68 h. ago England beat West Indies by 37 runs in third ODI to complete series sweep – live reaction

England complete series sweep in SouthamptonWTC final news | Sign up for The Spin | Email James3rd over: England 33-0 (Duckett 22, Smith 11) A drag down from Hosein is slapped to the square boundary by Duckett. Don’t bowl there, son. Duckett plinks down the ground for a couple, losing his shape slightly as he tries to go down the ground. SIXAH! The pint sized opener smears a big one on the sweep behind square. Four more down the ground all along the baize. Shai Hope can’t plug the gaps and Duckett is manipulating the field with aplomb. Seventeen runs off the over.2nd over: England 15-0 (Duckett 6, Smith 9) Jason Holder with the second over, long limbs chugging into the crease and decent bounce off the custard cream coloured surface. Shot! Smith drives on the up over mid-on with that deliciously clean swing of the blade. Sizeable outfield in at the Utilita (as no one calls it) boundaries harder to find than at postage stamp sized Bristol. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago England v West Indies: first men’s T20 cricket international – live

Updates from Chester-le-Street, 6.30pm BST start‘Harry’s team now’: Brook makes instant impactLiam Dawson returns to the England side for the first time since 2022. That’s a major victory for the Wisden podcast, not to mention Liam Dawson. Jamie Smith will open in the absence of Phil Salt, who is on paternity leave, and Will Jacks continues his ODL role at No7.West Indies have a much stronger side than in the ODI series, with frightening depth in their batting – Andre Russell is at No9. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jones and Beaumont hit tons as England seal ODI series win over West Indies

England 366-6, West Indies 223; England win by 143 runsOpeners dominate as hosts seal three-match ODI seriesEngland took advantage of the absence of Hayley Matthews to thrash West Indies by 143 runs in the second one-day international at Leicester on Wednesday.Having waited 12 years to score a maiden international hundred, Amy Jones resolved to achieve the feat twice in five days, and this time did so in just 76 balls, reaching 129 before departing in the 31st over. Tammy Beaumont, meanwhile, followed up with a second consecutive hundred of her own, despite battling what she jokingly described as “man flu”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jones and Beaumont make ODI history as England thrash West Indies and seal series

England 366-6, West Indies 223; England win by 143 runsOpeners dominate as hosts wrap up series victoryEngland took advantage of the absence of Hayley Matthews to thrash West Indies by 143 runs in the second one-day international at Leicester on Wednesday.Having waited 12 years to score a maiden international hundred, Amy Jones resolved to achieve the feat twice in five days, and this time did so in just 76 balls, reaching 129 before departing in the 31st over. Tammy Beaumont, meanwhile, followed up with a second consecutive hundred of her own, despite battling what she jokingly described as “man flu”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jamie Smith in a ‘great place’ to attack India in marquee Test series

Smith had never opened in List A cricket before.

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9 d. ago Jamie Smith reveals England’s future potential after clean sweep over West Indies

Smith bludgeoned 10 fours and three sixes for his first fifty in his 13th one-day international.

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1 week ago England need 246 to claim ODI series clean sweep against West Indies

The Windies fell to 28 for three and then 154 for seven.

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1 week ago Joe Root hits stunning 166 as England seal ODI series win over West Indies

Root is now England’s all-time leading ODI run scorer

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1 week ago Joe Root’s magical 166 guides England to ODI series win over West Indies

2nd ODI: England, 312-7, bt West Indies, 308, by 3 wktsKeacy Carty hits 103; Root replies with 166 not outEngland spent much of this game digging themselves into not so much a hole as a full-blown trench, a toxic combination of regular errors and occasional misfortune leaving them in a truly desperate situation, apparently destined for convincing and deserved defeat. Enter Joe Root, and an innings for the ages.Root produced a display of simply ethereal stroke-making on his way to a stunning, unbeaten 166, a batting performance of such beauty that the ugliness of much that came before will almost be forgotten. It was his highest score in ODIs, propelling him past Eoin Morgan to become England’s leading run-scorer in this format, and the first Englishman to score more than 7,000 runs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gus Atkinson out of England ODI series against West Indies with hamstring strain

England have decided not to risk the Surrey quick in Harry Brook’s first assignment since taking over as white-ball captain.

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3 w. ago England blow as Jofra Archer ruled out of West Indies ODI series after latest injury setback

Bowler will miss entirety of three-match series with ligament injury sustained while playing in the IPL

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