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Birmingham: England crushed West Indies by 58 runs in the third and final one-day international at Edgbaston on Tuesday to clinch the series 2-0.
Coming after their Test-series win over the Windies, it was the perfect fillip for the forthcoming World T20 and Ashes series. The home side piled on 328 for seven after being put in, their third-highest ODI total and highest against the West Indies, who again looked short on motivation and application.
An 81-run opening stand set England on their way with Ravi Bopara hitting a sharp 49 and captain Andrew Strauss 52. Wicketkeeper Matt Prior, elevated to number three, grabbed the opportunity with a flashing 87 off 86 balls and he put on 149 with Owais Shah (75). Both started steadily but grew in confidence as they scored 55 from five Power play overs. Wickets fell quickly after their dismissals, but Paul Collingwood’s 23 from 14 balls helped complete a daunting score.
Sloppy chase
It was soon to look even better as West Indies captain Chris Gayle and key batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan fell early and Runako Morton was run out. Dwayne Bravo had a brief flurry but was lbw to Tim Bresnan for 26, leaving Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Denesh Ramdin to plod on. Chanderpaul fell for 68, holing out when he finally tried to accelerate, and Ramdin was caught behind for 45. The Windies were all out for 270.
Brief scores: England 328 for 7 (M Prior 87, O Shah 75, A Strauss 52; J Taylor 3/59, K Pollard 2/63); West Indies 270 in 49.4 ov (S Chanderpaul 68, D Ramdin 45, S Benn 31; J Anderson 3/58, S Broad 2/63)
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