West Indies v England, first T20 - text updates

1. The teams

   England: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills.

   West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shai Hope, Rovman Powell (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph.

2. Post update

   England captain Jos Buttler: "We'd have looked to chase today as well.

   "Looking good, we're excited. A change of format, we're looking forward to getting back to the T20s. Lots to look forward to with the World Cup just six months away.

   "We're looking forward to that and fine tuning, finding some combinations and looking to play some good cricket.

   "We'll experiment a little bit. These games come thick and fast as well so we need to find out a few things.

   "Today we're going to play Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed together, which is exciting, and there are plenty of guys looking to impress.

   "Rehan bowled fantasically in the ODIs and Adil has been brilliant for us for a long time. It'll be great to see them in action together."

3. Post update

   West Indies captain Rovman Powell: "It looks a pretty good surface. We've got to restrict those English batters. We've got to bat and bowl either way. We're going to bowl first, it's a decision we'll stick with.

   "We go with six specialist batters, three all-rounders in Holder, Shepherd and Russell and our premier fast bowler in Alzarri Joseph. A lot of us have been playing together for a long time, that can help us.

   "It's very important, with a World Cup in less than six months. All the teams are trying to fine tune areas of their squads, and this provides us an opportunity to do so."

4. West Indies win the toss and bowl

   Jos Buttler calls heads, the coin comes down tails and West Indies skipper Rovman Powell wants to chase.

   "We've got to bat and bowl, either way," he says. Very true.

5. Post update

   The ODIs ended in disappointment for a new-look England side as West Indies claimed a 2-1 series win.

   But with a few familiar faces having joined them in the Caribbean, Jos Buttler's side will be aiming to bounce back in the T20s.

   The five-match series begins tonight at the Kensington Oval as both teams continue their preparations for the T20 World Cup - in the West Indies and USA - in June.

   

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