Player of the Match
Player of the Match

5.40pm So, that's a wrap from Antigua. No doubt in Hope's words where the blame for that defeat lies, but the pressure on West Indies was superbly applied by a captain's knock to be very, very proud of. From Miller, Vish and Ranjith, good night!

9,27pm Time for the presentations. Unsurprisingly, Liam Livingstone is Player of the Match: "End of summer felt I was getting back at my best, maturing a little and knowing my game... I'm enjoying my cricket and if I'm enjoying my cricket, I usually play well. Proud day today. Take some risks early on, wind was strong, got myself going, set it up for the end, that was how me and Sammy were playing. He played beautifully, clever to know it was a no-ball second ball and hit it for six."

"We needed somebody in our top six to go on and get us get a big score. Salty batted beautifully, put the pressure on them. We were sloppy on the field but our bowlers did well, took wickets throughout. Difficult with the wind. We have got a lot of young guys learning the ropes in international cricket, this will do them a world of good. Back in the series, looking forward to Barbados, we will rest up and try to win the series."

Shai Hope: "Personally I thought it was a decent score, especially with the conditions, the outfield was heavy, the surface was up and down, but it was not enough.

On his hundred: "It's irrelevant, if it doesn't contribute to wins, it does not matter.

"We need to be more disciplined, in the first game we showed that when he hit our straps, things happen. We thought we had clear plans, but we did not execute our plans well today. We gave them a lot of easy options to score and when you play international cricket, the guys will capitalise and that's what happened. The guys played really well, Keacy got another big score, he has put a lot of work behind the scenes, Sherfane has got four back-to-back fifties in a row now, and Hetmyer with a nice cameo."

5.13pm Well, what a chase that was! It's the seventh chase in a row on this ground, but the stiffest yet, as Liam Livingstone answers the call, and the critics, with a simply wonderful hundred. He was aided by Sam Curran's mature run-a-ball 52, and by Phil Salt's impetus at the top, but the gumption the captain showed to ride out the early challenge, settle in for the long haul and bring it home with a sublime acceleration was something else. West Indies thought they'd done enough through their own captain's knock, with Shai Hope making 117. But suddenly it's all to play for in the decider in Barbados!

Paul Muchmore notes that Livingstone's 0-52 came in 60 balls, 52-100 in 17 balls!

Matthew Forde impressed once again with three wickets, but England's taking-down of Gudakesh Motie, who endured his most expensive ODI, was the key.

Smiffy: "Really pleased for Liam Livingstone. He's always had a lot of talent but not always made the best of it."

47.3
1
Forde to Livingstone, 1 run, skips to the pitch, clubs his drive at mid-off, England square the series with a super captain's knock!
47.2
0
Forde to Livingstone, no run, not yet he doesn't... good length, pushed back down the pitch to the bowler
47.1
1
Forde to Mousley, 1 run, a gallop down the track, clawing the round-the-wicket short ball out to midwicket, and appropriately enough, Livingstone has the chance to seal the deal

END OF OVER:
47 | 24 Runs | ENG: 327/5 (2 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.95, RRR: 0.66)

  • Liam Livingstone123 (83b)
  • Dan Mousley3 (3b)
  • Shamar Joseph10-0-72-1
  • Matthew Forde8-0-46-3
46.6
4
Joseph to Livingstone, FOUR, nearly takes the bowler's head off! A brutal bludgeon back through the line, and though it was technically a catch, Joseph wasn't remotely interested in putting his good looks on the line! England are home and hosed!
46.5
0
Joseph to Livingstone, no run, finally, the ball he's looking for, yorker length, outside off, skids through to the keeper
46.4
6
Joseph to Livingstone, SIX, doesn't get hold of it, but enough through the ball all the same! Clothed over long-on, high on the stickers of the bat, but so much bat-speed to clear the boundary rider!
46.4
1w
Joseph to Livingstone, 1 wide, fired too far outside off, that's a free run... this is an ex-contest now
46.3
6
Joseph to Livingstone, SIX, another full toss, another bosh over backward square! More cross-batted this time, but the same result, more fine over the leg-side, flat into the stands!

That brings the rate below a run a ball... you sense he won't be taking this one to the final over

46.2
6
Joseph to Livingstone, SIX, full toss, swinging into the pads! Livingstone isn't going to miss those in this mood, and monsters that mightily over backward square!
46.1
1
Joseph to Mousley, 1 run, full length from round the wicket, open face and eased down to deep third

Mousley counts his fielders as he takes guard to Joseph

END OF OVER:
46 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 303/5 (26 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.58, RRR: 6.50)

  • Dan Mousley2 (2b)
  • Liam Livingstone101 (78b)
  • Matthew Forde8-0-46-3
  • Jayden Seales8-0-66-0
45.6
1
Forde to Mousley, 1 run, ticks off another single... only wickets can rescue West Indies now, surely...
45.5
1
Forde to Livingstone, 1 run, sits back in the crease, flat-batted to wide long-on
45.4
1
Forde to Mousley, 1 run, round the wicket, tucked off the pads out to the leg side
45.3
W
Forde to Curran, OUT, wide line, into the wind, there's the wicket! Curran clubbed hard into his cut, but the lack of pace did for him, as deep backward point ended an excellent supporting hand

SM Curran c Hetmyer b Forde 52 (74m 52b 3x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

Not sure what's gone wrong with our scoring, but Livingstone definitely has his hundred!

45.2
1
Forde to Livingstone, 1 run, slower ball, line and length, Livingstone steps into a compact drive, and brings up a wonderful captain's hundred! He plays down the celebrations with work still to be done, but a 77-ball century in this situation is a proper job!
45.1
1
Forde to Curran, 1 run, flashed down the ground once more, another single

END OF OVER:
45 | 26 Runs | ENG: 298/4 (31 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.62, RRR: 6.20)

  • Liam Livingstone99 (76b)
  • Sam Curran51 (50b)
  • Jayden Seales8-0-66-0
  • Shamar Joseph9-0-48-1
44.6
2
Seales to Livingstone, 2 runs, stands and delivers with a flat-batted hack down the ground, through long-off... an audible obscenity from Seales [code violation at Wimbledon!] and 26 off the over!
44.5
4
Seales to Livingstone, FOUR, hacked across the line, bisects the deep fielders! Round the wicket again, plugs at deep midwicket and skips over the ropes!

Jazz: "Following from Sydney where unfortunately no live coverage - thank you cricinfo for ball by ball! Hoping England B side can pull this out!" I see they've been elevated from C now...

44.5
1w
Seales to Livingstone, 1 wide, too far outside off, Seales is bleeding now

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st37PD SaltWG Jacks
2nd26PD SaltJM Cox
3rd44PD SaltJG Bethell
4th53LS LivingstoneJG Bethell
5th140LS LivingstoneSM Curran
6th29LS LivingstoneDR Mousley