Well, that's 2023 wrapped up for England's cricketers.

"The defeat completes a disappointing end to the year for England's white-ball sides after a 2-1 series defeat in the one-day internationals that preceded the T20 leg of the tour, and the group-stage exit of the 50-over World Cup in November," is the sobering verdict of my colleague Ffion Wynne.

You can digest every word of her match report here...

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Thanks for your company throughout this year. See you on the other side.

West Indies skipper Rovman Powell: "We spent some time yesterday in some team meetings and those meetings served us well. We are still a good bowling unit but in the previous two games the guys just didn't execute. It was closer than we thought at the end today, yes. We kept losing key wickets but we always knew Shai Hope was going to be the important man on this pitch.

"When England batted on it we knew it was not going to offer a lot of shots. We had someone in Shai who could graft in the middle overs and get to 40 off 35 balls that would serve us as a batting group well. In each and every game we have had players who stand up.

"I have a good bunch of guys round me, and good support staff. The guys respect me and trust me, and my judgment. I try to lead from the front and as a captain if you do that people will follow.

"The pitches have been good and credit to the grounds people right across the Caribbean. We had good wickets in Barbados, Grenada and again here in Trinidad. A lot of times in the Caribbean we as players are unhappy with the work that goes on with the grounds but hats off to them they have done fantastic."

England captain Jos Buttler: "The conditions were different from a few days ago with it being a used wicket. We probably didn't manage to adapt quickly enough. I thought 160 would have been a decent score to defend. I thought it was a fantastic bowling effort and we needed wickets to try to win the game.

"We did well to hang in there as long as we did. If we had a few more runs to play with it might have allowed us to put a bit more pressure on the opposition but I thought we did well with the ball.

"Phil Salt has had a fantastic series with back-to-back hundreds. Even today he was getting set again. He's had a brilliant series. We've found out lots about ourselves as a team and it's important we take the learnings and make sure we continue to improve. The breeze plays a big part here, the way the pitches can play, the premium with six hitting.

"The stop clock? We only really noticed it in the last game here. I thought everyone got round pretty quickly. It's another part of game and it's good to keep it moving."

Kev Mcveigh: Phil Salt's average of 82.75 for this series is higher than Harry Brook's or Will Jacks' total runs. It's higher than anyone's best score by a mile. His lowest score is higher than Jacks' best. Maybe now he'll get credit from the media and selectors. Maybe.

Player of the series, England batter Phil Salt: "It's disappointing to come out on the wrong side of it. It was another good game of cricket tonight and we took it as deep as we could. Shai Hope played a really good knock and I think we will be better off in the coming months for this experience.

"My own form? I'm not sure to be honest. Maybe it's more time in and around the set-up, the conversations with Jos Buttler and learning off him. I feel that's the sort of thing. International cricket has been a learning curve for me and I will keep trying to take in as much as I can.

"The pitches have been a challenge. There's a lot more on the toss in this part of the world than maybe we are used to at home. When we batted first in daylight it was a different wicket to when the floodlights came on. That's a different game and challenge your game management."

Player of the match Gudakesh Motie of West Indies, who took 3-24: "I know my ability and stick to putting the ball in the right area. The most important thing is hitting the lengths in international cricket. Finger spinners don't get much from the wicket so you have to work on other things such as length.

"It's my second series and it means a lot to me. I think it was total team effort to win the series."

Brian Robertson: Well. Another serious defeat for England. Not sure where they go from here. Jos Buttler and Matthew Mott gone?

Steven Finn
Former England bowler on TNT Sports

Heartbreak for England. They might have had a sniff going into the last over after an excellent 19th from Sam Curran. But it was lost in the first half of the game. England were duped into believing the pitch was as good as the other day and they didn't adapt quickly enough. Looking forward to the T20 World Cup next year, reading conditions will be crucial for teams to do well in that tournament and England have to do it better than they did today.

Carlos Brathwaite
Ex-West Indies all-rounder on TNT Sports

A satisfying series win for West Indies regardless of how hard they made it from 2-0 up. It's been some good solid results for Rovman Powell as captain and Darren Sammy as coach. It looks like things are coming together. We are seeing some good bits of strategy from them.

West Indies win by four wicketspublished at 23:16 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2023

23:16 GMT 21 December 2023

West Indies are euphoric as they take the series 3-2 with a win in the decider.

England's players look disconsolate.

WI 133-6published at 19.2 overs

19.2 overs

Shai Hope needs just one of those five balls as he finishes the game with a quite stunning shot.

Hope smashes a full wide ball from Chris Woakes over the boundary at deep point for six!

He finishes with an unbeaten run-a-ball 43.

A flash of the blade from Jason Holder to Chris Woakes runs away to fine leg but a dive on the boundary from Rehan Ahemd prevents the boundary.

Shai Hope on strike. Six to win off five balls.

Jason Holder flashes at and sets off for a risky single from his first ball

Moeen Ali misses with the throw at the stumps and Sam Curran cannot deflect it back on the stumps.

Squeaky bum time!

Jos Buttler dries the ball before handing Sam Curran.

Curran bangs his third ball in short to Andre Russell, who ducks out the way. No run.

The England left-arm seamer's fifth ball is another short ball which Russell attempts to pull but gets a toe end on it and cannot put it away. Two dots in a row.

West Indies need 10 from eight balls.

Jos Buttler fiddles with plasters on his knuckles as he plots with Sam Curran.

Curran starts with a yorker, which is dug out by Shai Hope. No run.

The next ball is a high full toss which is miscued for a single. 10 from 10.

Andre Russell, batting neither a helmet nor a cap, waiting for something he can punish from Rehan Ahmed but has to settle for a few singles.

Ahmed's penultimate delivery is deliciously dispatched to the boundary by Shai Hope as he opens up the face of the bat and thrashes it behind point.

West Indies need 11 from 12 balls.

Reece Topley finishes his four overs with three dots, a wicket and a couple of singles.

A solid night's work.