England win the toss and BOWL in what remains a 50-over-a-side game. Ben Stokes rolled his ankle in training so Alex Hales comes in, while Chris Woakes, as expected, returns in place of Tom Curran. Windies are unchanged.
Messrs Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes are going to be missing the T20 series against the West Indies and fly home - so they can rest up for the IPL!
The final two Twenty20s are not scheduled to be shown on Sky television in the UK due to their sitting outside the original rights package. Cricket West Indies is currently in negotiations with Sony, the host broadcaster, in an effort to change this.
Messrs Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes are going to be missing the T20 series against the West Indies and fly home - so they can rest up for the IPL!
The final two Twenty20s are not scheduled to be shown on Sky television in the UK due to their sitting outside the original rights package. Cricket West Indies is currently in negotiations with Sony, the host broadcaster, in an effort to change this.
Be interesting to see if England are as careful about how they manage Mark Wood's health over the coming few months. Numerous back and hip problems have dogged what would have been a far more fluent international career of England's fastest test bowler currently in the squad - Overton (both J and C), Stone and Barber are actually a bit quicker more consistently of late but then again, Wood has been hurt.
Messrs Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes are going to be missing the T20 series against the West Indies and fly home - so they can rest up for the IPL!
The final two Twenty20s are not scheduled to be shown on Sky television in the UK due to their sitting outside the original rights package. Cricket West Indies is currently in negotiations with Sony, the host broadcaster, in an effort to change this.
Be interesting to see if England are as careful about how they manage Mark Wood's health over the coming few months. Numerous back and hip problems have dogged what would have been a far more fluent international career of England's fastest test bowler currently in the squad - Overton (both J and C), Stone and Barber are actually a bit quicker more consistently of late but then again, Wood has been hurt.
Wood has lengthened his run up in order to reduce the stress on his body and he's confident it's working.
How many sides could afford to drop a player who is one of the most destructive batsman in the world having also scored a hundred in his last innings? Because that might just happen to Hales.
How many sides could afford to drop a player who is one of the most destructive batsman in the world having also scored a hundred in his last innings? Because that might just happen to Hales.
Our strength at the top of the order is amazing. A shame none of them are better applied to the longer format...
How many sides could afford to drop a player who is one of the most destructive batsman in the world having also scored a hundred in his last innings? Because that might just happen to Hales.
Our strength at the top of the order is amazing. A shame none of them are better applied to the longer format...
It's because they play in Test cricket as if they are in an ODI that they aren't successful. Plus they get away with nicks from 1st slip to gully which they don't in the longer form of the game.
Roy Bairstow Hales. Pick any two from three in one day cricket and we have the best opening partnership in the word. Test match cricket we have one of the worse. Just goes to show one day cricket and five day cricket are as different as snooker and pool.
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England win the toss and BOWL in what remains a 50-over-a-side game. Ben Stokes rolled his ankle in training so Alex Hales comes in, while Chris Woakes, as expected, returns in place of Tom Curran. Windies are unchanged.
The final two Twenty20s are not scheduled to be shown on Sky television in the UK due to their sitting outside the original rights package. Cricket West Indies is currently in negotiations with Sony, the host broadcaster, in an effort to change this.
Stokes in Roy out (hamstring).
Bairstow is on fire. 4 sixes to reach 51 in 31 balls.
66/0
Bairstow b Thomas 56
The boundary isn't much further than in my back garden
Root c Hope b Thomas 5
165-3 25.5 overs
Bairstow
Hales.
Pick any two from three in one day cricket and we have the best opening partnership in the word.
Test match cricket we have one of the worse.
Just goes to show one day cricket and five day cricket are as different as snooker and pool.
Look at espncricinfo and the last couple of overs!!
I thought 350 would be enough & still do.
338-3 43.2 overs & next ball Morgan dropped.