Summary

  • England fall short to suffer second defeat out of two in World Cup

  • England's chase of 226 undermined by loss of regular wickets

  • Beaumont top-scores with 46

  • England drop five catches and concede 21 wides

  • Campbelle and Nation put on 123 for fifth wicket

  • West Indies fall from 81-0 to 98-4

  1. Missed run out chancepublished at Over 44.1

    WI 169-4

    Add this one to the list of missed opportunities. A mix-up between Campbelle and Nation, Wyatt swoops and throws to Jones but the wicket-keeper fumbles with Nation barely in the shot.

  2. Postpublished at 00:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Anya Shrubsole should've caught that. She got two hands to it, has to be taken.

  3. dropped catch

    Dropped catchpublished at Over

    WI 166-4

    Another catch goes down - that's four in the innings. Nation went after a delivery wide of off and sent an outside edge spinning towards Anya Shrubsole at short third. But she can't hold on to a low catch.

  4. WI 162-4published at Over 43

    It's Nat Sciver on to replace Ecclestone and we do now see a little more intent from the West Indies batters.

    That only translates to six from the over though, Campbelle pulling high over mid-on for two from the last after four singles.

  5. WI 156-4published at Over 42

    NationImage source, Getty Images

    Credit to Kate Cross, who is on the money again as she concedes a pair of singles from the over, but, as Alex says, surely one of Campbelle or Nation needs to put their foot on the accelerator now?

    With eight overs to go, they are beginning to run out of time.

  6. Postpublished at 00:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    They can't both keep going at this pace. One of them has got to start going for it.

  7. Postpublished at 00:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Natalie Germanos
    BBC Test Match Special

    This is a good partnership, they are both set, but somehow they've got to find a way of putting their foot down now. It's got to go somewhere.

  8. Postpublished at 00:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    What a spell from Sophie Ecclestone. She shifted the momentum right towards England with her first few overs.

    Ecclestone bowling figures
  9. WI 154-4published at 00:42 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Absolutely fantastic from Sophie Ecclestone, she is done for today - with the ball at least - after another miserly over and finishes with figures of 3-20.

    Meanwhile, the stand between Campbelle and Nation is up to 56. Nine overs left in the innings.

  10. Postpublished at 00:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't think so. Australia just played extremely well, they didn't bowl badly. I'm not too concerned but it's definitely something they will be talking about.

  11. Postpublished at 00:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Natalie Germanos
    BBC Test Match Special

    England only took three wickets against Australia and now four here, and they did come quickly.

    Do they have a wicket-taking problem?

  12. WI 152-4published at Over 40

    Campbelle 30, Nation 16

    Five from the Cross over with a couple of wides down leg, otherwise only singles on offer for the Windies.

    They have 10 overs to try and push themselves up to a competitive total.

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 00:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    #bbccricket

    Georgie Heath: Amy Jones having a good day behind the sticks. I hope she can take that confidence into her batting and rediscover the magic we all know she is capable of.

  14. WI 148-4published at Over 39.2

    Very quick hands again from Amy Jones as Cross strays down leg. The England wicket-keeper whips off the bails as Nation overbalances but she gets her foot down just in the nick of time.

    It was closer that I first thought though, rapid glovework from Jones.

  15. Postpublished at 00:34 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Stephan says he has just gone and spoken to Nasser. I wonder if he asked him on the podcast for me.

  16. Postpublished at 00:32 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Natalie Germanos
    BBC Test Match Special

    A very rare mistake from Sophie Ecclestone. She's ruined her figures!

  17. WI 147-4published at Over 39

    Is this the start of the West Indies charge? They take nine from the over, albeit five of them wides as Ecclestone fired the ball down leg.

    A beauty to finish though, ripping past Campbelle's outside edge.

  18. Postpublished at 00:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Chedean NationImage source, Getty Images

    West Indies are destructive and dangerous with their boundary-hitting, but they've got to work on their strike rotation in the middle overs when their big players get out.

    It's letting them down at the moment.

  19. WI 138-4published at Over 38

    Kate Cross is back and it is another quiet over. With 12 overs remaining, West Indies can't wait too much long before making their move, can they?

  20. Postpublished at 00:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2022

    Three wickets so far for Ecclestone, can she get that maiden international five-for today?