England race to victory with 10.2 overs to spare - report
Smith clobbers 64 off 28 balls to get England off to flier
West Indies recover from 154-7 to reach 251-9
Eighth-wicket partnership puts on 91 in 11.2 overs
Rutherford top-scores with 70 (71); Motie adds 63 (54)
Third ODI, The Oval, England win series 3-0
Root c S Joseph b A Joseph 44 (Eng 200-3)
'Really well caught!' - Root top-edge finds Shamar Joseph at fine leg
I'll come back to your lull point shortly, Kevin, but a wicket has fallen.
Alzarri Joseph's delivery leaps up at Joe Root and he top-edges it to Shamar Joseph, who does well to hang on as he dives forward.
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I'm curious, is it possible to suddenly go into a lull or do they creep upon you?
Kevin, enjoying the updates in Florida.
Target 246
Four singles to finish the over and England are now just 48 runs away from victory.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Harry Brook has just slightly shifted the dial after that period of lull.
Brook smashes Motie for six over deep mid-wicket
The wait for a boundary is over! Absolutely mashed into the stands by Harry Brook.
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Always find it unfair that we don’t celebrate milestones across unbeaten innings. Root passes 200 to no applause. Well batted, Joe.
Target 246
Alzarri Joseph is bowling consistently in the high 80s.
A sharp piece of fielding on the rope from a charging Shamar Joseph extends England's wait for boundary as Harry Brook squirts the final ball of the over fine.
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician
There's been just one boundary since the 13th over.
Target 246
Lull is the word, Daniel.
Joe Root seems quite happy standing at the non-striker's end, leaning on his bat handle, one leg crossed in front of the other. The picture of relaxation.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Suddenly, the game's gone into a lull.
Target 246
Joe Root and Harry Brook take a largely defensive approach to Alzarri Joseph, picking up two singles and a leg-bye.
On the balcony, Jacob Bethell is watching proceedings through a large pair of binoculars. Either that or he's trying to relocate the pigeons from earlier in the day.
You can always rely on Alzarri Joseph to try and bring back a hint of fizz!
With his first ball after returning to the attack, he's putting in a big appeal for lbw against Joe Root. The umpire isn't interested, neither are his team-mates, and the fizz goes away again.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland have made this chase look pretty straight forward. After that start, all they have to do is knock it around a bit.
England need 69 runs from 20 overs
Halfway through the innings - which feels very strange to type after 20 overs - and England are cruising on towards their target of 246.
However, the fizz has gone out of things since the departures of Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett.
Target 246
It's quite serene from Joe Root and Harry Brook, who are content to just knock the ball around against the slower bowling of Gudakesh Motie.
Gudakesh Motie will bowl the first over after drinks.
While we wait for play to resume, here are the highlights from Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett's half-centuries.
Watch the best shots of Smith's innings
Duckett hits half-century as England charge towards target
Target 246
Ben, that would indeed be a collapse of epic proportions.
England need 81 runs from 22 overs with eight wickets in hand.
The players take drinks as dusk starts to set in.
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It'd take a monumental collapse for England to lose from here. Who's betting against it?
Ben, Leeds
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That is the most fantastic shot from Harry Brook, glorious drive to play on the first shot of his innings. It is just glorious.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King,caught Bethell, bowled Potts King, caught Bethell, bowled Potts | 16 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 80.00 |
Lewis,caught Smith, bowled Carse Lewis, caught Smith, bowled Carse | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 66.67 |
Carty,bowled Rashid Carty, bowled Rashid | 29 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 82.86 |
Hope,caught Carse, bowled Mahmood Hope, caught Carse, bowled Mahmood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Rutherford,caught Brook, bowled Carse Rutherford, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 70 | 71 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 89 | 98.59 |
Greaves,caught Duckett, bowled Rashid Greaves, caught Duckett, bowled Rashid | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 100.00 |
Chase,caught Root, bowled Rashid Chase, caught Root, bowled Rashid | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Motie,bowled Potts Motie, bowled Potts | 63 | 54 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 116.67 |
A Joseph,caught Potts, bowled Mahmood A Joseph, caught Potts, bowled Mahmood | 41 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 141.38 |
S Joseph,not out S Joseph, not out | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 60.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 9 | |||||||
Total,251 for 9 40.0 overs Total,251 for 9 40.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmood | 8.0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6.00 |
Carse | 8.0 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7.12 |
Potts | 8.0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.37 |
Jacks | 6.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.50 |
Rashid | 8.0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5.00 |
Bethell | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
20 for 1 (3.5 overs) | Lewis |
27 for 2 (5.6 overs) | King |
28 for 3 (6.2 overs) | Hope |
90 for 4 (17.2 overs) | Carty |
121 for 5 (21.2 overs) | Greaves |
121 for 6 (21.3 overs) | Chase |
154 for 7 (27.2 overs) | Rutherford |
245 for 8 (38.4 overs) | A Joseph |
251 for 9 (39.6 overs) | Motie |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith,bowled Motie Smith, bowled Motie | 64 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 228.57 |
Duckett,caught Lewis, bowled Chase Duckett, caught Lewis, bowled Chase | 58 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 75 | 126.09 |
Root,caught S Joseph, bowled A Joseph Root, caught S Joseph, bowled A Joseph | 44 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 89.80 |
Brook,not out Brook, not out | 26 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 72.22 |
Buttler,not out Buttler, not out | 41 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 205.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 13 Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 13 | |||||||
Total,246 for 3 29.4 overs Total,246 for 3 29.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seales | 5.4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8.64 |
S Joseph | 4.0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.00 |
A Joseph | 7.0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7.42 |
Motie | 8.0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9.25 |
Chase | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
93 for 1 (6.6 overs) | Smith |
155 for 2 (15.6 overs) | Duckett |
200 for 3 (24.4 overs) | Root |
