England put to the sword in Trinidad

Eurosport - Mon, 16 Mar 15:23:00 2009

West Indies cruised to a six wicket victory over England in a one-off Twenty20 international in Trinidad.

West Indies' Darren Sammy, right, high fives with teammate Shivnarine Chanderpaul, after running out England's Dimitri Mascarenhas, left, for a duck. - 0

The hosts' excellent bowling and fielding restricted England to a modest 121 in 19.1 overs before Ramnaresh Sarwan's 59 put them in control and set up victory with two overs to spare.

England opener Steve Davies struck a solid 27 but after Kevin Pietersen was unluckily given out lbw and captain Andrew Strauss was brilliantly run out by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, England's batting folded meekly.

The West Indies coped comfortably with England's mediocre bowling which never threatened to force a result despite the early dismissal of Andre Fletcher.

England, who lost the Test series 1-0, continue their tour with the first of five one-day internationals in Guyana on March 20.

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  1. England hve been out-payed yet again. They went to the­ Caribbean expecting a thrash the Windies, But what met­ was a side on the rise. I am sure like many West Indian­ supports, I am proud to see the W.I perform admirably­ both on and off the field of play. Well done lads,­ we're very proud of you.

    From Donald M, on Mon 16 Mar 10:11PM

  2. I think that the pitch for the 2o/20 match was much too­ flat. It was not good for cricket!

    From Nancy B, on Mon 16 Mar 4:57PM

  3. I'll tell you what's pathetic - anyone even­­ being remotely concerned about the outcome of a 20/20­­ tip-and-run circus in the first place.

    England­­ performed below par in the Test series. West Indies­ played some good cricket and beat them. That is all­­ that matters.

    From kiff158, on Mon 16 Mar 3:13PM

  4. According to a magazine, he was reported to have a­ profile on 'r ich ki ss co m'. Is he dating­ there?

    From combi.nancy, on Mon 16 Mar 8:01AM

  5. Ricky Ponting will be beaming with smiles now somewhere­ in SA as the Aussies have already retained the Ashes­ before it is even started.

    From al.barney, on Mon 16 Mar 6:32AM

  6. England performance clearly shows that they are­ over-hyped and individually overated. ECB need to look­ at themselves from the top, to the least member of the­ England squad.

    From al.barney, on Mon 16 Mar 6:28AM

  7. What has Broad to blame this time?

    From al.barney, on Mon 16 Mar 6:24AM

  8. how much do these player get paid? im thinking it might­ not be enough. obviously they require better­ motivation.

    From guidedog, on Mon 16 Mar 6:07AM

  9. "Hey, Ponting! Stop sniggering at the back­ there!"

    From Wayne G, on Mon 16 Mar 5:59AM

  10. is anybody getting excited for the ashes ??????????????

    From leigh, on Mon 16 Mar 5:41AM

  11. well, well, well! Another dreadful England­ performance. Anybody surprised? No thought not.

    Why­ do the management keep making allowances for this sort­ of thing...... Bring the whole shower home now and then­ sack them all!

    From j.saunders17, on Sun 15 Mar 11:09PM

  12. the england team might as well stop touring abroad,­ they are @#$%

    From Harry, on Sun 15 Mar 10:59PM

  13. no blame for the pitch

    From Charles, on Sun 15 Mar 10:27PM
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