England v West Indies: Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup – live

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England: Maia Bouchier, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (capt), Amy Jones (wk), Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

West Indies: Hayley Matthews (capt), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack

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West Indies also make two changes, but Matthews can only recall that Taylor drops out with Chedean Nation coming in.

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Heather Knight would also have fielded, but says the pitch looks OK and she’s happy to bat first. England make one change, the now-healthy Alice Capsey replacing Sophia Dunkley. Thus it’s Bell not Smith completing their attack.

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West Indies win the toss and field

Hayley Matthews says her side have been successful doing that in the tournament and this year.

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Waiting in the semis: Australia will face the runners-up in the group – SA if England win and Windies if Windies win– with the group winners, England if England win and otherwise SA – must take on Australia.

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In an attempt so not to do, I am now chugging green juice: kale, blueberries, ginger, carrots, turmeric. Welcome to middle age, population: me.

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A further question: do I have the willpower not to guzzle the Tony’s Chocolonely my daughter thinks she’s hidden for herself?

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I said below that only one of these two sides can progress, but that’s not strictly true. If West Indies win, they and England qualify ahead of South Africa if:

  • They lose by one run and West Indies’ first-innings total is between 87 and 134.

  • They lose by two runs chasing between 61 and 96.

  • They bat first and West Indies win with one or two balls to spare.

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A question: who will England pick today, Linsey Smith or Lauren Bell? It was Smith in the first two matches and she returned 2-11 then 1-32, while Bell delivered 1-16 when given the call at the weekend. My sense is that Smith will prevail, but I’d go for Bell; it’s a pretty nice choice to have.

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Just finished for the day:

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How often have we found ourselves watching a World Cup grumbling about the lack of jeopardy? Well, welcome to the opposite of that.

England have won all three of their matches so far, beating South Africa – the next-best side in the group – and Bangladesh pretty handily, before devastating Scotland. And yet, thanks to the vagaries of net run-rate, if they lose today, it’ll be West Indies – devastated by South Africa before handily beating Scotland and Bangladesh – who move into the last four.

And make no mistake, Hayley Matthews’ team are more than capable of making that happen – especially on a surface likely to be slow. Matthews, Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campabelle and the returned Deandra Dottin all have the power to defeat the track and outfield and, more generally, the nature of T20 cricket allows for one player to have a day out and decide a match. West Indies are a live dog and then some.

England, though, are bouncing. With the bat, they have numerous talents able to deliver transcendent performances while, with the ball Sophie Ecclestone is bowling so well it’s almost unfair – and the rest of the attack isn’t bad either.

All of which sets up what should be a terrific match – and in the event of a tie, progress will be determined by which team can name more foods that start with the letter “Q”.

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