England made a fast start when Chris Woakes dismissed Evin Lewis for two before Wood dropped destructive West Indies opener Chris Gayle. The error did not prove too costly, however, as Gayle fell to Liam Plunkett for 36 and Shai Hope was trapped lbw by Wood for 11 to leave West Indies in trouble at 55-3. Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer shared a fluent fourth-wicket partnership of 89, but Hetmyer was caught and bowled by Root for 39 and the part-time spinner soon dismissed Windies captain Jason Holder in identical fashion.
Archer strikes: Pooran was caught by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler off Archer and the West Indies-born pace bowler also sent back Carlos Brathwaite and Sheldon Cottrell before Wood bowled Shannon Gabriel to end the innings. The only downside for England were injuries to captain Eoin Morgan and opening batsman Jason Roy which forced them to leave the field and forced changes in the batting order. Root moved up to open with Jonny Bairstow and the pair shared a fluent partnership of 95 which ended when Bairstow, on 45, sliced Gabriel to third man. Woakes, promoted to number three, batted positively, however, and he and Root peppered the boundaries in a second-wicket stand of 104.
Woakes was caught in the deep for 40 but Root completed his second century of the tournament and his 16th in one-day internationals before Ben Stokes ended the match with another four. Morgan was struck down by a back spasm and Roy sustained a hamstring injury which will be assessed ahead of England’s next game against Afghanistan on Tuesday. “I’m a bit stiff and sore, had a bit of a back spasm which hasn’t settled down yet,” Morgan said. “I get them two or three times a year and unfortunately it’s come now, hopefully it settles down in the next 48 hours. Jason Roy had a stiff hammy but hopefully we don’t present serious injuries.”
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