3 d. ago Harry Brook revels in leading ‘awesome’ England after West Indies clean sweep

England won the T20 series 3-0 to match their one-day international result.

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3 d. ago Ben Duckett blows West Indies away as England wrap up T20 series sweep

England, 248-3, beat West Indies, 211-8, by 37 runsDuckett hits 84 off 46 balls in 120-run opening standHarry Brook hit an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, a quickfire cameo on a usual night, yet the slowest of England’s offerings in this record-breaking contest. His side piled up 248 for three, their highest total at home in this format, to set up a 37-run victory over West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 international.Ben Duckett top-scored with 84 from 46 balls as he shared an opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith, 135 brought up at the 10-over mark. The destruction calmed down a touch thereafter but West Indies were still invited to pull off their highest successful T20 chase. It never felt on, even as Evin Lewis whipped away a first-ball six. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago England make dominant start to Charlotte Edwards era — but India will provide true test of their progress

An overmatched West Indies were duly dispatched in a 6-0 clean sweep, but tougher tasks are to come for Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side

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1 week 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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2 w. ago England complete T20 clean sweep over West Indies with victory at Chelmsford

Heather Knight top-scored with an unbeaten 66 as England went on to clinch a 17-run triumph.

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2 w. ago England’s new regime seal perfect start with women’s T20 clean sweep of West Indies

3rd T20: England 144-5, bt West Indies, 127-8, by 17 runsHeather Knight bails out team with first T20 fifty at homeWest Indies finally brought some fight in the third T20 international at Chelmsford on Monday, led by their captain, Hayley Matthews, who took three wickets and scored 71 as she unsuccessfully battled the elements in an attempt to overhaul England’s under-par total of 144 for five.During a West Indies run-chase in which both teams were nervously eyeing up the DLS par, and was disrupted by a 15-minute rain shower midway through the 16th over, England put down three consecutive catches off the bat of Realeanna Grimmond, sparking unwelcome memories of their horror exit from the World Cup at the hands of West Indies last October. Continue reading...

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