Summary

  • Windies win by eight wickets on DLS method

  • Lewis blasts 94 off 69 to secure victory

  • England disappoint on slow wicket - falling to 209 all out

  • Tourists lose wickets with flurry of poor shots

  • Livingstone (48) top-scores; Motie takes 4-41

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

  • First of three ODIs, Antigua

  1. drinks break

    England 160-4 at drinkspublished at 34 overs

    Drinks.

    Our friends at CricViz tell me the average first-innings score at North Sound is 243, from 23 matches.

    However, for winning scores, it's up to 270.

    16 overs for England to get there or thereabouts.

  2. Postpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

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    The England captains' calendar, 2025. (Probably not) coming to a store near you soon.

  3. dropped catch

    Livingstone dropped on 44published at 34 overs

    Roston Chase is absolutely fuming.

    Liam Livingstone has nudged it to short mid-wicket but Shimron Hetmyer has shelled the catch, low down in front of him.

    Chase throws his arms in despair.

  4. 6 runs

    Eng 156-4published at 33.4 overs

    Liam Livingstone has decided to grab the bull by the horns against Roston Chase, but has he gone too late? He dances down the track and heaves it for six over long-on.

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    Travis Head (less).

    Carl M, Czech Republic

  6. Eng 147-4published at 33 overs

    West Indies continue to stick with spin the middle overs as Gudakesh Motie gets through another tight-ish over.

  7. How's stat?!published at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    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.

  8. 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

  10. 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.

  11. Postpublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    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.

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

    Tony, Reading

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. How's stat?!published at 20:08 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    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.

  16. 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

  18. 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

  20. 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.