Key events
No Hayley Matthews for West Indies
West Indies are still without Hayley Matthews, so Shermaine Campbell captains again. She’d have bowled first too – and reports that Keanna Joseph is fit again and will open.
England win the toss and will bowl!
Under very threatening skies.
“We’ve batted twice, says NSB, “ we decided to look a bit differently at the game. Three changes – Tammy, Lindsey Smith and Lauren Bell are missing out – Charlie Dean, Em Arlott andm are back while giving some more opportunities to the batters who have missed out and some shuffling of the order as well.”
We have eyes, ears and pen in Taunton – Raf is ready and waiting:
“Having an iced coffee and a yoghurt flapjack in Tom Lammonby’s new cafe, 9/15, down the road near the Ring of Bells pub. Highly recommended! Weather currently dry. Iced coffee may be optimistic though.”
Preamble
Good morning! After a whirlwind few weeks, it all comes to an end today at Taunton, for the third and final ODI and the last match of this white-ball series against West Indies.
If England win today, they will be undefeated this summer, and the margins of victory – by over a hundred runs in the ODIs and T20 wins by eight and nine wickets, and 17 runs – show the gulf between the two sides.
England are bouncing – the collegiate captaincy of NSB working well, and some tasty performances from top – Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones – to bottom – Lauren Filer and Lindsey Smith. But there have been some bright sparks for West Indies too – not the least the sparkling half century by debutant pocket rocket Realeanna Grimmand in the last game.
Play starts at 11am, do join us.
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