England post a competitive 243 against West Indies

Chennai: Useful knocks from Jonathan Trott (47) and Luke Wright (44) helped England post a competitive total of 243 in 48.4 overs against the West Indies in their concluding group league encounter of the World Cup, here today.
Trott’s solidity and Wright’s rearguard action helped England set a target which the Caribbean batsmen might find difficult to chase on a slow track.
Speedster Andre Russell (4-49) was the pick of the bowlers and was well supported by debutant leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo (3-34) while pace spearhead Kemar Roach (2-34) chipped in with a couple of scalps.
Even though England made a positive start in their must-win match to give themselves a chance of qualifying for the knockout stage, they lost the track during the middle-overs when the Caribbean bowlers started calling shots.