England (206/4) level the series with convincing win over West Indies (202 all out) by 6 wickets in 2nd ODI

[BouncerGuy]

West Indies will face England in the second game of the three-match ODI series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today on Wednesday, December 6.

West Indies roared to an impressive win in the first match at North Sound. They chased an imposing 326 quite brilliantly. In the end, it looked easy but twice the hosts grappled their way back into the game before delivering a spectacular knockout blow.

They were under the pump in the field before hitting back and at 213 for five on what was supposed to be a tricky surface, they recovered admirably. Shai Hope's brilliant century vied for the highlight alongside the 113 needed from the last 68 balls.

West Indies would be mad to change a winning formula at this juncture. A win seals the series.

One game into the reboot and England already have problems. Jos Buttler looks exhausted and his form has dropped off a cliff. Sam Curran also looks spent and conceded the most number of runs ever by an England player in ODI.

Buttler, of course, has to play but Curran doesn't. Given he was axed from the World Cup team it is perhaps surprising he was restored immediately.

With Will Jacks offering a bowling option they can afford to lose Curran's batting skill and plump for John Turner who has been impressing in the nets.
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Squads:

England Squad: Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler(w/c), Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Gus Atkinson, Tom Hartley, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, John Turner, Rehan Ahmed

West Indies Squad: Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope(w/c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Gudakesh Motie, Keacy Carty, Oshane Thomas, Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Alick Athanaze, Kjorn Ottley, Matthew Forde
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[MANU ROY]

Hope West Indies win this match because they have hope

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shai Hope is in some form and he won the game for his team. West Indies did much better than England who looked very timid since their World campaign ended in horror.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Shane Dowrich is not part of the squad as he has retired recently.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pooran should replace Keacy, Akeal replaces Gudakesh and that side already looks a very good ODI side. They need to sort out their bowling rather than batting. You can't open the bowling with Romario Shepherd . They need to sort out their personnel and combination pretty quickly.

But they have made some good decisions lately and their Director of Cricket, Miles Bascombe sounds like he knows what he's doing. Very impressive gentleman @Markhor

 

[Markhor]

Pooran should replace Keacy, Akeal replaces Gudakesh and that side already looks a very good ODI side. They need to sort out their bowling rather than batting. You can't open the bowling with Romario Shepherd . They need to sort out their personnel and combination pretty quickly.

But they have made some good decisions lately and their Director of Cricket, Miles Bascombe sounds like he knows what he's doing. Very impressive gentleman @Markhor

They need to move on from the 70s and 80s legends. As great as they were, that era is long gone and they've made little impact in management positions over the years. That includes CS Desmond Haynes who needs replacing regardless of ENG series result.

I don't know about potentially being a very good ODI side. They're weak against spin and the domestic batsmen are worse - washed up Sunil Narine averaged 9.10 per wicket with a Test match ER in their last OD competition.

Domestic batting standards generally are embarrassing. The vast majority of WI domestic batting averages lie in the 20s and early 30s. I believe the only player who averages 40 in List A cricket is Shai Hope.

However Miles Bascombe's predecessor, Jimmy Adams, made some positive decisions. Finally an Academy has opened where youngsters across the islands can train. An Aussie, Chris Brabazon, is overseeing the education of coaches. A WI Academy team just hosted Ireland while the A team toured Bangladesh and South Africa this year.

If these steps were taken 30 years ago instead of lazily assuming the glory years would never end, they could've saved themselves from much pain.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They need to move on from the 70s and 80s legends. As great as they were, that era is long gone and they've made little impact in management positions over the years. That includes CS Desmond Haynes who needs replacing regardless of ENG series result.

I don't know about potentially being a very good ODI side. They're weak against spin and the domestic batsmen are worse - washed up Sunil Narine averaged 9.10 per wicket with a Test match ER in their last OD competition.

Domestic batting standards generally are embarrassing. The vast majority of WI domestic batting averages lie in the 20s and early 30s. I believe the only player who averages 40 in List A cricket is Shai Hope.

However Miles Bascombe's predecessor, Jimmy Adams, made some positive decisions. Finally an Academy has opened where youngsters across the islands can train. An Aussie, Chris Brabazon, is overseeing the education of coaches. A WI Academy team just hosted Ireland while the A team toured Bangladesh and South Africa this year.

If these steps were taken 30 years ago instead of lazily assuming the glory years would never end, they could've saved themselves from much pain.

They are investing long term and I like that they have backed the likes of Alick and they have doubled down on dropping Darren Bravo.

A couple more changes and they will be a competitive ODI side. They need to play 3 quicks instead of playing Yannic especially since the next World Cup is in South Africa. Maybe bring Jayden Seales in.

That, along with Pooran in for Keacy and Akeal in for Gudakesh, would make this a competitive side for sure.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Where are Pooran and Holder ? Man one or two guys are missing , their players never play together in all series. How will they bond and come together for a global tournament ?

 

[FearlessRoar]

Where are Pooran and Holder ? Man one or two guys are missing , their players never play together in all series. How will they bond and come together for a global tournament ?

Playing Abu Dhabi T10 league

 

[FearlessRoar]

Jos Buttler has captained England in 37 ODIs and won the toss 17 times (45.95%), while Shai Hope has captained the Windies in 15 ODIs winning the toss 6 times (40.00%)

 

[Kianig89]

World cricket needs WI let's support West INDIES, the culture of cricket in WI is unique , big grounds with serene environment and colorful crowd with their own bands and all.
This is where Icc has failed as a governing body

 

[Cricket Warrior]

England won the toss and elected to bowl first in the 2nd ODI against West Indies!



West Indies: 1 Brandon King, 2 Alick Athanaze, 3 Keacy Carty, 4 Shai Hope (capt/wk), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Sherfane Rutherford, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Yannic Cariah, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Gudakesh Motie, 11 Oshane Thomas.

England: 1 Will Jacks, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Zak Crawley, 4 Ben Duckett, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Jos Buttler (capt/wk), 7 Liam Livingstone, 8 Sam Curran, 9 Brydon Carse, 10 Rehan Ahmed, 11 Gus Atkinson.

 

[Markhor]

Here we go, reversion to default.

At least Carty didn't waste 39 balls like last time.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

West Indies top order collapses. 4 wickets down at 35 runs. Can they recover from here or will England rout them out. Will have to wait for it.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Revenge of Curran

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Wi 87/4 now. Steady recovery for them. Shai Hope is the only hope for WI now.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

West Indies is on 152/5 after 30 overs.

Shai Hope is playing at 63 not out and is looking solid once again.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Wi 195/ 8 after passage of 37 years. Things looking bleak for them. Should be a low scoring encounter now.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Wi bowled out at 202. England need 203 runs to win. Easy chase

 

[The Bald Eagle]

England starts their innings. There are 15/0 after lapse of 2 overs.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

England is cruising at the moment 6 overs 50/1.

Looking like an easy chase for them.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

England is 121/4 in 21 overs. It should be an easy chase but any quick two wickets can change the course of the match.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Comprehensive performance in the end and an impressive fightback after the defeat in the opener on Sunday.

 

[Firebat]

First good performance from Buttler that I can remember in a long time

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Will Jacks made 73 and Sam Curran took 3-33 as England beat West Indies by six wickets in the second one-day international in Antigua to level the three-match series.

Shai Hope's run-a-ball 68 helped West Indies recover from 23-4 to 152 before Liam Livingstone (3-39) and Rehan Ahmed (2-40) saw the hosts dismissed for 202.

Jacks led England's response with a mature knock before Harry Brook (43*) and Jos Buttler (58*) ensured England got over the line with more than 17 overs to spare.

The third and deciding ODI will be played in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday.

In the first match of this tour, Curran's figures of 0-98 were England's most expensive ever in a men's ODI as Buttler's side were unable to defend 326.

On the back of a disappointing World Cup - two wickets for 140 runs with an economy of 8.07 from 17.2 overs, and 35 runs in three innings at 11.66 with the bat - it has prompted scrutiny into his apparent fall from grace over the past 12 months.

Curran, the star of England's 2022 T20 World Cup triumph, had seemingly gone from the Indian Premier League's most expensive player - after signing a £1.85m-a-season deal with Punjab Kings - to broader question marks over his place and role in the England team.

In days gone by, even during a phase of rebuilding, there might have been a temptation to bow to outside pressure and drop Curran.

However, England coach Matthew Mott, together with Buttler, decided to stick with the 25-year-old for the second match at North Sound and their faith was rewarded.

Curran's first wicket owed much to batter error as Keacy Carty wafted at a wide one and edged to Zak Crawley.

The confidence boost that first wicket gave him, after such a chastening previous outing, was clear and he quickly had two more in the bag.

Brandon King initially had the better of his opening salvos with Curran, but a delivery which just moved a fraction was edged to Crawley.

Shimron Hetmyer was then pinned lbw on review, Curran having the confidence to persuade a dubious Buttler into sending it upstairs.

West Indies looked on the brink of collapse.

It would be pushing it to say Curran is 'back' on this showing, but an analysis of 7-0-33-3 in this match certainly makes for encouraging reading.

Green shoots of recovery if nothing else.

Jacks shows maturity as Buttler finds some rhythm

This was an innings of two halves from Jacks.

The first was full of flamboyant strokeplay as he and Phil Salt got England off to flying start, plundering 50 runs off 5.5 overs until the latter was bowled by Romario Shepherd.

Yet in his second ODI half-century, and his first outside of England, it was his maturity to play the match situation which was particularly encouraging.

The wickets of Duckett and Crawley necessitated a change of approach and Jacks was able to take stock, farm the strike, and ensure there was not a mad scramble in the dressing room.

It seems all the more puzzling such a talented versatile cricketer - his four overs of off-spin were expensive here, but he looks a handy option - was overlooked when England handed out multi-year contracts to 29 players last month.

For England captain Buttler, this knock will help heal some of the scars of such a bitterly disappointing World Cup.

He made 138 runs in nine innings at 15.33 during England's meek defence of the title they won so thrillingly in 2019.

After a scratchy three from 13 balls in the first ODI, there might have been some nerves when he came to the crease at 116-4, but after a patient start he found some rhythm at the crease.

Two effortless sixes off Yannic Cariah in consecutive balls were vintage Buttler in the finisher role - crisp, clean strikes down the ground which sailed over the ropes.

Buttler's knock comes with the caveat, however, that England were chasing a relatively low total in favourable batting conditions with much of the hard work already done.



West Indies v England: Second ODI, Antigua
West Indies 202 all out (39.4 overs): Hope 68 (68), Rutherford 63 (80); S Curran 3-33, Livingstone 3-39
England 206-4 (32.5 overs): Jacks 73 (72), Buttler 58* (45); Motie 2-34


Man of the Match: Sam Curran