England v West Indies, 2013-14

At North Sound, Antigua, February 28, 2014. West Indies won by 15 runs. Toss: England. One-day international debuts: M. M. Ali, M. J. Lumb.

From 180 for two in the 37th over, requiring 90 more, England contrived to lose their first international match since the harrowing tour of Australia. It was poor reward for Michael Lumb who, at the age of 34, became the first England batsman since Dennis Amiss in 1972 to make a century on his one-day international debut. Lumb, who had already appeared in 20 Twenty20 matches for England, was playing only because Alex Hales had injured his thigh, while Hales himself was in the 50-over squad only because Alastair Cook and Ian Bell had been rested. Lumb, then, was a stand-in for a stand-in, but he took his chance, and put on 96 for the first wicket with international debutant Moeen Ali. But Lumb's tame dismissal, popping a catch to cover on a sluggish pitch, sparked a collapse of four for 31 in six overs; the 59 needed from the last seven proved beyond Bopara, playing his 100th one-day international, and Bresnan. England managed only one boundary in their last eight overs, whereas West Indies had ransacked exactly 100 runs from their final seven, after a steady century partnership between Simmons and Dwayne Bravo had rescued them from 45 for four.

Sammy's 61 from 36 balls was the icing on the cake. Three famous Antiguans - Curtly Ambrose, Richie Richardson and Andy Roberts - received knighthoods on the field during the innings break. The previous day, Viv Richards, already an Antiguan knight, had unveiled a bronze statue of himself in the forecourt of the stadium that bears his name.
Man of the Match: D. J. Bravo.