PM BST

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

All of a sudden, after one different tight over from Bethell, England need to hunt down solely two further from the fifth bowler. So far, on this flooring, blended figures of 8-0-62-1 signify an sincere effort.

02:01 PM BST

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

Jacks returns and hurries by way of the fourth boundaryless over on the bounce. West Indies must nonetheless make 300+ nonetheless these last few overs have perhaps made England slight favourites as soon as extra.

01:57 PM BST

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

Hope smears Rashid on the bounce to Duckett at prolonged on. England have carried out successfully to delay West Indies’ acceleration: the ultimate 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 efficient one – onerous, aggressive measurement, with one provide kicking sharply to startle Hope. Four from the over, though it can have been six nonetheless for an excellent diving stop by Bethell on the midwicket boundary.

01:51 PM BST

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

That was the ultimate ball of the over, and a bit win for England’s new captain Harry Brook. Bringing Rashid once more in direction of Hetmyer was the attacking selection, nonetheless some captains would have tried to fiddle further overs from the part-timers first.

01:49 PM BST

Wicket!

Hetmyer LBW b Rasid 1 Harry Brook brings once more Adil Rashid, presumably in an attempt to stop Hetmyer at provide. If that was the plan, it has labored a cope with! Hetmyer pushed defensively down the unsuitable line and was trapped plumb LBW. He reviewed, I feel further in hope than expectation; replays confirmed it was hitting the best of heart. FOW: 212/4

01:44 PM BST

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

Shimron Hetmyer is the model new batter. He has struggled badly in ODIs of late nonetheless England might be acutely aware that if he’ll get in he may pummel them to all elements.

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 prolonged on for the first six of the innings. Spoiler alert: it isn’t the ultimate.

But it’s the end of a fascinating innings from Keacy Carty, who walks straight earlier one from Jacks and is stumped by Buttler. That was good bowling from Jacks, who observed Carty coming and dragged his measurement once more. FOW: 205/3

01:37 PM BST

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

Keavy Carty brings up a fairly century, his fourth in ODIs, with a skilful dab for 4 off Bethell. His tempo – 102 balls, 13 fours – has been for wonderful for a No3. It’s an innings that England’s No3, Joe Root, may very well be proud to call his private.

01:34 PM BST

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

Potts bowls his biggest over of the day to this point, along with a wise slower ball and a yorker that’s dug out by Hope. Again, merely 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 once more on for his second spell. He begins with a extraordinarily good over – three from it and almost a wicket when Carty is crushed by some sharp flip. It zipped earlier the sting and easily missed off stump.

01:25 PM BST

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

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

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

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 earlier transient midwicket, the place Bethell dived to his left nonetheless 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 concern for England is that they nonetheless have to hunt out seven overs from their different fifth bowlers; that looks as if method too many on the once more end of an innings, notably at Cardiff.

01:13 PM BST

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

Mahmood replaces Carse and concedes solely a single from an excellent over.

01:08 PM BST

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

An attractive shot from Shai Hope, who cracks Rashid inside out by way of additional cowl for 4. The placement was immaculate, bisecting two fielders throughout the ring and on the boundary.

01:06 PM BST

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

England love slightly little bit of transient stuff, whatever the shade of the ball. One such provide from Carse is flogged for 4 by Hope; one different is gloved not distant for 4 by Carty.

It looks as if Carse has bowled successfully within the current day however he has figures of 8-1-55-1, which includes 0/54 throughout the ultimate six. Maybe England may use him a bit in any other case with the outdated ball, as an occasional considerably than eternal enforcer.

01:00 PM BST

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

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

12:58 PM BST

Wicket!

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

King lashed a quicker, widish provide to prolonged off, the place Carse took a well-judged catch. FOW: 147/2

12:56 PM BST

West Indies making use of the stress

All develop to be a bit ragged for England, with that run out the third fielding error from Ben Duckett, and loads of end-changes from Harry Brook. This is a extremely threatening partnership, because of the Windies have power in order so as to add.

12:56 PM BST

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

Carse rams in a quick ball to Carty, who performs a tennis swat down the underside for 4. Another heavy ball is smoked by way of midwicket for 4 further, an thrilling and emphatic stroke. Carty really fancies Carse and is swinging at one thing once more of a measurement. That almost brings his downfall when a mistimed stroke teases Brook, working once more from mid-on, sooner than landing safely.

12:51 PM BST

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

A change of ends for Rashid, who’s bowling successfully with out really threatening to take a wicket. West Indies look blissful to sit down on him and go after everyone 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 by way of stage; terrific batting. England are going by a doc chase on this flooring; the current 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 immediately slugged into the leg side for 4 by King. And then England miss one different run-out chance, this one simpler than the first. King and Carty had been caught within the midst of the pitch when Duckett collected the ball near mid-on and lobbed it in path of Buttler. It was such a sluggish throw, nonetheless, that King was ready to dive and make his flooring.

I imagine Duckett was barely paralysed by having the collection of every ends, nonetheless on reflection he perhaps had time to run in and demolish the stumps at bowler’s end, Jonty Rhodes-style. It’s truthful to say he’s not putting on a fielding masterclass within the current day.

12:39 PM BST

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

England miss a run-out chance when Carty is distributed once more by King. The throw – uncertain who it acquired right here from – was successfully large as Carty scrambled to make his flooring. He hurt himself throughout the course of and desires slightly little bit of treatment, nonetheless all of the items appears to be okay.

When play resumes, King takes a single to reach a robust fifty from 57 balls. As with any extended 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 underside for 4, with Duckett unable to make a sprawling stop on the boundary. England have been nowhere near as sharp throughout the topic as that they had been at Edgbaston.

No criticism of any fielders for the following boundary, a reasonably majestic extra-cover drive from Carty to complete the over. Since the start of ultimate 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 very important, elegant fifty. He’s in really good sort in the intervening time. A couple of leg-byes convey up the hundred partnership. Both players had been dropped early on by Ben Duckett off Brydon Carse; since then they’ve carried out excellently.

12:27 PM BST

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

Potts replaces Mahmood, whose superb second spell of 3-0-7-0 has been overshadowed a contact by that dropped catch. Carty is relieved to see, or considerably hear, a fast-handed flog deflect earlier leg stump for a single; that’s one amongst 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 transient very good leg, nonetheless he spilled the ball above his head and there was no chance of taking the catch on the second attempt.. That’s one of the best of the three missed prospects to this point.

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 measurement once more, a widely known technique at Cardiff given the prolonged sq. boundaries.

12:14 PM BST

Bethell going by verify of the Taff End

West Indies have negotiated an sincere place proper right here, no matter a extremely shaky start. Quite a bit is being requested of Bethell’s enhancing left-arm spin, bowling from the Taff End. Will be doing all of the items in his power to steer clear of being whacked down the underside, nonetheless that resulted in frequent 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 transient straight boundaries makes Cardiff a tricky place for even the specialists to bowl spin; England may need to get on the very least 10 overs out of Bethell, Jacks and Root within the current day.

Bethell’s line too straight and punished by King, who drags successive sweeps for 4 each side of transient very good leg. That’s drinks.

12:07 PM BST

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

This is Mahmood’s fifteenth ODI, carried out all through 5 and a half years. He’s nonetheless solely 28 and, if he can hold match, has a extreme chance of turning right into a white-ball frequent. Anyone who takes early wickets as sometimes as he does will on a regular basis be throughout the dialog.

There had been no early wickets within the current day, partly because of he bowled into the wind, nonetheless his second spell downwind has been rather more menacing. King is smacked on the forearm by a terrific bouncer that follows him exterior leg stump; just 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 merely earlier leg stump by Carty off Potts. It’s not how, it’s what variety of, and this partnership is popping into really good platform for the middle order.

12:00 PM BST

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

Mahmood replaces Carse, who was unfortunate to take only one wicket in a robust opening spell. Mahmood ought to decide on to bowl at this end, with the wind at his once more. And so he does: a so much smoother over encompasses 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 entering into his work, harassing the stumps from a fullish measurement. I’d wish to see him bowl a spell to Ben Duckett – I doubt there may very well be a play and miss, not at all ideas a depart.

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

11:50 AM BST

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

Carse is given a fifth over, truthful enough in these conditions nonetheless a name that may depart England transient afterward; they solely have three seamers on this group.

It’s an honest over, costing merely two runs. The second of those brings up an an increasing number of spectacular fifty partnership from 49 balls.

11:45 AM BST

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

Potts restores some order with an excellent second over – one run from it, and an outstanding provide to beat Carty exterior off stump.

11:43 AM BST

Brook going by a juggling act

Four boundaries from Carse’s fourth over, and it feels identical to the early movement on the market to England has dried up. It’s going to be a tricky juggling act for Harry Brook; he’ll want to get spin into the game, nonetheless will in all probability be highly effective for them to bowl on the Taff End because of the transient boundary. But every Mahmood and now Potts have struggled down there due to 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 further fairly strokes to the fence. That makes it eight boundaries throughout the ultimate three overs for West Indies, and Duckett’s dropped catches are beginning to look costly.

Had Duckett taken these catches might need 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 just a few sighters after which hits successive boundaries, an aesthetic sweep-pull adopted by a ferocious lofted drive by way of mid-off. Terrific batting.

11:32 AM BST

Duckett’s transient story

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

11:31 AM BST

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

Duckett drops one different! King flashed at a full outswinger from Carse and edged it extreme in path of second slip. Duckett leapt nonetheless was crushed for tempo and can solely palm it over his head for 4. That appeared a extra sturdy chance than the first.

Carse is bowling a lot fuller than abnormal to maximise the swing on provide. King lands a counter-punch by heaving a splendidly good measurement ball by way of midwicket for 4.

11:27 AM BST

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

Mahmood isn’t pleased with the footholds, and replays current 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 extremely full provide from Carse to the exact of Duckett at second slip. He dives nonetheless locations down a sharp one-handed chance. You’d depend on Duckett to take that probably seven events out of 10.

Another superb over from Carse ends with one different very full provide, this time to King, that one way or the other misses every the pores and skin edge and the stumps. He appears to be correct 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 costs Mahmood and yahoos a cross-bat shot in path of deep additional cowl, the place the sprawling Jacks does very successfully to save lots of a lot of one run. There’s nothing anyone can do when King nails an extra-cover drive later throughout 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 together with a third slip and lobbing a leg-slip in, too.

An aside, and it’s early days, nonetheless Brydon Carse feels so very important to England’s cross-format hopes this 12 months. Just appears to be so good.

11:12 AM BST

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

Carse’s additional bounce may make him such a key man in Australia this winter. It wasn’t the proper shot from Andrew, attempting to drive a ball that wasn’t full enough, however it really did kick from a measurement.

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 merely 5 balls sooner than popping a lifter to Jacks at transient cowl. Really good bowling from Carse – tight line and with enough additional bounce to induce a false stroke. FOW: 6/1

11:06 AM BST

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

As Will talked about, it’s terribly windy at Cardiff. Saqib Mahmood’s first over consists of some wides and a slap to the quilt from Brandon King. But Mahmood ends the over with two superb deliveries that bounce earlier the pores and skin edge.

10:46 AM BST

Mind the transient boundaries

Good morning from Sophia Gardens. Conditions are blustery, with the wind howling all through from the south west, which means the transient hit in path of the Taff must be even shorter within the current day.

Lively ambiance as I walked by way of Pontcanna merely now; for 10.15 on a Sunday morning, there have been a lot of folks on the beers. Good on them.

10:35 AM BST

Team info

One change apiece. Matt Potts is on the market in for the injured Jamie Overton. West Indies are nonetheless with out Evin Lewis, nonetheless 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 little bit of reside grass and hopes England can get one factor 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 safety of the second ODI between England and West Indies at Cardiff. White-ball cricket strikes pretty fast: three days on from his first sport as full-time captain, Harry Brook has a possibility to wrap up his first assortment victory.

England had been superb at Edgbaston, marmalising a poor West Indies by 238 runs, with Jacob Bethwell and Saqib Mahmood wonderful. Brook will want further of the similar, though England have been pressured into one change after Jamie Overton suffered a broken finger in that first sport.

He joins an hurt itemizing that options Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Olly Stone and additional. But even with all these accidents, England are ready to herald a bowler of Matt Potts’ top quality. He was spectacular in ultimate 12 months’s ODI assortment in direction of Australia and has been unfortunate to not play an ODI since then.

England have decided to not identify up a different, which means Lancashire’s Luke Wood is the spare seamer for the remainder of the gathering, which concludes at The Oval on Tuesday.

“That was a phenomenal performance from the boys,” talked about 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 usually tend to convey once more the damaging opener Evin Lewis, who was injured throughout the warm-up sooner than the first ODI at Edgbaston. There is a chance of rain within the current day, though it’s unlikely to have a critical affect.

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