Summary

  • England go 2-0 up in three-game series

  • Root and Woakes share stand of 102

  • Root hits unbeaten 90 and Woakes 68

  • England lost four wickets for 16 runs

  • WI 225: Mohammed 50, Plunkett 3-32

  1. dropped catch

    Woakes dropped on 58published at 46.3 overs

    Eng 216-6

    Oh, that really should have been grabbed. Chris Woakes gives himself some room and looks to smash Kraigg Brathwaite over mid-on. Jason Holder dives but he's late to move, and the ball just kisses his fingertips as his leaps.

  2. Postpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    It's pretty straightforward stuff at the moment but fair play to Jason Holder for holding onto the reigns for the moment. It's just a matter of time. Chris Woakes has been the more aggressive, Root at times has looked a bit sketchy but he's still there. 

  3. Eng 213-6published at 46 overs

    Holder 9-0-40-0

    A grimace from Jason Holder and Chris Woakes goes for the fancy cut shot and ends up wafting at thin air. Joe Root decides he fancies a little skip down the wicket but changes his mind halfway through, ending up missing the ball completely and having to chuck his bat back to avoid getting run out. His innings has gently slowed down the longer it's gone on. His half-century came from 63 balls - he's currently on 87 from 122. 

  4. Postpublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    If England could need something like eight off the last over, that's the only way to get pressure. They need to try and drag it out.

  5. Eng 212-6published at 45 overs

    Target 226

    Dragged down from Kraigg Brathwaite and Joe Root carries on the theme of the day, knocking it to long-on for a single. Jason Holder decides to shove a few fielders in the batsman's eyeline but there's no zip in this pitch. Chris Woakes twirls his bat around in his hands. He's had an excellent game today. 14 needed from the final five overs.

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    #bbccricket

    Simon Bachelor: Woakes is a seriously good cricketer, I like the way he goes about his business, 1st name on the sheet I reckon.

    Dave Wood: Chris Woakes stock rises almost every time he puts on England shirt.

  7. Eng 208-6published at 44 overs

    Woakes 56, Root 84

    Four boundaries and one six from Chris Woakes on his way to fifty. It's been a really mature innings to follow up his excellent, miserly bowling earlier today. Jonathan Carter continues, this game crawling rather than galloping towards a finish. Joe Root angles his bat, as he's done so often today, to pick up a single and nudge England further to the total. Chris Woakes then cracks a lovely looking boundary, jumping on a wide ball before standing back and admiring the shot.

  8. Postpublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Chris Woakes has an ability to be consistent in whatever he does. He's come in in a tricky situation and he's dampened any excitement for the West Indian fans.

  9. Eng 202-6published at 43 overs

    Root 82, Woakes 51

    Another couple of easy, almost leisurely singles rounds off the over. England need 24 from 42 balls to complete a series victory with one game to spare.

  10. 50 runs

    50 for Woakespublished at 42.3 overs

    Eng 200-6

    Kraigg Brathwaite continues, his slow little off-spinners, and Chris Woakes stands on the back foot and works it way for a couple. That's his half-century, his second in ODIs, and it's come at a crucial time for England. It's taken him 55 deliveries to get there, a nicely timed innings that calmed England when things were going a bit south.

  11. Postpublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Sir Curtly Ambrose
    Former West Indies fast bowler on TMS

    I think at the moment England are the more comfortable team, they're really cruising. 

  12. Daggers and Sir Curtly watch onpublished at 20:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    .Image source, Test Match Special
  13. Eng 197-6published at 42 overs

    Target 226

    Carter gets in tight as he reaches the crease and he's looking to cramp the batsmen for room. It's a decent theory but these two have their eye in now, and it's easy for them to work the singles. After that flurry of wickets, it's all gone a bit flat.

  14. Postpublished at 20:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Another 33 runs needed for England from the final nine overs. We're going to have another change of bowling, too. Medium pacer Jonathan Carter is on for a little trundle.

  15. Eng 193-6published at 41 overs

    Root 79, Woakes 46

    Cheers, Kal.

    Kraigg Brathwaite will continue, Joe Root content to prod and poke around. Jason Holder has a long chat with his bowler, towering above him, before there's a big yelp against Root for lbw. Root went down to sweep but made a real mess of it, ending up being struck almost on the waist. Far too high, though, and it's a hasty shake of the head from the umpire. 

  16. Postpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    Sir Curtly Ambrose
    Former West Indies fast bowler on TMS

    That's a catch that should have been taken. He had to run to his right but he got there comfortably in the end. That could be a costly miss because the West Indies need to take some wickets.

  17. Postpublished at 20:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

    I will now handover back to Amy Lofthouse , who will see you through to the end of this match. 

  18. dropped catch

    Dropped catch - Eng 189-6published at 39.6 overs

    You feel that could have been West Indies' last hope of winning this match. Woakes heaves one over to the long-on boundary and Powell, on as a sub, can't hold on out in the deep. 

  19. Eng 180-6published at 39 overs

    West Indies turn to a seventh bowler in this innings as Kraigg Brathwaite is given a run. His sometimes loopy, sometimes short and banged in, off-spinners don't trouble Root.  

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2017

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    Relax everyone. If history has taught us anything it is that we cannot watch an England game without having the opportunity to use all manner of cliches. Now, where can we start?

    Rich