England were ahead in the game but WI spinners pulled things back nicely with Gudakesh Motie being the best bowler (3/33 in 4 overs). Sam Currant tried his best, staying not out at 43 off 30 balls, but England were eventually bowled out for 166 in 19 overs, losing the match by 30 runs.

T20 World Cup 2026 | 'Too careful, not dewy enough': England skipper Brook shares reason for loss vs West Indies

Stokes, who only plays Test cricket for England, is a surprise inclusion to the coaching staff. With 2027 ODI World Cup nearly 18 months away, could Stokes' inclusion is hinting at bigger picture? We'll know when the time comes.

'As we build towards 2027 ODI WC': Stokes joins England Lions coaching staff

Irrespective of whatever is the reason, England must correct the game quickly as there aren't many ODIs left for them to play in the near future and they surely wouldn't want to repeat the performance of 2023 ODI World Cup, come next edition.

England captain Brook can't 'put my finger on' dismal batting performance in New Zealand ODIs

The England side, however, looks strong now that extreme pacers Mark Wood and Jofra Archer are both fit and raring to go. The last time England won the Ashes in 2015 and it was in 2011 when they did it in Australia.

Ashes verbal duel truly on - Ex-England pacer Broad calls Australia 'weakest since 2010'

England's Bazball, like an Exocet, except on a cricket field where their batting, regardless of situation, pitch, conditions, innings and pressure, go about business at one pace to blow the opposition bowling into pieces of irrelevance. 

England prove Bazball is Test cricket's Exocet with yet another Headingley win

Earlier, India tour of England was named MAK Pataudi Trophy - a former Indian skipper while England tour of India was called Anthony de Mello Trophy after one of the founding members of the BCCI.

Anderson has most Test wickets against India and now he 'couldn't be more proud' after England-India Tests named Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

The English players decided to take bikes after being stuck in infamous London traffic. West Indies cricket team, however, couldn't escape the traffic and reached the ground late.

WATCH : England players ride bikes to reach ground for third ODI vs West Indies - Here's Why

West Indies arrived at the ground at 12:40 pm local time, 10 minutes after the scheduled toss time. Following the incident, toss was pushed to 1:10 pm local time with the start rescheduled at 1:30 pm.

England vs West Indies third ODI toss delayed and the reason is London traffic

Overton sustained the injury while dropping a catch from just his second delivery in Englands 238-run win in the first one-day international on Thursday.

ENG vs WI: England pacer Jamie Overton ruled out of white-ball series against West Indies

Harry Brook grabs one-handed stunner and Stokes CANNOT believe it! Watch his reaction

Bashir picks nine wickets at Trent Bridge as England thrash Zimbabwe in four day Test

Bashir picks nine wickets at Trent Bridge as England thrash Zimbabwe in four-day Test

England finished day 1 of the only Test against Zimbabwe on 498/1 - the second most runs ever on opening day of a Test cricket match.

Most Runs on Opening Day of a Test Match

ENG vs ZIM England top order dominates as hosts hit 498/3 on day 1

ENG vs ZIM: England top order dominates as hosts hit 498/3 on day 1

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley added 225 runs for the opening wicket vs Zimbabwe in one-off Test at Nottingham on Thursday (May 21) - third highest Test opening partnership for England at home.

Highest Test Opening Partnership for England at Home

The one-off Test falls amid a very busy scheduled for Australia men's team in 2027. They play NZ at home in four Test from Dec 2026-Jan 2027 before travelling to India for BGT in Jan-Feb 2027. Cricket Sports

England, Australia to play pink-ball game at MCG in 2027 to celebrate 150th anniversary of Test cricket

Sports, Cricket: The number of runs Virat Kohli has scored by just taking singles in ODIs is more than several star players worldwide, with the list including plenty ex-captains.

India’s best batter Virat Kohli is third-highest ODI run scorer for 'England'. Know how

Owing to the performance, Jos Buttler has also stood down as England captain in the limited overs. The highlight of his captaincy was England's 2022 T20 World Cup title win. Cricket Sports

'That's okay in sport,' says coach McCullum on England's performance in Champions Trophy

He surpassed England great James Anderson 31-match record to set the new milestone. Anderson had taken his 50th ODI wicket against West Indies 21 years ago in 2004.

Champions Trophy, AFG vs ENG: Jofra Archer creates history, breaks James Anderson's THIS 21-year old record

Champions trophy: The decision to choose Dubai as India's venue for all the matches was taken with the consent of all participating countries. Cricket Sports

Champions Trophy: 'One team playing in a different place', says England skipper Buttler in sly dig at India's schedule

2025 Champions Trophy: England Cricket Board (ECB) has shared the update on playing against Afghanistan in the upcoming ICC tournament amid calls of boycott. Cricket Sports

2025 Champions Trophy: 'We can confirm that...,' England Cricket shares update on playing Afghanistan amid boycott calls

IND vs ENG, 3rd T20I: Having beaten England by two wickets in the Chennai T20I, India will be high on confidence while they take on the visitors. Cricket Sports

Highlights | India vs England, 3rd T20I Score: England stay alive in series with win in Rajkot

'Long may it continue,' Ex-skipper Jason Holder thanks England for helping West Indies cricket in survival

'Noman and Sajid too good for us,' admits England skipper Ben Stokes post Test series defeat vs Pakistan

'ICC must be thinking...,' Shoaib Akhtar on Pakistan's status as Test team after humiliating loss vs England

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