England begin Brook era by hammering West Indies

First one-day international, Edgbaston

England 400-8 (50 overs): Bethell 82 (53), Duckett 60 (48), Brook 58 (45), Root 57 (65); Seales 4-84

West Indies 162 (26.2 overs): Overton 3-22, Mahmood 3-32

England won by 238 runs, lead three-match bid 1-0

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England racked up 400 to statesman Harry Brook's reign arsenic skipper pinch a broad 238-run conclusion of West Indies successful nan first one-day world astatine Edgbaston.

Brook, Ben Duckett and Joe Root each posted half-centuries, but nan astir awesome publication came from Jacob Bethell, who struck 82 from 53 balls.

England's 400-8 aft being asked to bat was nan sixth clip they person reached 400 successful an ODI, their highest full successful 3 years and champion against a Test-playing federation since they won nan World Cup successful 2019.

West Indies were mean pinch nan shot and would person conceded plentifulness much had they not taken 3 superb catches.

The pursuit was a non-event, nan 2nd half of nan crippled small much than a convoy aft Saqib Mahmood ran done nan West Indies apical bid for 3-32.

The item was Brydon Carse's spectacular drawback astatine heavy quadrate limb to clasp West Indies skipper Shai Hope disconnected Mahmood. The visitors were hustled retired for 162 successful 26.2 overs.

The deficiency of spectacle will matter small to England, who were hopeless for immoderate benignant of triumph aft a wretched 18 months successful white-ball cricket.

This ended a seven-match losing streak successful ODIs and nan bid tin beryllium sealed pinch triumph successful Cardiff connected Sunday.

England person shape for a white-ball rebirth successful Birmingham. It was connected this crushed 10 years agone they responded to a dismal World Cup by making 400 for nan first clip against New Zealand, opening nan travel to glory successful 2019.

It is overmuch excessively early to propose this England squad are connected nan way to becoming world-beaters and this West Indies squad are obscurity adjacent nan New Zealanders of 2015, yet it is still hugely encouraging for Brook's tenure to statesman pinch this benignant of performance.

In beautiful conditions for run-scoring, England recovered nan batting tempo that has eluded them successful caller one-dayers. It was a squad effort, nan first clip successful each ODIs each of nan apical 7 person reached 35 and nan highest full without an individual century.

West Indies were ragged. Their bowlers sprayed it and immoderate of nan section settings were baffling. At 1 shape an overthrow gave distant 5 limb byes and moreover nan numbers connected nan backmost of nan tourists' iconic maroon shirts and jumpers were a random operation of yellowish and blue. Four byes from nan last shot of nan innings took England to 400.

England backed up their batting pinch disciplined bowling and fantabulous catching. Mahmood group nan reside and nan hosts were capable to woody pinch an wounded to Jamie Overton, who near nan section pinch a dislocated finger, past returned to declare 3-22.

England yet ended pinch their second-largest ODI triumph successful position of runs, conscionable down a 242-run shellacking of Australia astatine Trent Bridge successful 2018.

Bar personification going connected to scope 3 figures and beyond, Brook could not person asked overmuch much of his rejigged apical seven.

Jamie Smith, dropped connected one, was fierce for 37 successful his first innings arsenic a one-day opener. Duckett, arguably nan world's premier all-format opener, made 60. Root was typically unfussy for his 57.

Brook group nan illustration for England's move done nan gears. The skipper had 13 from 19 balls, past flicked nan move pinch 2 sixes and ended pinch 58 disconnected 45. Jos Buttler, freed of nan captaincy, hinted astatine his aged aforesaid pinch 37 disconnected 32.

It was Bethell who stole nan show. Despite not playing successful nan Test against Zimbabwe past week, nan 21-year-old was still successful nan headlines. In his first world connected his location ground, nan boy calved successful Barbados climbed into nan West Indies onslaught pinch Caribbean flair.

Bethell had only 11 from 19 balls erstwhile he was deed connected nan helmet by Alzarri Joseph. It jolted him into fast-handed propulsion shots and dreamy off-drives. Four of his sixes were swatted complete nan limb side, nan different slapped complete mid-off.

With Will Jacks clubbing 39, including 22 disconnected 1 Matthew Forde over, England's seventh-wicket brace added 98 from 44 balls. Bethell fell short of his first elder century. But erstwhile it comes, plentifulness much will follow.

Mahmood whitethorn person much than his 2 Test caps had he not been struck by superior backmost injuries successful 2022 and 2023. He has rebuilt his profession mostly successful white-ball cricket and, successful his first location one-day world for 4 years, showed he tin beryllium a spearhead for nan new-look England.

Pace bowling has been a problem area for England and they are missing a number of options done injuries. With Overton arsenic nan 3rd seamer, they are arguably a bowler ray successful this side.

It mattered small pinch truthful galore runs connected nan committee and Mahmood tearing into nan Windies' batting.

Justin Greaves had already overturned being fixed caught down disconnected Mahmood erstwhile he popped nan aforesaid bowler to mid-off. Carse, fresh again aft ft problems, had Brandon King caught down pinch near-unplayable distant nip.

After Overton's injury, Mahmood switched ends to induce a miscue from Keacy Carty earlier Carse's infinitesimal of magic. Hope hooked Mahmood, Carse misjudged, back-pedalled and stuck up a manus to nutrient a transcript of Ben Stokes's celebrated drawback astatine The Oval during nan 2019 World Cup.

Brook added to nan smart catches, diving to his near to clasp Jewel Andrew disconnected Bethell. The skipper pouched 5 successful total, equalling a 32-year aged grounds held by South Africa awesome Jonty Rhodes for nan astir by a fielder successful a azygous ODI.

Player of nan match, England batter Jacob Bethell: "It's beautiful typical to play astatine Edgbaston for nan first clip for England and to apical it disconnected pinch a triumph and put successful a bully capacity is special.

"I backmost myself that, erstwhile I'm in, I tin deed a batch of balls to nan boundary. Dot balls are not bully for a batter's mind. I effort to deed beardown shots and get singles early on."

England skipper Harry Brook: "That was a beautiful phenomenal capacity from nan boys. Nice to get nan bid nether measurement successful bully fashion.

"I'm not concerned [about no-one converting their runs into centuries]. We sewage 400 runs! That is thing we tin look astatine and we've been speaking about. Four of america sewage 50+ scores. If 1 of america kicks on, that's a complete performance."

West Indies skipper Shai Hope: "We didn't make nan early inroads we were after. If you don't you will ever find yourself playing drawback up.

"We pulled nan crippled backmost rather nicely. We fto it gaffe astatine nan end. We person immoderate activity and assessing to do."