Summary

  • England slip to 93-4

  • Top four all fall to poor shots

  • West Indies win toss and bowl

  • Cox, Mousley, Overton and Turner make ODI debuts for England

  • First of three ODIs, Antigua

  1. How's stat?!published at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time

    Liam Livingstone has a strike-rate of 83 in one-day cricket in the West Indies, compared to his career 109, suggesting he knows the need to pace an innings in this part of the world.

  2. Eng 144-4published at 32 overs

    Remarkably, that six was the first boundary that Roston Chase has conceded. He's just finished his ninth over.

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    England only playing one specialist batsman (Jordan Cox) and even he is an occasional wicketkeeper. Might that explain why nobody’s been able to kick on and make a big score?

    Mihir in Warwick

  4. 6 runs

    Eng 144-4published at 31.5 overs

    England's first six of the innings!

    Liam Livingstone dances down the pitch and tonks Roston Chase for a maximum straight down the ground.

  5. Postpublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time

    Daniel Norcross
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    Curran is playing a very mature innings here. He clearly has a point to prove after being overlooked for a Test recall in Pakistan and the captaincy of the ODI team after Buttler’s injury.

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    Nick Bump-in-the (K)night, Craig Fright, Dead Trueman.

    Tony, Reading

  7. Eng 137-4published at 31 overs

    Crisp and perfectly timed from Sam Curran.

    The left-hander drills the first ball of Gudakesh Motie's fifth over straight down the ground for a well-struck four.

    He and Liam Livingstone content to milk three more singles off the remainder of the over.

  8. Eng 130-4published at 30 overs

    Liam Livingstone's cheeks are pinkish. Lots of singles rather than boundaries so far for the England captain as Roston Chase hustles through another miserly over.

    Marcus Trescothick is sat with his hands behind his head, pondering.

  9. How's stat?!published at 20:08 Greenwich Mean Time

    England tend to struggle to rotate the strike against West Indies' slow twirler Gudakesh Motie. In four one-day internationals against him, they have watched 98 deliveries go by without scoring, out of 179.

  10. Eng 126-4published at 29 overs

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    Gudakesh Motie rattles through another over of stifling left-arm spin. His fifth ball is short and wide but Liam Livingstone had anticipated something different and misses out.

    England are going to need to get a move on at some point.

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    Spiderek Undertakerwood, Shivernarine Chanderpaul, Alex Scarey, Patrick-or-treat Patterson, Virat Kohliwobbles, Alice Decapseytate.

    Andy in Ireland

  12. Eng 122-4published at 28 overs

    Good control from Roston Chase leaves Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone precious little to work with.

    The penultimate delivery of Chase's over is given a hint of flight but Livingstone, conscious of the situation and as captain, nudges for a single into the leg side rather than attempting anything more expansive.

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    Liam Living-tomb-stone

    Guy Dickie in Shap

  14. Eng 118-4published at 27 overs

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    Liam Livingstone breaks the shackles against Alzarri Joseph.

    England's skipper charges down the pitch to the second ball of the West Indies quick's sixth over and picks up the length early enough to pull it for four through mid-wicket.

    A premeditated shuffle and shot from Livingstone but England need something to spark their innings into life here.

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    How is Sam Curran (averaging about 20 in List A cricket with only two career 50s) batting at six for England? This is surely one of the weakest sides we’ve ever put out. McCullum has got an even harder job to do to make this lot competitive than he did with the red-ball side, especially if he’s only going to be allowed to pick a B squad for most series.

    Jon

  16. Eng 111-4published at 26 overs

    The lithe Roston Chase, shaven-headed, wheels away.

    Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran are both content to knock the ball into the gaps. Curran has a bit of swipe at his penultimate delivery but cloths it straight.

    Chase has a respectable 0-19 off six overs so far. England have gone three overs without a boundary.

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  17. Postpublished at 19:52 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Thanks, Mike.

    Been chuckling away at all your suggestions of Halloween cricketers

    England's top-order have ended up getting a little spooked here.

  18. Eng 107-4published at 25 overs

    Alzarri Joseph returns in place of Forde, a change of ends after his first four-over spell went for 30.

    He fares better here - a Curran single to mid-off is the only run in the over.

    Right, I'm off to take a quick dash around the streets of Salford, see if I can hustle up some confectionery.

    Here's Timothy Abraham to take you through the rest of the innings.

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    The Halloween XI could do with Ian Boo-Tham and Zak Creepy-Crawley

    Nick in Swansea

    Mo-scream Ali.

    Simon in Swansea

    Graham Ghoulch

    Mark in Bournemouth

  20. Eng 106-4published at 24 overs

    Chase sends down another parsimonious over, conceding two runs.

    The second of those is a quick single to mid-on from Curran, just about beating a shy at the stumps.