Phil Salt and Dan Mousley have crafted key half centuries which helped England overcome a poor start to reach 263-8 in the deciding third one-day international against host West Indies.

Here was a young team doing what they had envisaged before the series: not just winning, but also showing a new grasp of the intricacies of the unique rhythms of 50-over cricket. Unfortunately for the England fans lucky enough to be in Barbados,

Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran shared a 72-run partnership for the fifth wicket to help England to 209 as it batted first on a difficult pitch in the first one-day international against the West Indies.

(Reuters) -England skipper Jos Buttler hammered a superb 83 off 45 balls to steer his side to a seven-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 international against West Indies in Barbados on Sunday, with the tourists storming to a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

We roll into this second T20, of a five-match series, with the scorch marks from England’s smokin victory last night still on the grass. Phil Salt (103) and Jacob Bethell (58), two of England’s bombastic Barbados boys,

England’s bowlers stifled a powerhouse West Indies batting line-up to leave the tourists needing 159 to win the second T20 and move 2-0 ahead in the five-match series. Saqib Mahmood’s four-wicket haul helped England win the series opener 24 hours earlier and the fast bowler dovetailed with Jofra Archer to reduce the Windies to 35 for three in the powerplay.

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