Lunch England 134 for 2 (Duckett 71, Pope 47*, Root 13*) vs West Indies
West Indies, who won the toss and surprisingly opted to bowl, made a dream start with a wicket off the third ball of the match when Alzarri Joseph lined Zak Crawley up with a back-of-a-length delivery on target which drew a chunky edge for Alick Athanaze to gather at third slip. But Duckett and Pope settled into a 105-run partnership off 112 balls as the former peppered the perimeter and the latter steadily built his innings.
Jason Holder conceded just one run when he was brought on in the sixth over, by the end of which England were 56 for 1, but when Holder continued, Duckett despatched a shorter ball over extra cover and drove down the ground to move from 40 to 48. He brought up his 50 off just 32 balls guiding Holder for four through deep third.
Joseph was rewarded after bowling excellent lengths and generally tight lines, however, when he drew an outside edge from Duckett and Holder held on at second slip.
Pope, who had pulled Joseph into the stands for six to move to 43, was dropped on 46 in the final over before lunch when he struck a Seales delivery hard towards wide gully, where Athanaze failed to hold on. At the lunch break, Pope was joined by Joe Root on 13 not out.
Valkerie Baynes is a general editor, women’s cricket, at ESPNcricinfo