Paul Collingwood enjoyed himself with both bat and ball as England cruised to a six-wicket win over the West Indies in the second one-day international yesterday.
Paul Collingwood enjoyed himself with both bat and ball as England cruised to a six-wicket win over the West Indies in the second one-day international yesterday.
Victory, achieved with 14 overs left, gave England an unbeatable 1-0 lead in the three-match series following Thursday's washout at Headingley.
A win was all but assured for England when, after captain Andrew Strauss, won the toss, they bowled out the West Indies for just 160 inside 39 overs.
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Pacer Stuart Broad took wickets at both ends of the innings on his way to figures of four for 46 while, in between, medium-pacer Collingwood chipped in with three for 16 before seeing England home with an unbeaten 47.
This was another lacklustre display by the West Indies after a humiliating Test series loss.
"It's a bad day in the office," captain Chris Gayle told Sky Sports. "It's bad for morale, really bad. We can't continue like this."
But as far as Broad was concerned this victory was just what his side needed ahead of next month's World Twenty20 in England.
"It's a great start but we've got a massive game coming up Tuesday (at Edgbaston) to win this series leading into a massive World Cup and obviously the Ashes. So we're very focused."u2014 AFP
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