England beat West Indies by nine wickets (DLS method) to complete ODI series clean sweep
Sciver-Brunt makes 57 not out as opener
Windies made 106-8 off 21 overs after innings was interrupted by five-hour rain delay
Joseph scores 34 and Glenn takes 3-21
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Kate Cross has hit a good length with 55% of her deliveries in this ODI series, the highest rate of any of the quicks.
West Indies batters haven't been able to knock her off that length scoring just 30 off 56 length balls, a strike rate of only 52.
James 0, Joseph 0
An excellent over to get things under way from Kate Cross.
And more importantly, the rain is staying away for now in Taunton.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Taunton on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2
Image source, Getty ImagesKate Cross went up straight away.
There was a bit of movement and not much foot movement from Realeanna Grimmond.
That's a long walk back.
Grimmond c Jones b Cross 0 (WI 1-1)
England draw first blood!
West Indies opener Realeanna Grimmond feathers an edge to wicketkeeper Amy Jones off Kate Cross' second legitimate delivery of the game.
Not the start the tourists were looking for.
Kate Cross will get us going with the bowl.
But there are a few spots of rain on the television cameras as she begins her run-up.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2
It's going to be a frustrating day today. I can feel it. We know it's going to rain and it's on, off. It is annoying.
Here we go then. The players are out in the middle and we’re moments away from the first ball in an overcast Taunton.
Can England make it a clean sweep, or will West Indies finally salvage some pride?
Let’s find out.
Image source, Getty ImagesWicketkeeper Amy Jones is playing her 100th ODI today and has been presented with a cap to mark the occasion by Kate Cross.
Jones, who has been promoted back to opener in this series, has scored her first two international centuries in the opening two matches.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Indies captain Shermaine Campbelle: "We would have bowled first as well with the rain around. But at the end of the day, we still have to come out and bat.
"We need to get positives out of this game and give England a run for their money."
On team news: "We have made two changes. Qiana [Joseph] is back in. She is fit and ready to go today. We also have Ashmini Munisar coming in with Realeanna Grimmond and Afy Fletcher out."
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt: "There might be a bit of rain about and we've batted twice so far so we're excited to look at the game a bit different.
"We've got three changes. Tammy Beaumont, Linsey Smith and Lauren Bell are missing out. Sarah Glenn, Em Arlott and Charlie Dean come back in.
"We're trying to find out our best bowling line-up and giving our batters a bit of a hit who maybe haven't because of two massive opening partnerships."
England: Amy Jones (wk), Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Alice Davidson-Richards, Em Arlott, Charlie Dean, Kate Cross, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Filer.
West Indies: Qiana Joseph, Realeanna Grimmond, Zaida James, Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle (c & wk), Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Aaliyah Alleyne, Jahzara Claxton, Karishma Ramharack, Ashmini Munisar.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland captain Nat Sciver-Brunt wins the toss yet again.
But this time, she has decided to have a bowl first.
The rain is staying away for the time being but it looks like it's not too far away and the covers are currently back over the pitch.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland have been head and shoulders above West Indies in this series so far.
And they can underline their dominance today by beating the tourists in the third and final one-day international in Taunton and make it six wins in a row at the start of the cricketing summer, weather willing!
We have a very cloudy setting today but we’ll get going with news of the toss shortly.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R Grimmond,caught Jones, bowled Cross R Grimmond, caught Jones, bowled Cross | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Joseph,caught Dunkley, bowled Glenn Joseph, caught Dunkley, bowled Glenn | 34 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 77.27 |
James,bowled Arlott James, bowled Arlott | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Taylor,leg before wicket, bowled Arlott Taylor, leg before wicket, bowled Arlott | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16.67 |
Campbelle,stumped Jones, bowled Dean Campbelle, stumped Jones, bowled Dean | 18 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 51.43 |
Gajnabi,bowled Glenn Gajnabi, bowled Glenn | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.00 |
Glasgow,caught Davidson-Richards, bowled Filer Glasgow, caught Davidson-Richards, bowled Filer | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 112.50 |
Alleyne,caught Dunkley, bowled Glenn Alleyne, caught Dunkley, bowled Glenn | 27 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 150.00 |
Claxton,not out Claxton, not out | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 275.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 | |||||||
Total,106 for 8 21.0 overs Total,106 for 8 21.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cross | 5.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Arlott | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.75 |
Filer | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9.25 |
Dean | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.25 |
Glenn | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
1 for 1 (0.2 overs) | R Grimmond |
2 for 2 (1.4 overs) | James |
4 for 3 (3.3 overs) | Taylor |
43 for 4 (12.4 overs) | Campbelle |
46 for 5 (13.4 overs) | Gajnabi |
58 for 6 (15.3 overs) | Glasgow |
95 for 7 (20.1 overs) | Joseph |
106 for 8 (20.6 overs) | Alleyne |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,leg before wicket, bowled Ramharack Dunkley, leg before wicket, bowled Ramharack | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 123.81 |
Sciver-Brunt,not out Sciver-Brunt, not out | 57 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 172.73 |
Capsey,not out Capsey, not out | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 181.82 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 | |||||||
Total,109 for 1 10.5 overs Total,109 for 1 10.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.00 |
Glasgow | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.00 |
Claxton | 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 |
Ramharack | 3.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.33 |
Munisar | 1.5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15.27 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
40 for 1 (5.1 overs) | Dunkley |