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I would like our team to win today. This is all I have to say.

West Indies have won the toss and have opted to bat

I like it arready ..... shows confidence and purpose

Both Smith and Fab Allen back in.

Hope that make a lot of you happy.

In reply to Windiesfan78

You believe you are de only one

I have observed you predicting WI doom and gloom as the game progresses

Listen chap....this wagon is for POSITIVE VIBES for west indies....those who want to bash WI .. bringing negative vibes are never welcomed....let dem start their own threads.

Doesn't mean genuine WI fans cant vent with a few posts on the thread as the game progresses

In reply to Drapsey

I am satisfied the righttt selection choices were made

In reply to Narper

Ok, let's go. I'm rooting for that elusive Pouty ton today!

In reply to Drapsey


You should play Fantasy League on this board

What about Ocean's 5 fer?

In reply to Narper

I wouldn't count on it.

CricInfo:

What's in a name.

In reply to Narper

Just for that, could I please get a video link?

I have a subscription to Sling, but this series is not being carried.

In reply to Narper

Sorry if I offended anyone in this thread. I know I am not the only one who supports the men. Time to Rally Round the West Indies!

Brandon King and Mayers are at the crease.

Brandon King is on strike.

Topley will open the attack

In reply to Windiesfan78

No worries pal
We ware frank on this board
you are most welcomed om this wagon

3/0 after 1

Brandon King and Mayers are at the crease.

Brandon King is on strike.

Topley will open the attack

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix fi Brandon

WI 3/0 (1) CRR: 3

Brandon King 2(5)
Kyle Mayers 0(1)

Reece Topley
1-0-2-0

In reply to Narper

Victimizer forced to spit and lick it up

In reply to Chrissy

Lovely shot!

1.1
Saqib Mahmood to Brandon King, SIX, first ball and Mahmood has been sent over the rope. That would bring back some memories from Hosein's assault.

In reply to mikesiva
o my FL horsey..great stroke

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix fi Mayers

In reply to Narper


Mayers six! And a four!

1.4
Saqib Mahmood to Mayers, SIX, that sound good, is good. Second six of the over and Mahmood immediately under pressure. This was marginally short and Mayers was quick to pick the length, he dispatches it in typical Calypso style pull over deep square leg

1.6
Saqib Mahmood to Mayers, FOUR, ufff! That ball traveled at the rate of knots to the fence. Mayers short-arm jabs it in front of square on the leg-side and there was a fielder in the deep but he had no chance even with a full length dive. Once again pick the length early and got into position to play the one-legged pull

Four fi Mayers
22/0 after 2

WI 22/0 (2) CRR: 11

Fourrrrrrrrrrrrrr fi Brandon

In reply to Chrissy

King four!

2.1
Topley to Brandon King, FOUR, shot! This more out of the textbook. Nothing much wrong with the delivery. Topley offers a bit of width and King crunches the punch in front of square, bisects the two fielders inside the ring and the timing takes it away

31/0 after 3

In reply to mikesiva

I feel very confident we are winning this one

I like we won the toss and batted..I like the team selected today

I am calling it now

3.2
Moeen Ali to Brandon King, no run, stumping missed.

In reply to Narper

Billings missed stumping!

In reply to Narper

Upon the fall of wicket 1, our resident fan will start the arseness

Seriously who can teach our players to play proper spin bowling. Current batting coach is not effective

In reply to Halliwell


Mayers four! Six!

King six!

Mayers four!

Fourrrrrrrrrrrrrrr fi Mayers
50- partnership

58/0 after 6
Mayers 31*
King 25*

WI 58/0 (6) CRR: 9.67

In reply to Chrissy

Rashid on now. Careful guys.

Mayers gawn fi 31- brilliant catch Roy and Salt
59/1

In reply to mikesiva

You said it

6.4
Adil Rashid to Mayers, out Caught by Philip Salt!! That's brilliant bit of work from Roy. It will gone down as caught Salt but it was the England opener who did all the work. The googly which is on the shorter side, Mayers rocks back and pulls towards deep mid-wicket,

Mayers c Philip Salt b Adil Rashid 31(19) [4s-3 6s-2]

googly to rhatid - watch it Shep
60/1 after 7

In reply to Chrissy

Shepherd in as pinch hitter, other batsmen scared of Rashid!

Shepherd hits Livingston for six!

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix fi Shep

In reply to Chrissy

Six and out!

Shep gawn
67/2

69/2 after 8
King 28*
Pooran 1*

7.5
Livingstone to Shepherd, out Caught by Mahmood!! The experiment to send Shepherd up the order does not work. He was given the license to go after everything and perishes doing that. This was fuller and in the slot, but there is turn on this surface and the ball did enough to take the outside edge, balloons towards short third man and Mahmood does the rest.

Shepherd c Mahmood b Livingstone 6(5) [6s-1]

Six fi Nickypoo

Pooran six!

WI 69/2 ( CRR: 8.62

Nicholas Pooran 1(1)

Brandon King 28(23)

8.1
Adil Rashid to Pooran, SIX, first ball against Rashid and Pooran has sent it over the fence. Rashid overcooks the flighted delivery and that allowed Pooran to get under it, he sits down and smacks it straight down the ground

78/2 after 9

Four fi Brandon

WI 78/2 (9) CRR: 8.67

Brandon King 29(26)
Nicholas Pooran 9(4)

Wide

9.2
Moeen Ali to Brandon King, FOUR, flatter delivery and King made it on a short delivery by using the depth of the crease, stays really back and quickly rocks back to pull it wide of long-on

86/2 after 10

Brandon 34*
Nickypoo10*

1,000 T20 runs fi Nickypoo - nice

Damn Brandon gawn fi 34
Brandon King c Jordan b Livingstone 34
89/3

That should have been in the Bridegtown Port.

10.4
Livingstone to Brandon King, out Caught by Jordan!!

Brandon King c Jordan b Livingstone 34(31) [4s-2 6s-2]

WI 89/3 (10.4) CRR: 8.34

Nicholas Pooran 11(6

In reply to Courtesy

Rashid is back.

In reply to mikesiva

Good move. Pollard can only murder pyam pyam spin.

In reply to Courtesy


Rashid has really been a class apart from the other spinners.

95/3 after 12

It should be blast off time. England cannot possibly get us all out in 8 overs.

WI 95/3 (12) CRR: 7.92

Nicholas Pooran 16(13)
Kieron Pollard 3(4)

Adil Rashid
3-0-15-1

In reply to Courtesy
The time is now to blast off is right !!!

In reply to Narper

Absolutely.

99/3 after 13

This is where you need a meassage from the dressing room...now or never.

WI 99/3 (13) CRR: 7.62

Nicholas Pooran 18(17)
Kieron Pollard 5(6)

Chris Jordan
2-0-18-0

103/3 after 14

In reply to Courtesy

TTe current coach does not do dat....men out in the middle know what to do

Weak cop out which is bought by CWI Prez and de so called cricket director

Come on....if you cant...make way for hose who will follow

DO NOTT LEAVE FOT THE LASTT 3 OVERS

In reply to Courtesy

Rashid puts Pooran out of his misery.

Fellas cannot sweep or reserve sweep.

14.4
Adil Rashid to Pooran, out Bowled!! This was coming - Pooran was getting imminently frustrated by the leg-spinner. backs away to a loopy wrong 'un - was looking to play with the turn and go over long-off, but this one didn't turn as much as he expected, swings through thin air and the off-stump is pegged back. Rashid has been outstanding right through the tour, not being any different today either.

Pooran b Adil Rashid 21(24) [6s-1]

In reply to mikesiva

Misery indeed

what di hell is going on? run rate.

CLaaataaaaaaaax Pooran gawn
105/4

In reply to mikesiva

Misery caused by Pouty effing around there

Rashid done now

In reply to Narper
That's right... Don't worry about a thing...

In reply to Chrissy

Rashid 2-17

In reply to mikesiva

class act

In reply to Narper

If you want to win t20 matches in 2022, you need a good legspinner.

match fixing .... anything is possible with this wi team and management

TThey dig demself in a deep effing hole

I blame POUTY

Come on....BLAST OFF

113/4 after 16

In reply to mikesiva

Holder KILLED Bishoo

Now Pouty killing Walsh

It's an effin shame

WI 113/4 (16) CRR: 7.06
Rovman Powell

2(6) Kieron Pollard 11(12)

Saqib Mahmood
2-0-27-0

In reply to Narper

Powell six!

Pollard four!

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix fi Powell

16.2
Topley to Powell, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

Four fi Polly

In reply to Chrissy

Powell four.

Anyway they come.

16.4
Topley to Pollard, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

16.6
Topley to Powell, FOUR, to third man

Four more - lucky
137/4 after 17

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix fi Rovman

Rain

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix more

In reply to Narper

NARPER,
are we seeing a covert sabotage plan before our eyes

we could not be this inept

Deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political advantage.

17.5
Jordan to Powell, SIX, to long-off
17.4
Jordan to Powell, SIX, swatted, sheer power from Powell - wasn't a bad ball, full and well outside off - he bends down low, brings the bottom-hand into play and swipes it hard and flat - way over long-on for a maximum

146/4 after 18

In reply to Chrissy

Pollard six!

Siiiiiiiiiiiiix fi Polly

18.1
Topley to Pollard, SIX, clubbed, can't bowl length to this man, he'll send it flying into the stands - slot ball from Topley - lets Pollard get under it and then shovel it high and deep into the stands at mid-wicket

50 partnership

160/4 after 19

WI 160/4 (19) CRR: 8.42

Rovman Powell 28(15)
Kieron Pollard 31(21)

Reece Topley
4-0-43-0

In reply to Chrissy

Pollard six!

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiix fi Rovman

19.1
Jordan to Pollard, SIX, thumped, length ball from Jordan - can't miss your yorker to this man - Pollard gets forward and drills it back over the bowler's head, went sailing into the stands for a maximum

In reply to Narper

That Powell six!

Ok. This score is workable with to defend

19.3
Jordan to Powell, SIX, crunched, not a bad ball at all, was very full and might have missed the yorker by a fraction - but Powell stays deep and then opens up the on-side with a thunderous swipe, high and over mid-wicket for a maximum

179/4

Very good total dat

We left plenty of resources in the cupboard. We simply did not pace the innings well enough.

WI 179/4 (20) CRR: 8.95

Rovman Powell 35(17)
Kieron Pollard 41(25)

Chris Jordan
4-0-52-0

In reply to Narper

30 runs short..dumb batting order

In reply to Chrissy

Dat score got gums!

In reply to Courtesy

Okay...we could win this ....up to the bowlers and CATCHERS

We should have gone over 200 but we could work with this total...9 runs an over

In reply to FanAttick

We have been hoping for better....but we have been forced to accept self inflicted mediocrity again from team managemet

In reply to Courtesy

How many more? 10?
We should be able to defend this IF we have the right approach, and we claim we do

In reply to Narper
With the poor 10-15 overs England have a chance to take control of the the game in these overs. They bat out the overs and they should win.

We need early wickets and good bowling in the middle overs.

In reply to Narper

Hey Narps

Canada vs USA , Canada leading 1-0

I am at Tim Horton's Field( the Hammer), Hamilton , ON

Temp minus 12 deg C

Canadians chanting “We burned the f***ing White House to the ground.” (They actually did, in 1814.)

Roy and Tom Banton are at the crease.

Roy is on strike.

Akeal Hosein will open the attack

I love it again

Hosein opens the attack

0.2
Akeal Hosein to Roy, FOUR, make that two in two. Hosein as expected went flatter and quicker
0.1
Akeal Hosein to Roy, FOUR, Roy and England are off and running. First ball and Roy needs no sighters. He makes a bit of room and goes bang over the bowler, lofts through the line and clears the infield comfortably

Good wicket. Roy gone.

Come on Akeil ...you will get him...

Wicked catch dat Nickypoo
one down
8/1

In reply to Courtesy

Good catch Pooran!

Hosein strikes. Roy out for eight.

Gaw,,,,,,,and what did I say.....good job Akeal !!!!
0.5
Akeal Hosein to Roy, out Caught by Pooran!! Hosein has the last laugh. West Indies have their early wicket. Pollard's ploy to start with spin has worked as he sends back the in-form Jason Roy cheaply.

Roy c Pooran b Akeal Hosein 8(5) [4s-2]

In reply to mikesiva

Another two early wickets to put their middle order under pressure.

In reply to Narper

You watching a delayed broadcast?

In reply to Courtesy

He eyes buffering

In reply to culpepperboy

In reply to culpepperboy


Outdated iOS

1.1
Holder to Tom Banton, FOUR, Banton gets off the mark with his first ball. Angled into the right hander and that's easy pickings, Banton leans forward and flicks it behind square on the leg-side

Once Jason is getting licks his brain gets fried.

In reply to Narper

Ok so we establish Odean ent no Keith Arthurton in the field

1.4
Holder to James Vince, SIX, shot! That's just an extension of the arms from Vince and the ball sails over. Good length ball and Vince lofts through the line,

These guys are MOataoaraiNG

1.6
Holder to James Vince, FOUR, massive over, 17 runs. This was a tad unlucky though. Holder gets one to climb and move away, Vince was looking to force it through the off-side but is deceived, the outside edge flies away fine and down to third man

Surely, there must be a slip for Cotterel.

In reply to Courtesy

should be removed fron the attack pronto

In reply to Courtesy

Please see my 3 slips and 2 gullies thread.

In reply to culpepperboy

At least de cappo heard me.

2.5
Cottrell to Tom Banton, FOUR, that releases the pressure.

ENG 32/1 (3) CRR: 10.67 REQ: 8.71
England need 148 runs

om Banton 10(
James Vince14(5)

Sheldon Cottrell
1-0-5-0

In reply to Narper

Good over by Cotterell.

In reply to Halliwell

what anout now....better tham Logie

Dat was a dropped catch

Smith out of practice.

In reply to Halliwell

Odean taking licks with the ball too.


Pity Pooran dropped that chance off his first ball.

Wicket!

Banton out for 16.

In reply to Narper

You are a stats man
1 of 3 is about less than 34%

Keith was never below 90%

In reply to mikesiva

Licks whey??? Wicket!!!!!

3.1
Odean Smith to Tom Banton, SIX, that's huge. 90 meters. Full delivery on middle and leg, Banton dismisses it nonchalantly with a bottom handed whip and the ball sails over deep square leg

Gawn - Smith and Holder
Buju gawn
40/2
Tom Banton c Holder b Smith 16

Dropped catch now

In reply to Drapsey

In reply to mikesiva

Tell Bantom Boom bye bye

In reply to Drapsey

You booking excuse early

3.4
Odean Smith to Tom Banton, out Caught by Holder!! Smith has his man. Banton departs in a similar fashion like the previous game.

Tom Banton c Holder b Odean Smith 16(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

In reply to Halliwell

Another catch dropped off Odean.

3.5
3.5
Odean Smith to Moeen Ali, no run, dropped! Holder the culprit. This was a dolly and he made it look difficult. Sport just leveling things up there. It is the hard length and Moeen is caught by surprise, the ball climbs sharply and takes the glove, lobs gently towards slip and Holder makes a completely mess. He moves to his left and grabs at it, the ball slips past his grasp and goes to ground. Smith cannot believe it as he was almost celebrating

ENG 42/2 (4.1) CRR: 10.08 REQ:
Odean Smith
1-0-9-1

In reply to Halliwell

Butcher: it's a work event!

Are you watching Boris Johnson?

Smith looks like another Daren Powell, who suffered from the most dropped catches for any bowler.

In reply to mikesiva

I think the term is Gawd na sleep

In reply to Halliwell

4.4
Cottrell to James Vince, FOUR, fabulous shot! There was hardly any gap between cover-point and point but Vince has bisected them expertly. just a hint of width and Vince crunches it square on the off-side, the timing takes care of the rest

In reply to Narper

And another!!
Damn

4.6
Cottrell to James Vince, FOUR, now splits short third man and backward point. Vince is playing a gem here. This was a good ball. Back of a length and on off-stump, Vince stays leg-side and steers it behind square, he used the pace of Cottrell and collected the boundary

In reply to Narper

Oh dear that was another edge!

In reply to Halliwell

West Indies concentrating on de batsmen getting out not on getting de batsmen out. We need the 3 slips and 2 gullies mentality.

odean smith: 2 drop catches and 1 caught by keeper but no appeal

ENG 69/2 ( CRR: 8.62 REQ: 9.25
England need 111 runs in 72 balls

James Vince 34(17)

Moeen Ali 7(14)

Romario Shepherd
1-0-7-0

awful over by Pollard, absolutely no threat and 2 wides

In reply to Conorboy

It’s like if we don’t have 11 fielders!!!!

9.4
Odean Smith to James Vince, FOUR, superb shot! He backed away early and Smith followed him with a full delivery, but Vince had made enough room to free his hands and he creams the drive past the diving mid-off fielderr

Three down -Ali gawn come on allyuh wickets!

10.1
Holder to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Mayers!! Catching practice for Mayers at cover - Moeen never got going tonight, Holder took the pace off the delivery - pushed it wide of off as well, was hit hard onto the pit h and didn't come onto as nicely as Moeen edxpected, had to reach out on the drive and toe-ended a simple catch to Mayers, right at the edge of the circle. A wicket immediately after the break for the hosts

Moeen Ali c Mayers b Holder 14(19)

Gawn -Livingston
Liam Livingstone c Smith b Hosein 6
95/4

11.2
Akeal Hosein to Livingstone, out Caught by Odean Smith!! There's the wicket and there's some celebration from Akeal Hosein, this is a massive wicket - dropped short and it's the extra bounce from the wicket that's Livingstone's undoing - can't get on top of the bounce as he shaped for the cut, gets a big top-edge which is swallowed by Odean Smith at backward point. Worried faces in the English camp.

Livingstone c Odean Smith b Akeal Hosein 6(4) [4s-1]

In reply to Narper

Too many boundaries

Gawn - big wicked dat.
Vince gawn fi 55
Good Catch Fabian
James Vince c Allen b Hosein 55
112/5 after 13.3

In reply to Chrissy

Big big wicket

Salt and CJ to go

13.3
Akeal Hosein to James Vince, out Caught by Fabian Allen!!

James Vince c Fabian Allen b Akeal Hosein 55(35) [4s-7 6s-1]

Got him - stumped - Akeal is the real deal - 4 wickets for him
Phil Salt st †Pooran b Hosein 3
119/6

Sweet Caroline...she is not fat.

15.1
Akeal Hosein to Philip Salt, out Stumped!!

Philip Salt st Pooran b Akeal Hosein 3(6

In reply to Courtesy

Adil who?!?!

In reply to Halliwell

Akeal...not Adil

Akeal 4/28

Come allyuh clean dis up now

ENG 132/6 (17) CRR: 7.76 REQ: 16
England need 48 runs in 18 balls

This leg side line
inexperience

17.1
Odean Smith to Billings, SIX, lovely, superb start to the over - Smith misses the length, offers a pacy half-volley on the pads and it's whipped away over backward square leg for a maximum - England need more such blows

17.4
Odean Smith to Billings, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

ENG 148/6 (17.5) CRR: 8.3 REQ: 14.77
England need 32 runs in 13 balls

Garbage

Smith's 4 overs done.

Thank goodness.

17.6
Odean Smith to Jordan, FOUR, 20 from the over, England are right back in this - back of a length and at the stumps, Jordan swivels across and pulls it into the gap at deep mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes

England need 26 runs in 9 balls

18.4
Cottrell to Billings, leg byes, 2 runs, appeal for LBW, but the angle was taking the ball across the off-stump - West Indies will review though, was a full-toss that was going across the right-hander, Billings shuffled across on the sweep and missed, struck on the pad and the ball rolled to mid-wicket - Cottrell runs behind the ball, but can't prevent the second. The third umpire confirms what we knew all, impact itself is miles outside off

20 from 6

18.5
Cottrell to Billings, no run

Free hit
18.5
Cottrell to Billings, no ball, 2 runs, a high full-toss, how high was it? It's well above the waist and it's a no-ball - Cottrell misses the yorker, Billings sliced the piull over mid-wicket, comes back for the second and will get to face the free-hit

ENG 160/6 (19) CRR: 8.42 REQ: 20
England need 20 runs in 6 balls

In reply to Narper

Increase your RAM

No ball to rhatid

Jeez Jason

19.1
Holder to Billings, 1 run, to long-on

18 from 5

In reply to culpepperboy



Dont worry...we will ein

Gawn to blow wow!

162/7

and another wicket

We win to blow wow!

That was pure luck.

19.1
Holder to Billings, no ball, 1 run, wide full-toss from Holder, Billings toe-ends the slog to long-on, just a single. Oh dear! Holder has overstepped by a long way, it's a no-ball and a free-hit is coming up
19.1
Holder to Jordan, no run, brilliant from Holder - kept it full and kept it wide of off - Jordan had backed away and can't reach out

In reply to Courtesy

Nah ! Dat was a Cawmere man batting

19.2
Holder to Jordan, out Caught by (sub)Hayden Walsh!! It's Hayden Walsh and he doesn't drop catches, it's a slower full-toss, perhaps the ideal ball that Jordan would have wanted, was aiming at the shorter boundary with the swipe - just doesn't get enough on the shot though, a reverse cupped catch, right in front of the ropes at deep mid-wicket. But at least, the two batters crossed and Billings will be on strike

! Jordan c (sub)Hayden Walsh b Holder 7(10) [4s-1]

19.3
Holder to Billings, out Caught by (sub)Hayden Walsh!!

Billings c (sub)Hayden Walsh b Holder 41(2 [4s-1 6s-2]

Hat trick fi Jason Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Huge win my side

Use Walsh as a substitute fielder anytime!

19.4
Holder to Adil Rashid, out Caught by Odean Smith!!

Adil Rashid c Odean Smith b Holder 0(1)

In reply to Chrissy

Beaver trick

In reply to culpepperboy

What a hell of a win dis

19.5
Holder to Topley, out Bowled!!

Topley b Holder 0(1)

Talk about drama!

19.5

19.5
Holder to Saqib Mahmood, out Bowled!! West Indies win by 17 runs. But no one realised that Mahmood was bowled - was very full and at the stumps, Mahmood swung across the line, gets a thin inside edge which clips the leg-stump on its way to the boundary, ipping off the bail in the process.

Saqib Mahmood b Holder 0(1)

WI 179/4 (20)

ENG 162 (19.5)

West Indies won by 17 runs

In reply to Chrissy

Just tuned in...Congrats to Holder on his feat and to the Team, all. Well done

Congrats West Indies. I didn't think we had enough having squandered overs 10-15. Akeal brought us back into the match and deserves to get man of the match.

Just got home from Canada vs USA soccer

Chuned in an saw game over ....

Way ta go Pouty.





Kumar: "Quatrick for Holder!"

Atit: "There is something about 4 in 4 to win tournaments for WI against Eng. 4 sixes, now 4 wickets."

Mark B: "Now that was a collapse of English proportions "

In reply to Courtesy

I called it...I am a happy man

SO GLAD WE WON! Our rankings needed it, can't keep losing at home.

In reply to sgtdjones

Pouty and big Phil must be happy men....

In reply to Brerzerk
I expected to win

Who allyuh think mek di most money here

BETWAY!

In reply to Narper
Good call

7.35pm: Glorious scenes at Kensington Oval, West Indies parading around the boundary for their fans. They clinched the game by a 17-run margin, taking the series 3-2 - and with Jason Holder's four-in-four icing both England and the cake. Only the fourth time in men's T20Is that a bowler has taken four in four balls, a fine way for Holder to finish a series in which he was the leading wicket-taker by a street. He started the series with a career-best, and ends it with another. West Indies came in with storm clouds hovering, following their ODI defeat to Ireland, but seem to have plenty of talent to work with ahead of this year's T20 World Cup. England, well, they talked about squad development in the build-up, and will have got plenty out of the experience - albeit that they might feel this was a winnable match that snuck away from them

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM!!!

In reply to Narper

Yep.

Kay called it as well on another thread.

Congrats to the two of you and most of all, congrats to Pollard and the entire West Indies team.

In reply to powen001

Just Wow. I was nervous

In reply to anandgb

Anandbhai....you scarce bhai

Great game

7.45pm: Rollicking stuff, now time for the presentations... Starting with Moeen Ali "I thought WI were the better team and overall we didn't adapt that well, but we played some good cricket and it was a very good series. [Death bowling] That's something we're working on, I thought they played some amazing shots towards the end. We're trying to find solutions and we will get better, and some of our other guys come back. The new ball comes on nicely and then when it gets older [it got harder]. But they were very smart, the smarter of the two teams. It was a great series, great spectacle, but disappointing not to win. It's been a great learning, these conditions we've struggled in, we want to get better going forward. Good to see younger guys coming in, Toppers with the new ball and Rash throughout the series was fantastic. It's great to do it, but there's Jos as well, obviously. I don't really think about that too much."

Jason Holder is Player of the Match: "Classic finish, not the best of starts but trying to stay in the game. Total opposite to [yesterday], not starting well but being able to finish. Pride myself on [not bowling] no-balls, pleased with how I came back, bowled a dot ball next up and then they had to come hard. Pumped up for the moment, I love playing at Kensington Oval. We have the best fans in the world. Want to thank the England fans as well."Holder is also the Player of the Series: "There's a lot of hard work. An area I need to improve is my death bowling and variations. I'm improving in the nets, and the captain has the confidence in me. That does a lot for my confidence. People are seeing what I can do an giving me the responsibility. I feel really good about my role, I'll pass on the peripheral noise. Every time I step on the field it's about what I can deliver for the team. Full confidence and thanks to the management staff for giving me this role. Thanks to the ECB and England, they're tremendous players and good people. Looking forward to having them out here and give them a good experience. Look forward to seeing the Barmy Army during the Test series, may the better team win."

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard: "It's wonderful. Every single one in that dressing room, we rallied together. Every time we won a game there was something against us but we came out and rallied. Empty vessels make the most noise. The guys have worked tirelessly after coming from Jamaica, and we've bounced back pretty well. We understand what we want to do as a team, and we saw the results tonight. This was virtually a final, when you bat first and put runs on the board, you get 10-15 runs, too, because of the pressure as well. We know in the last four overs we can capitalise. Powell came in and gave us that impetus. Akeal getting that early wicket... Brandon had a great series at the top of the order, Jason Holder getting wickets, Odean Smith coming in after everything that has been said. I thought it was a total team effort."

In reply to sgtdjones

I would like BRAVO to hand that trophy to a player who earned it tho...

send he a text fuh muh

In reply to powen001

In reply to Narper
Yes great game.

In reply to sgtdjones

Save that for the hearing!

In reply to googley

Oh what did hetty do....ok he left Guyana without notify the powers that be and gats Covid?

Hope they dont punish him....

Really happy for Hosein...

He has really come on from strength to strength... kept his nerve.

In reply to powen001

The Frenchman ...Pierre is just as good....watch out for him....

Another of Your buddy Pouty boys ....

Well done West Indies. Words can't describe how pleased I am with this team. This makes up for the loss against Ireland because they put aside that disappointment and rallied as a team to get the job done in a must win game. Congratulations!

Wonderful win. Brings joy!