West Indies v England: Story of the tourists' ODI series win in 2014

By Sam Drury

Image: England celebrate after winning the ODI series against the West Indies in 2014

As England step up their preparations for this summer's ICC Champions Trophy with a three-game ODI series in the West Indies, we look back at the last time the sides met in one-day cricket.

England arrived in Antigua, the venue for each of the series' three games, in 2014, on the back of a humbling 5-0 Ashes whitewash and keen to begin life after the recently-banished Kevin Pietersen in style.

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Stuart Broad skippered the side in Alastair Cook's absence, while the series also saw ODI debuts for Moeen Ali, Michael Lumb and Stephen Parry as England, hopeful that this was the beginning of a bright new dawn, came from behind to record a 2-1 series win.

1st ODI, February 28 - West Indies win by 15 runs

Image: Sunil Narine thwarted England in the first ODI back in 2014

Despite becoming just the first England player to score a century on his ODI debut in more than 40 years, Lumb found himself on the losing side as England contrived to lose the series opener from a seemingly commanding position.

Having reduced the West Indies to 45-4 in the 16th over, England failed to press home their advantage and instead allowed Lendl Simmonds (65) and Dwayne Bravo (87no) to recover the situation before Darren Sammy powered 61 from 35 balls as the Windies racked up 85 runs in the final five overs, finishing on 269-6.

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Image: Michael Lumb hit a century on his ODI debut

Even that late barrage looked like being insufficient though as the debutant pairing of Lumb (106) and Ali (44) put on 96 for the first wicket; the former going to three figures before falling with England 90 shy of their victory target, with 12 overs remaining and seven wickets in hand. However, Sunil Narine (2-36) accounted for both Joe Root and Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler fell to Bravo as the tourists limped to 254-6.

2nd ODI, March 2 - England win by three wickets

It was a debut to remember for Parry, the left-arm spinner picking up 3-32 before Ravi Bopara (38no) and Broad (28no) held their nerve as England crept over the line in a low-scoring affair.

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Image: Stephen Parry took three wickets on his ODI debut as England won in Antigua

Root was tasked with opening the bowling for the second match running and the ploy paid off with the part-time off-spinner picking up 2-15 in a five-over spell. That set the tone with England's spinners - four were used in total - enjoying plenty of success. In addition to Root's double and three for Parry, James Tredwell took 2-29 and Ali's three overs also yielded a wicket as the hosts crumbled to 159 all out after 44.2 overs.

Lumb again top-scored for England, making 39 at the top of the order, but the chase was far from simple. Bravo removed Root and Buttler in successive balls and when Nikita Miller (2-28) dismissed Stokes, Broad's men were 89-6. Tim Bresnan was run out with England still 55 short but Bopara and Broad stood firm to see them home.

3rd ODI, March 5 - England win by 25 runs

A maiden ODI century for Root and a quick-fire 99 from Buttler saw England post over 300 in the first innings before withstanding a blistering knock from Denesh Ramdin to seal a 2-1 series win with a hard-fought 25-run victory.

Image: Joe Root celebrates scoring his maiden ODI ton during the third ODI in Antigua

Moeen Ali struck a first ODI fifty to help England overcome the early losses of Lumb and Stokes but it was a 175-run partnership between Root (107) and Buttler that ensured the tourists got up to 300. While Root kept the score ticking over throughout, Buttler exploded into life after reaching his half-century, hammering another 48 from just 28 balls before falling agonisingly short of a first England ton in the final over.

Watch how a 175-run stand between Joe Root and Jos Buttler helped England seal a 2-1 ODI series win over West Indies in 2014.

Root again took the new ball, striking early once more and when Broad removed Dwayne Smith with his first ball, the West Indies were 10-2. That swiftly became 43-4 and when Marlon Samuels departed with just 80 on the board, an England victory looked assured.

Image: Tim Bresnan bowled Denesh Ramdin to seal a 2-1 series win for England

That failed to account for Ramdin though, the wicketkeeper flaying the ball to all parts on his way to a career-best 128 (from 109 balls) as the wickets continued to fall around him. His resistance was finally ended by Bresnan, who, after being hit for three consecutive boundaries, squeezed through a yorker to knock leg stump out of the ground and hand England victory.

Watch the first ODI between the West Indies and England from 1pm on Friday, Sky Sports 2.

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