RESULT
5th ODI, Gros Islet, April 03, 2009, England tour of West Indies
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(29/29 ov) 172/5
(28/29 ov, T:173) 146

England won by 26 runs

Player Of The Match
5/19 & 2 catches
andrew-flintoff
Player Of The Series
204 runs
andrew-strauss
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WI
Full commentary
end of over 286 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 146/10CRR: 5.21 RRR: 27.00
Fidel Edwards2 (3b)
James Anderson 6-0-34-2
Andrew Flintoff 5-0-19-5

England have staged an excellent comeback after being 1-2 down in the series. Strauss led them by example in Barbados and Flintoff, with his first five-for, took them to their first ODI series win in the Caribbean.

It did seem as though England were short by around 20 runs, especially given the stand between Bopara and Pietersen, but Collingwood and Prior dealt some crucial blows towards the end of their innings to take them to a competitive score.

Their bowlers made up for any slip-ups in the batting by dismissing the West Indian big three - Gayle, Sarwan, and Chanderpaul - cheaply to shut the hosts out of the match. Though Bravo and Pollard did resist, their team was always behind the eight-ball after losing those early wickets and their run-rate having crept up to close to ten-an-over.

Flintoff rounded off things superbly with a hat-trick - the cherry on what was in the end, a fairly convincing win. Do stay tuned, we'll get you the presentation details shortly.

Chris Gayle: "We are disappointed. It is unfortunate to have lost this game but we must give England credit for the way they played. It was a good wicket to bat on, but England bowled well. We have to work as a unit, but I'd like to thank people for their support throughout the series. The Test series win was important, and we got better as we played. We did turn a corner as a team but there is still a long way to go."

Andrew Strauss: "It's been a long hard tour, and to come out as winners is a special feeling. Freddie's had a tough tour and he showed his quality today. That's why he is the best bowler in the world because he can do it well under pressure. We would have liked to have won the Test series, but to get this one-day series helps us gain the momentum. The guys have worked hard and when you do that it feels great to get the desired result."

Andrew Flintoff is the Man of the Match - "Nice way to finish te tour and nice to finish on a high personally. I'm working on the batting, and hopefully there's s good score round the corner. It's been a tough trip, so it was very important to finish on a high. So to get to winning ways with an intensive summer coming up is very important."

Andrew Strauss has been named the Man of the Series for his impressive run of performances in the ODIs. "The fact that I did well in the Tests helped, and I was seeing the ball much better. I hadn't played one-dayers for about a couple of years but it was good to lead by example here."

Well that's all we have from here folks. It's been a pleasure bringing you this entire tour, and we hope you've enjoyed our coverage. From the entire Cricinfo staff in England as well in India, it's goodbye and goodnight. Adios!

27.6
1W
Anderson to Sammy, 1 run, OUT

run out, drilled down the ground towards long-off, calls for the second even though there isn't one, Pietersen rockets in an accurate throw at the striker's end, Prior takes off the bails to find Sammy well short

Daren Sammy run out (Pietersen/†Prior) 7 (8b 0x4 0x6 19m) SR: 87.5
27.5
1
Anderson to Edwards, 1 run

short of a length on middle, swatted back past Anderson for a run

27.4
1
Anderson to Sammy, 1 run

full on the off stump, a low full toss, driven to long-off

A surge of people leaving the ground now. None of them are Englishmen

27.4
1w
Anderson to Sammy, 1 wide

takes the bottom edge on the way to the keeper and the umpire calls it a wide

27.3
1
Anderson to Edwards, 1 run

full toss outside off, slashes hard, gets the outside edge towards third man

27.2
1
Anderson to Sammy, 1 run

length ball on the off stump, chipped towards long-off

27.1
Anderson to Sammy, no run

in the block hole but dug out well by Sammy, falls over as he dabs it into the off side

end of over 275 runs • 3 wickets
WI: 140/9CRR: 5.18 RRR: 16.50
Fidel Edwards0 (1b)
Daren Sammy4 (4b)
Andrew Flintoff 5-0-19-5
Stuart Broad 6-0-32-1
26.6
Flintoff to Edwards, no run

Nope, an inswinging yorker, but dealt with well, pushed into the off side wide of cover

Can he make it four in a row?

These are also his career-best figures - 5 for 19

26.5
W
Flintoff to Benn, OUT

timber! He's taken three in a row and what's more it's a five-for! Yorker on middle, Benn makes room but it's too quick and he fails to get his bat down in time, the stumps take a beating and Flintoff is mobbed

Sulieman Benn b Flintoff 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0

Benn in the hot seat!

26.4
W
Flintoff to Rampaul, OUT

Flintoff on a hat-trick! Full on middle and leg, tries to whip it off his pads, misses and is struck on the pads in line with the stumps, Flintoff was late to appeal but Prior was convinced, and so was the umpire

Ravi Rampaul lbw b Flintoff 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0

Ravi Rampaul, the new batsman

26.3
W
Flintoff to Ramdin, OUT

bowled'im! Full and straight on the off stump, swinging in, Ramdin shuffles to tickle that fine, he's moved across a little too much and ends up playing the ball onto the stumps, Flintoff's taken three and England are inching towards a series win

Denesh Ramdin b Flintoff 12 (10b 2x4 0x6 7m) SR: 120
26.2
4
Flintoff to Ramdin, FOUR runs

edged and four, tried to cut that over point but he'll take it,, flew off the outside edge and third man had no chance

26.1
1
Flintoff to Sammy, 1 run

yorker, excellent stuff, on middle stump, Sammy somehow manages to make contact as he tries to heave it over midwicket, his the bottom of the bat and rolls wide of cover

38 needed off 18. Flintoff comes on now

end of over 268 runs
WI: 135/6CRR: 5.19 RRR: 12.66
Denesh Ramdin8 (8b 1x4)
Daren Sammy3 (3b)
Stuart Broad 6-0-32-1
James Anderson 5-0-28-2
25.6
4
Broad to Ramdin, FOUR runs

long hop on middle, Ramdin gets back and pulls it away between deep midwicket and deep square leg for a boundary, but has it come too late?

25.5
1
Broad to Sammy, 1 run

the short-arm pull again, struck back past Ramdin for a single

25.4
1
Broad to Ramdin, 1 run

short and wide, makes room and cuts that uppishly towards deep cover

25.3
1
Broad to Sammy, 1 run

short on leg stump, plays a short-arm pull down the ground to long-on

25.2
1
Broad to Ramdin, 1 run

slower ball bowled short on middle, slapped back past the bowler towards long-on

25.1
Broad to Ramdin, no run

short again, bowled at 84.1 mph, beats Ramdin as he tries to play the cut

Broad to bowl

end of over 253 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 127/6CRR: 5.08 RRR: 11.50
Denesh Ramdin2 (4b)
Daren Sammy1 (1b)
James Anderson 5-0-28-2
Stuart Broad 5-0-24-1
24.6
1
Anderson to Ramdin, 1 run

on middle and leg, turned away to fine leg for a single

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