Postpublished at 04:04 BST 20 June 2024
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
A nice and controlled shot. Moeen Ali has clearly been put in to go at Motie. He's not been aggressive, he's just timed that wonderfully.
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Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet
by Sam Drury & Jonty Colman
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
A nice and controlled shot. Moeen Ali has clearly been put in to go at Motie. He's not been aggressive, he's just timed that wonderfully.
Target 181
Super shot from Moeen Ali as he sweeps Gudakesh Motie powerfully through square leg for four.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
Rovman Powell is looking a lot happier than he did six or seven balls ago when England looked to be cantering at the rate. Now, a couple of good overs and a wicket have changed that.
Target 181
Very good over from Roston Chase with just three from it and the big wicket of Jos Buttler.
Moeen Ali is in at three for England. He is always a threat against spin, plus the left-hand/ right-hand combination will appeal to the batting side.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
Nicholas Pooran was screaming into the stump mic, imploring the umpire to give that out.
Buttler lbw b Chase 25 (Eng 67-1)
Three reds and Jos Buttler is gone!
The England skipper got himself in a tangle as he advanced and ended up hitting his pad.
It was pretty adjacent from there and going on to hit middle and leg about halfway up.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
The interesting thing here will be whether it has strayed down the leg side.
Target 181
Has Roston Chase made the breakthrough?
The umpire raises his finger as Jos Buttler is hit on the shin after skipping down the pitch to the off-spinner.
Buttler sends it upstairs.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in St Lucia
Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali are padded up. Who comes in will probably depend on if the spinners are on. If they are, England will throw Moeen into the mix.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
England like bowling first, like being able to control the game, they are able to pace their innings and control it more.
Target 181
Jos Buttler misses out on a short, wide delivery from Gudakesh Motie fifth ball and is then beaten by a beauty to end the over.
The ball dipped before turning away from the England captain as he overbalanced.
Crucially, though, he kept his back foot down as Nicholas Pooran whipped off the bails.
Target 181
More left-arm spin for England to deal with now, albeit a very different variation of it, as Gudakesh Motie comes into the attack.
It's a similarly watchful approach from the England openers early in the spinner's spell, though.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
You just sense that Phil Salt was ready to start playing his shots as soon as the left-arm spin was taken out.
Rovman Powell is giving a passionate speech here to his team while England take a quick drink.
After six overs, England are well and truly in control here.
England on track as it stands.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in St Lucia
Jos Buttler was beating his bat in approval at that six from Phil Salt.
Target 181
Phil Salt ends the powerplay in style.
A bouncer is banged in by Alzarri Joseph and Phil Salt hooks it over fine leg for six!
So far, so good for England but there is a long way to go.
Target 181
Whipped over mid-wicket for four.
Phil Salt starts the final over of the powerplay with a boundary.
Target 181
Akeal Hosein has bowled three of his four overs already and has been economical so far.
West Indies will be pleased with that, England will be satisfied that they haven't allowed him to do any damage in terms of wickets.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds
One of Phil Salt's strengths is that he plays like everyone thinks he's rubbish. A nice shot, Salt just waited for that one nicely. One of his strengths is that he thinks he should be smacking everyone for four or six and it is quite intimidating to bowl at.
Target 181
A tad too short from Akeal Hosein and Phil Salt rocks back and crashes the ball through the covers.
Four more to the England total and a first boundary off the left-arm spinner.