Jason Holder took a format-best four wickets for seven runs as England were dismissed for just 103 in the first Twenty20 international against the West Indies at Bridgetown on Saturday.
Holder twice took two wickets in two balls as England failed to bat out their 20 overs.
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At 49-7, England were in danger of being bowled out for under a hundred as the poor batting that was a signature of their recent 4-0 Ashes series loss in Australia was transferred to the Caribbean.
But Chris Jordan (28) and Adil Rashid (22) at least gave them something of a total to defend in the first of this five-match series at the Kensington Oval.
England collapsed to 10 for three soon after being sent into bat and were in danger of making even less than their record low T20 total of 80 against India at the 2012 World T20 in Colombo.
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But Jordan, playing at the ground where he grew up, and Rashid shared a 36-run stand.
After Sheldon Cottrell removed opener Jason Roy, who made a hundred in England’s lone warm-up match, fellow paceman Holder struck twice in two balls to dismiss Tom Banton and Moeen Ali.
Holder ensured England were bowled out in 19.4 overs as he removed Saqib Mahmood and Rashid in successive deliveries.
Set just 104 for victory, the hosts went to work but perhaps left the result a little later than they would have liked.
Brandon King and Shai Hope were chugging along in their opening partnership before Hope fell for 20 runs after being stumped by English gloveman Sam Billings and left the West Indies at 1-52 with just over 10 overs to play
Nicholas Pooran made his way out to the middle and helped King notch his half-century while also hitting a commendable 27 not out himself.
The duo reached the 104 target in the 18th over, as the England bowlers simply couldn’t find their way through.
The two sides face each other again on Monday morning at 7am (AEDT).
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