a misfield at point, and there it is! England seal the series with a game to spare, after a spirited response to a very wobbly wobble in the middle of the innings
West Indies vs England, 2nd ODI at North Sound, Mar 05 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd ODI, North Sound, March 05, 2017, England tour of West Indies
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5.14pm So, that's the end of that. Have a read of George Dobell's match report before you go, and tune in next week for the third match. "We will be ruthless," says Morgan. "We want to put out our best XI." Sounds ominous. See you then.
5.11pm And sure enough, Joe Root is Man of the Match. "Jason set the tone, got us miles ahead of the rate. We had to stay calm, and accept the odd over with 1 or 2 off of it. Told Chris to take his time to get in, and let's build something together. He played exceptionally well, and it's a sign of a good team that we don't rely on one or two players."
Finally, Eoin Morgan has a chat. "I sum that up as just a victory," he says. "We were a little sloppy in the field and the chase wasn't ideal. That period where we lost wickets was a bit of a concern, but take your hat off [to Root and Woakes]."
5.09pm So, here we go. Time for a chat with West Indies' captain, Jason Holder. "Disappointing feeling to come so close, we fought really well but dropped some chances in the field. And we need some partnerships up front. You needed to graft to get some runs on this pitch. We've got to know when it is time to seize an opportunity. Tough to lose one of your main bowlers [Shannon Gabriel]. Hopefully we'll get him fit."
5.07pm Presentations coming up shortly. Joel: "Woakes for Man of the Match? I reckon Root will get it because of having the higher score but Woakes' contribution with both bat and ball was invaluable. To go at 3.25/over in an ODI is incredible and without him staying at the crease, I reckon the match would've got away from England. " I'd go Woakes as well, but all will be revealed soon enough ...
5.04pm Gaurav B: "Both teams scored 225 in 47.5 overs. The wickets in hand made all the difference....." That is a very good spot. West Indies could have held onto a few more catches to help their cause as well...
Hypocaust: "Addendum to that Woakes tailender stat - That six took Woakes past Bresnan to become England's leading ODI run scorer in batting positions 8-11. And what an accolade that is. All hail the king of the tail!
4.55pm So, that's the end of that. Not a classic contest by any stretch, but it nearly threatened to be an old-school low-scoring dogfight of an ODI. But Root's class and Woakes' calm head neutered a brave West Indies effort. What might have been if Jason Roy had been given out and England had been 1 for 2, however? His fifty was vital early momentum.
pk: "is there such thing as an unwobbly wobble?" Wibble
48.2
1
Brathwaite to Root, 1 run
48.1
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Brathwaite to Root, no run
panned into the covers... not yet ...
end of over 486 runs
ENG: 225/6CRR: 4.68 • RRR: 0.50
Chris Woakes68 (83b 5x4 2x6)
Joe Root89 (125b 3x4)
Jason Holder 10-0-46-0
Kraigg Brathwaite 5-0-21-0
47.6
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Holder to Woakes, no run
lovely delivery! A looping fast leg-break that turns Woakes inside out. A bit late in the day for jaffas, but there you go
47.5
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Holder to Woakes, SIX runs
picks the slower ball this time, and the scores are level with a mighty bosh over long-off! The hundred partnership too, as Root's hopes of his own hundred are officially ended
47.4
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Holder to Woakes, no run
bashed into the covers. This is a good over in the circumstances!
47.3
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Holder to Woakes, no run
big appeal as Woakes walks across his stumps, but going down leg
47.2
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Holder to Woakes, no run
urgh, a dirty mow at a slower-ball cutter. The ball just about hops over the off stump, but that would have been an ugly way to go. Almost hauled himself off his feet
47.1
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Holder to Woakes, no run
forward and clipped to midwicket
end of over 476 runs
ENG: 219/6CRR: 4.65 • RRR: 2.33
Chris Woakes62 (77b 5x4 1x6)
Joe Root89 (125b 3x4)
Kraigg Brathwaite 5-0-21-0
Jason Holder 9-0-40-0
46.6
1
Brathwaite to Woakes, 1 run
one more single to the cause. Put a fork in it, etc
Dk: "why root is decided to not play in ipl ?" Test captain, new baby, permanently on tour with England in all three formats... he has his reasons...
46.5
1
Brathwaite to Root, 1 run
forward and tucked out to deep midwicket
46.4
1
Brathwaite to Woakes, 1 run
worked into the leg side
46.3
2
Brathwaite to Woakes, 2 runs
dropped! A bit of a long-hop, Woakes leant back to welly a welcome boundary, but toe-ended to Holder at mid-on, who can't cling on with his dive!
46.2
1
Brathwaite to Root, 1 run
on the toes, another single
46.1
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Brathwaite to Root, no run
on the pads, tapped to midwicket. Nothing doing there
end of over 461 run
ENG: 213/6CRR: 4.63 • RRR: 3.25
Chris Woakes58 (74b 5x4 1x6)
Joe Root87 (122b 3x4)
Jason Holder 9-0-40-0
Kraigg Brathwaite 4-0-15-0
45.6
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Holder to Woakes, no run
another dot does at least mean Root is facing with three figures theoretically in his grasp...
Kuldeep: "England need 14 to win, Root 14 for a 100. Can he do it???" I strongly doubt it
45.5
1
Holder to Root, 1 run
another single to the cause
realthog: "When is Cricinfo going to replace its appalling mugshot of Chris Woakes?" Dunno, whenever I can be bothered to do a bit of housekeeping, I guess. Which, as Mrs Miller will confirm, is rarely... anyway, it's not that bad, is it? A bit primary school, I guess
45.4
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Holder to Root, no run
down the track and beaten past the inside edge
45.3
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Holder to Root, no run
wicket to wicket line
45.2
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Holder to Root, no run
forward and nurdled to the leg side
Hypocaust: "Woakes is the first Englishman to make more than one 50+ ODI score in batting position #8-11." Gosh, splendid stattage, Mister Caust
45.1
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Holder to Root, no run
a bit of bounce outside off, and through to the keeper, past a loose cut
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