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.

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

Eng 144-4published at 31.5 overs

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.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.