England seamer Chris Woakes took 5-19 from 7.3 overs as England beat West Indies by nine wickets after batting for only half their allotted overs.
West Indies were dismissed for 122 from only 29.3 overs after they elected to bat. England raced to their target in only 22.5 overs.
Moeen Ali smashing 46 off 43 balls with nine boundaries and Ian Bell (35*) and James Taylor (25*) completed an easy win.
“We won the game pretty convincingly, it was a good run out in that aspect,” Woakes said. “But it would have been nice for a few more batters to get bit of time in the middle.
“But from a bowling point of view, I thought we put the ball in the right areas and got out of it what we needed.”
England were without rested frontline bowlers James Andersaon and Stuart Broad who watched Woakes exploit bowler friendly conditions to humble a West Indies side that is entering the Cricket World Cup with no form and little expected of them.
Woakes had Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo caught behind for first ball ducks to reduce the West Indies to 2 for one after only four balls of their innings.
Woakes then had Dwayne Smith picked up in the slips by Ian Bell in the seventh over for 21 as wickets continued to tumble.
Lendl Simmons made 45 off 55 balls, with four boundaries plus the only six of the innings. It was nowhere near enough.
“Not a very good start but it’s not about the start, it’s about the finish,” said West Indies team manager Richie Richardson. “We don’t want to peak too early, we want to grow into the tournament. It’s no reflection on how we are training. Hopefully, you won’t see us play like that again.”
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