England vs West Indies LIVE: T20 World Cup latest score and updates
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Follow all the action as England begin their T20 World Cup campaign against reigning champions West Indies.
Eoin Morgan’s side will attempt to banish the woes of 2016 when Carlos Braithwaite hit four monstrous sixes in the final over to vanquish Ben Stokes and complete a tremendous chase. “It’s definitely going to be in the back of their minds. For us to be in that situation and get over the line, it shows that sort of never-say-die attitude,” said West Indies captain Kieran Pollard, who missed the final due to injury five years ago. “I thought what Carlos did in those four deliveries in that last over, it’s unbelievable. It’s something that as a team we actually saw last night and it brought goosebumps back to us.”
Morgan has kept his cards close to his chest over his team selection, with plenty of scrutiny on the captain himself due to his poor recent form, and England can afford few slip-ups in a tricky group. If they can prevail in spin-friendly conditions in Dubai, though, and add the T20 World Cup to their ODI crowd, Morgan will go down as one of cricket’s great captains. “The name of the country on the shirt is irrelevant really when it comes to a World Cup,” he said of the task in front of his team. “You need to prove your worth through performance.” Follow all the latest updates below:
West Indies 44-6 (10)
How do the West Indies play this? If Pollard and Russell are able to stick around for the next five overs or so there are few capable of accelerating at a greater tempo at the death, but you sense their attacking impulses may take charge at some stage in an attempt to put a degree of pressure back on England, who still have five overs from Adil Rashid or Liam Livingstone to come. Pollard drags his bat out of the way as Jordan gets his final delivery to lift off a length from a fifth stump line.
They’ll mull it all over during a drinks break.
West Indies 44-6 (9.3)
A stifled appeal from England as Kieron Pollard tries his best to play right around a full length ball from Chris Jordan. Pollard just about gets the inside half of his bat to it.
West Indies 42-6 (9)
Russell seldom stands on ceremony but that’s bold even for him - a heave at his first ball outside off that might have ended up in Sharjah had he connected properly. He strikes only air and Mills oohs and aahs as he completes another good over for England.
OUT! Nicholas Pooran c †Buttler b Mills 1 (9b 0x4 0x6), West Indies 42-6 (8.5 overs)
He’s got him this time! It’s pace on outside off again and Nicholas Pooran is unconvincing with his footwork, throwing disconnected hands at a ball that perhaps just leaves him in a touch from a fuller length. A thin, but audible, nick is safely pouched by Jos Buttler - six of the best for England.
Andre Russell strides out in rather troublesome circumstances.
West Indies 42-5 (8.4)
Mills just struggling a touch with his radar here, twice pushing back-of-the-hand slower balls down the legside with Pooran unable to connect with wristy sweeps. The second is greeted with a grunt from Mills, who had also beaten the left-hander on the outside edge with a quicker one.
West Indies 41-5 (8.2)
Tymal Mills has swapped ends and starts with a wide as he tries to keep the ball out of the reach of Pollard. It was a slower ball - Mills’ great strength is the variation in pace he is able to generate, down below 70mph when he changes down from his 90mph+ stock speed.
West Indies 38-5 (8)
Pollard pushes a single to long-on to get off the mark to close Jordan’s first over. A dejected Shimron Hetmyer strokes his chin on the balcony, with Dwayne Bravo following suit.
OUT! Dwayne Bravo c Bairstow b Jordan 5 (5b 1x4 0x6), West Indies 37-5 (7.2)
Another! This vaunted West Indies batting line-up is crumbling!
Bravo had cut Chris Jordan’s first ball for four over backward point and tries to double the dose, but only succeeds in skewing to Jonny Bairstow, who takes a sharp catch in front of him as Bravo fails to make proper contact with his cut. The West Indies are five down and in comes their captain. Kieron Pollard may have to perform miracles. This has been a disaster of a start for his side.
West Indies 33-4 (7)
Superb from Moeen Ali. He’s not necessarily known as a particularly effective powerplay bowler but he has bowled brilliantly, tying down a placid Pooran and Dwayne Bravo for the concession of only two singles even after the field has spread. 4-1-17-2 his figures for the night - Eoin Morgan couldn’t have asked for any more, and that’s his fifth bowler, ostensibly, over and done with.
Chris Jordan replaces his former Sussex teammate Mills at the other end.
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