Windies Win Big In Opening ODI

The West Indies opened their home series against England with a win by eight wickets in the first One Day International on Thursday. It was their sixth win in the last seven games played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in North Sound, Antigua & Barbuda. Guyanese left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie led the destruction, as the visitors were dismissed for 209, lasting just 45.1 overs. It was their second lowest total this calendar year. The Three Lions included four debutants. Jordan Cox, Jamie Overton, Dan Mousley, and John Turner were all handed their first caps in this format, as the tourists continue to struggle with a fixture crunch, compounded by injuries to key players. Motie picked up where he left off last year against this same opposition, dooming them to ODI and T20I losses on their last tour of the region. On this occasion, he took 4-41 from his 10 overs, receiving excellent support from the pace trio of Jayden Seales, Matthew Forde, and Alzarri Joseph. West Indies captain Shai Hope guessed right at the toss, then asked England to have a bat. Phil Salt and Will Jacks lasted just over eight overs, before Seales had the former caught...