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12.28pm: The start has been officially delayed - but it's not for the reason you think. Apparently West Indies haven't made it to the ground yet. Here's what the update from the ECB says: "Due to a delayed arrival of one of the playing teams, who are stuck in heavy traffic north of the river, the scheduled start of play will be delayed.

Match delayed by the ridiculous London traffic....

In reply to mikesiva

Rain prediction 1.45 to 3 .... ground time....

In reply to Onionman0

It's been miserable all morning here in North London, so if it's the same in South London, I'm not optimistic.

1.10pm: England win the toss and bowl, a pretty straightforward call given the conditions.

West Indies, meanwhile, have made three changes, bringing in Shamar Joseph, Sherfane Rutherford and the fit-again Evin Lewis - who made 176 on this ground in 2017 - for Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer and Jewel Andrew

England: 1 Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, 3 Joe Root, 4 Harry Brook (capt), 5 Jos Buttler (wk), 6 Jacob Bethell, 7 Will Jacks, 8 Brydon Carse, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Matthew Potts, 11 Saqib Mahmood

West Indies: 1 Brandon King, 2 Evin Lewis, 3 Keacy Carty, 4 Shai Hope (capt & wk), 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Justin Greaves, 7 Roston Chase, 8 Alzarri Joseph, 9 Gudakesh Motie, 10 Jayden Seales, 11 Shamar Joseph

0.3
Saqib Mahmood to Brandon King, wide, outswinger, too wide outside off, Brandon King chases it well away from his body and misses for it be wided

0.3
Saqib Mahmood to Brandon King, 1 run, 135kph, fuller length, King presses forward and pushes to mid-off for a risky single. King has to move around the bowler as well but luckily for him, Brook doesn't collect the ball cleanly

1.4
Brydon Carse to Lewis, FOUR, Lewis gets off the mark with a boundary! 131kph, harmless short ball outside off, Lewis hops and cuts aerially behind square on the off-side. No chance for third man to cut it off
1.6
Brydon Carse to Lewis, FOUR, 133kph, Lewis spots the length early

WI 14/0 (2) CRR: 7

Evin Lewis 8(7)
Brandon King 4(5

2.6
Saqib Mahmood to Brandon King, FOUR, 133kph, Brandon King comes down the track, moves leg-side in the process to free his arms. It's a fullish delivery outside off and the batter reaches out for it by bending and then drives over wide mid-off. Off the bottom part of the bat

WI 20/0 (3.0) CRR: 6.32

Brandon King 10(11)
Evin Lewis 8(7

3.5
Brydon Carse to Lewis, out Caught by Smith!! Gone! Hip-high back of a length ball, Lewis swivels to pull hard, hits him high on the bat and hence the timing isn't spot-on. Jamie Smith flies to his right at shortish midwicket and snaffles it with both hands. Makes a tough catch look easy. Lewis struck a boundary earlier with a similar shot but this one went in front of square as the length wasn't that short. England get the breakthrough.

Lewis c Smith b Brydon Carse 8(12) [4s-2]

WI 20/1 (3.5) CRR: 5.22

Keacy Carty comes to the crease

Brandon King 10*(11)

5.1
Potts to Brandon King, FOUR, 131kph, Brandon King greets Potts with an authoritative boundary. Pitched up outside off, King gets forward and drives hard and uppishly to the left of the bowler. Mid-off is too wide

5.6
Potts to Brandon King, out Caught by Jamie Smith!!

Brandon King c Jamie Smith b Potts 16(20) [4s-2]

WI 27/2 (6) CRR: 4.5

Keacy Carty1(4)

Matthew Potts
1-0-6-1
Brydon Carse
2-1-11-1

Another loose shot this is what separates the joe roots from the kings

Hope gone.

6.2
Saqib Mahmood to Shai Hope, out Caught by Brydon Carse!! Golden duck for Shai Hope! 128kph, with leg gully and deep backward square leg in place, it's been banged in short by Saqib Mahmood, Hope goes after with a pull shot first ball and pays the price. Only manages a top-edge, more height than distance. Carse moves to his left from deep backward square leg to catch it. Mahmood is elated. It was probably a plan that worked perfectly.

Shai Hope c Brydon Carse b Saqib Mahmood 0(1)

1st ball. Block out another ton Carty. Man off the IPL boat in.

In reply to velo

KING IS A SHITE HOUND. DONT COMPARE THE EEDIOT KING TO WHITE SUPREME ROOT WHO IS WAY ABOVE IN TALENT AND CULTURE.

DEDING WID LAF EEDIOTS.

In reply to velo

Hit and miss batsmen. Obviously more miss than hit.The road back to respectability moving further back in the rear view mirror.

Sherfane Rutherford, left handed bat, comes to the crease
6.3
Saqib Mahmood to Rutherford, no run, chance? Back of a length, Rutherford nudges with the swing to square leg

6.5
Saqib Mahmood to Rutherford, FOUR, 127kph, beautiful stroke to get off the mark. Overpitched delivery, Rutherford gets forward,
6.6
back-to-back boundaries! Mahmood pulls his length back, serves ample width outside off, Rutherford stands tall on the back foot to stab it in front of square on the off-side

WI 36/3 (7) CRR: 5.14

Sherfane Rutherford 8(4)
Keacy Carty 2(5)

8.6
Brydon Carse to Rutherford, SIX, 125kph, banged in short, Rutherford sees that coming. Spots it early, swivels across and hooks it with in the direction of the wind. There's a man at deep backward square leg and he can only watch it sail over his head
8.5
Brydon Carse to Rutherford, FOUR, Carse goes fuller and Rutherford meets it by getting forward. A good-looking cover drive and the left-hander collects his third boundary

In reply to Narper

Bowl him short like in test cricket and he will get out

9.2
Potts to Keacy Carty, FOUR, cracking sound! 133kph, too full outside of

In reply to velo

WI 64/3 (11) CRR: 5.82

Sherfane Rutherford 22(15)
Keacy Carty 16(18

13.4
Saqib Mahmood to Rutherford, FOUR, Mahmood pverpitches and Rutherford pounces. The left-hander shows the maker's name as he drives firmly between the umpire and the non-striker. Poses for the photographs as well does Rutherford.

WI 80/3 (14) CRR: 5.71

Keacy Carty 23(26)
Sherfane Rutherford 31(25)

Carty's average now 50+
Rutherford's average now 75+

In reply to NYCGURU


83/3 from 15

WI 83/3 (15) CRR: 5.53
Rain stops play

Sherfane Rutherford 33(30)
Keacy Carty 24(27)

In reply to Chrissy

Nice recovery.

15:10 Local Time, 14:10 GMT, 19:40 IST:
The rain has intensified in London. Looks like we will have to wait for quite some time before we see some more cricketing action.

15:45 Local Time, 14:45 GMT, 20:15 IST:
Good news, folks! The rain has stopped and the covers are coming off

Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

15.1
Adil Rashid to Rutherford, no run

Rain done

17.2
Adil Rashid to Keacy Carty, out Bowled!! Chopped on! The feet didn't quite move there for Keacy Carty and he pays the price for it. A tossed up full conventional leg-spinning delivery outside off, Keacy Carty looks to drive through covers but only manages to get an inside edge that goes onto hit the stumps. The rain break has brought a breakthrough for England.

Keacy Carty b Adil Rashid 29(35) [4s-2]

Loose shot how much in this innings so far

WI 90/4 (17.2) CRR: 5.19

Sherfane Rutherford 35(36)

Justin Greaves, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.6
Adil Rashid to Rutherford, FOUR, shot! Slightly short around leg-stump, Rutherford lines it up and pulls it through backward square leg to find the fence

18.3
Will Jacks to Rutherford, FOUR, smartly done! Some extra bounce on this delivery from a length around off, Rutherford is surprised a bit but manages to open his bat-face and guides it past short third to find the fence

18.6
Will Jacks to Rutherford, FOUR, on the shorter side outside off and quicker through the air, Rutherford rocks back and cuts it nicely with the spin past backward point to get the desired result. 11 runs off the over

20.4
Potts to Justin Greaves, FOUR, nicely done! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Justin Greaves leans into it

WI 121/4 (21) CRR: 5.76

Sherfane Rutherford 53(4
Justin Greaves 12(10

21.2
Adil Rashid to Justin Greaves, out Caught by Duckett!! Two wickets in quick succession for Adil Rashid!

Justin Greaves c Duckett b Adil Rashid 12(12) [4s-1]

WI 121/5 (21.2) CRR: 5.67

These guys can not bat plain and simple greaves and chase are its and pieces crucketers .

21.3
Adil Rashid to Roston Chase, out Caught by Root!! Two in two for Adil Rashid and he is cock-a-hoop! A pair of golden ducks for Roston Chase. The Windies are losing the plot after the rain break. A back of a length delivery outside off, some turn and extra bounce on this occasion, Roston Chase pushes at it tentatively without any feet movement and gets a thick outside edge. Root at first slip fumbles on the first attempt but takes it on the second attempt.

Roston Chase c Root b Adil Rashid 0(1)

21.4
Adil Rashid to Motie, SIX, no hat-trick for Adil Rashid! A dragdown outside off, Motie takes full toll as he rocks back and pulls it with disdain over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

WI 128/6 (22.1) CRR: 5.77

Gudakesh Motie 6(3)
Sherfane Rutherford 53(4

Adil Rashid
4-0-23-3

22.3
Potts to Rutherford, SIX, an outstanding effort from Carse in the deep! A length ball on the hips, Rutherford plays the pick up shot and the timing is spot on.

Some dark clouds are looming overhead. Let's hope the rain stays away
23.4
Adil Rashid to Rutherford, no run, quick and flat and on a back of a length on off, kept out watchfully

23.6 Adil Rashid to Motie, FOUR, smartly played! 86kph back of a length delivery outside off, Motie waits for it and opens his bat-face to guide it through the vacant third man region to find the fence

24.5
Potts to Rutherford, FOUR, lovely stroke! Pitched up ball on off, Rutherford leans into i

WI 148/6 (25) CRR: 5.92
Match reduced to 40 overs due to rain

Sherfane Rutherford 67(63)
Gudakesh Motie 11(6

In reply to Narper

WI 153/6 (27) CRR: 5.67

Sherfane Rutherford 70(70)
Gudakesh Motie 12(11

Positives. An odi middle order of Carty, Hope, Rutherford, Pooran, Shepherd is a very good one. Openers need to step up. King and Lewis are good batters out of touch.

27.2
Brydon Carse to Rutherford, out Caught by Brook!! A false stroke from Rutherford and he can't believe that he has perished! A cross-seam shortish delivery angling across Rutherford. He tries to take it on and goes for the big pull across the line but only manages to toe-end it

Rutherford c Brook b Brydon Carse 70(71) [4s-9 6s-2]

29.2
Brydon Carse to Motie, FOUR, short onto leg stump, Motie backs away and flat bats that through mid-on for a boundary. Hand comes off the bat but ball travels to the fence
29.1
Brydon Carse to Motie, FOUR, good length angling onto off, Motie hangs back and punches it down the ground. Neatly struck to the left of mid-off

30.4
Will Jacks to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, full and with the arm from round the wicket, ends outside off. Joseph slams it with a clean swing down the ground for a boundary

WI 178/7 (31) CRR: 5.74

Alzarri Joseph 9(13)
Gudakesh Motie 26(21

31.1
Jacob Bethell to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, tossed up onto middle, Joseph swipes it across the line to the left of long-on for a boundary

32.4
Saqib Mahmood to Motie, SIX, straight down the ground

Motie is a better batsman than many, they should move him up in the batting lineup.

32.4
Saqib Mahmood to Motie, SIX, short and angling outside off, Motie backs away and flat bats this one down the ground. Came off the toe-end but went all the way for six

33.2
Will Jacks to Alzarri Joseph, SIX, top shot! This was flighted up onto off, asked Joseph to take it on and clear that straight fielder. He smokes it right off the middle and into the first tier down the ground

33.6
Will Jacks to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, on a length and straightens onto middle stump, clipped behind square for a couple of runs. 15 off the over
33.5
Will Jacks to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, spinning into the arc from a length, Joseph stays back and swivel heaves it behind square for a boundary

WI 212/7 (34.1) CRR: 6.

Alzarri Joseph28(21)
Gudakesh Motie38(31)

34.3
Adil Rashid to Motie, FOUR, loopy onto the pads,

34.1
Adil Rashid to Motie, 2 runs, googly outside off, Motie closes the bat face and punches it down to long-on

In reply to Narper

Hope Motie gets the 50 and it brings confidence to his bowling

WI 217/7 (35.1) CRR: 6.17

Gudakesh Motie 44(37)
Alzarri Joseph 28(21

35.3
Potts to Motie, FOUR, very full and outside off, Motie slams his drive to the right of mid-off for a boundary

WI 221/7 (36) CRR: 6.14

Gudakesh Motie 48(42)
Alzarri Joseph 29(22

36.5
Jacob Bethell to Motie, 2 runs, darted onto the pads, pushed softly towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. That'll be 50 for Gudakesh Motie

WI 227/7 (37) CRR: 6.14

Gudakesh Motie 52(46)
Alzarri Joseph 31(24

37.1
Brydon Carse to Motie, SIX, back of length onto middle, Motie backs away and scythes this over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

38.2
Saqib Mahmood to Alzarri Joseph, SIX, a slot ball onto off stump, Joseph shuffles in and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Poor bowling

38.4
Saqib Mahmood to Alzarri Joseph, out Caught by Potts!! slower delivery that was back of length outside off. Joseph goes for a big swing and gets a top edge that flies up in the air. Potts from short third runs back and settles under the catch.

Alzarri Joseph c Potts b Saqib Mahmood 41(29) [4s-5 6s-2]

Well Done Gudakesh

Shamar a single to retain strike for the final over? What jokey cricket

39.3
Potts to Motie, 3 runs, solid yorker onto middle, Joseph backs away and carves it through backward point. Scampers back for three runs

39.6
Potts to Motie, out Bowled!! Slower delivery that angles in from a length, decieves Motie for pace as he swings through the wrong line and gets through the shot early as well. Pegs back the leg pole.

Motie b Potts 63(54) [4s-5 6s-3]

The revised DLS target for England is 246!

0.6
Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, FOUR, inside edge again, four again. In-angling length ball on midde-leg, Smith looks to work it into the leg-side, gets a thick inside edge and the ball runs away to fine leg
0.5
Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, FOUR, 131kph, edged and four! Seams in a shade, Smith stands tall to punch and the inside edge goes just over the stumps before dribbling away to the fine leg fence. Streaky boundary to get off the mark

ENG 9/0 (1) CRR: 9 REQ: 6.08
England need 237 runs

Jamie Smith 8(6)
Ben Duckett 0(0)

Jayden Seales
1-0-9-0

1.3
Shamar Joseph to Duckett, 5 wides, 141kph, inswinger

Shamar rapid nuh blow-wow!

1.6
Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, FOUR, uses the bowler's pace and angle to his advantage does Smith! Full and angling in on leg, Smith clips it away over midwicket. Doesn't overhit and relies on timing

NG 21/0 (2.2) CRR: 9 REQ: 5.97

Jamie Smith12(Ben Duckett1(4)
Shamar Joseph
1-0-10-0

In reply to mikesiva

Why are we persisting with these two? Not because the plan leaving the dressing room was 4 overs upfront each bowler. If one taking licks. Well two. Change them

Why does the captain have this ridiculous smile on his face? Is he happy with what's going on?

In reply to WalterWhite

Following the script. Last captain that failed to follow lost his job.

In reply to Narper

Dropped by Rutherford

Greaves now

50 fi Smith now

A who a coach this side.

6.6
Motie to Jamie Smith, out Bowled!!

Jamie Smith b Motie 64(2 [4s-10 6s-3]

ENG 93/1 (7) CRR: 13.29 REQ: 4.64
England need 153 runs -

WI 251/9 (40)
ENG 100/1 ( CRR: 12.5 REQ: 4.56
England need 146 runs

This done in less than 20 overs at this rate.

WI 251/9 (40)
ENG 113/1 (9.1) CRR: 12.33 REQ: 4.31

15.6
Roston Chase to Duckett, out Caught by Lewis!! Chase kept Duckett quiet and he's rewarded with the wicket now - just a hint of flight outside off, Duckett's eyes lit up as he went for the expansive drive, didn't bother to keep it down and Lewis clutches it reverse cupped at cover. . Should've tried to go over the infield and or tried to keep it all along the ground, but Duckett did neither and pays the price.

Duckett c Lewis b Roston Chase 58(46) [4s-5 6s-3]

WI 251/9 (40)
ENG 155/2 (16) CRR: 9.69 REQ: 3.79
England need 91 runs -

Joe Root 23(23)

Chase drops Brook

ENG 162/2 (17) CRR: 9.53 REQ: 3.65
England need 84 runs -

Joe Root 25(27)
Harry Brook 5(2

23.2
Motie to Brook, SIX, smoked away!! Too short from Motie, Brook rocks back and pulls it away into the stands beyond deep mid-wicket

ENG 198/2 (24) CRR: 8.25 REQ: 3
England need 48 runs

Joe Root 43(46)
Harry Brook 21(25)

In reply to Narper

24.4
Alzarri Joseph to Root, out Caught by Shamar Joseph!! Off cutter that was banged in short onto middle and leg, Root goes for a big pull shot but top edges this one. Holes out to deep backward square leg where Shamar Joseph dives in to complete a neat catch.

Root c Shamar Joseph b Alzarri Joseph 44(49) [4s-1]

26.4
Shamar Joseph to Buttler, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
26.3
Shamar Joseph to Buttler, 2 runs, back of length onto off, pulled into the ground towards deep mid-wicket
26.2
Shamar Joseph to Buttler, FOUR, good length and shapes in slightly from outside off, Buttler gets an inside edge towards the fine leg boundary

WI 251/9 (40)
ENG 239/3 (29) CRR: 8.24 REQ: 0.64

England need 7 runs in 66 balls -

Harry Brook26(36)
Jos Buttler35(16)

$$$$$aaaaammmmmyyyyyyy!

WI 251/9 (40)

ENG 246/3 (29.4)

England won by 7 wkts
(Match reduced to 40 overs due to rain, DLS target 246

the west indies became minnows when they lost to kenya in the 1996 world cup
and now they have to qualify to make the world cup