That's it from us folks! Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time then ...
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Here's what the players had to say:
Moeen:It was nice to get myself in, and just good to play a few shots. We were talking about taking some time initially. I enjoy coming in after some very good players, and then obviously you have the license to go for your shots. I feel very confident in my own game. Hopefully we win the series 4-0.
Morgan: Absolutely delighted with that performance. There was a bit of grass on the wicket, tested our defence early. Moeen's innings was the difference between the sides. Their guys like scoring boundaries. Chris Gayle is one of the best batsmen in the world, and we came up trumps. Moeen's pretty chilled about everything. In the context of the series, he's been outstanding. Plunkett is almost Mr. Reliable. He's extracted more than our other seamers. Want to be as ruthless as possible.
Holder: I thought the balance was decent. Seamers came in and did a decent job. Powell kept things tidy and picked a crucial wicket for us. We faltered again at the death, it's been an area of concern for us. We didn't execute our yorkers. On a small ground, we paid for it. 320 was probably par on this ground. We kept a good run rate, but lost wickets at crucial stages. Got to be a lot better in the field. Were sloppy at times. Have to stay in the game for all 50 overs. The way Chris played was a positive. We need one of the top four batters to get a hundred.
Hello and welcome to the live blog of the third One-Day International between England and Windies in Bristol. Windies lost the first game and with that came an end to their hopes of earning a direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup. The second ODI was washed out after just 14 deliveries were bowled. It became the third shortest ODI to be played in the history so far.
At least the forecast is set fair for the third match, meaning a full day's play which would be the first of the series. Whether we get some entertaining and intense cricket will depend on whether Windies can raise their game from the disappointing effort they managed in the first game at Old Trafford. There, they looked a side short of aggression and nous. It was all far too timid from the tourists and all too easy for the hosts.
And while we wait for the toss, you can read the preview for this game here.