England vs West Indies LIVE: Third women's ODI, Taunton – cricket score, commentary, highlights & updates – BBC

Arlott (two) and Cross reduce Windies to 4-3 in third over
England won toss and bowl
Third ODI, Taunton – England hold unassailable 2-0 series lead
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Adwaidh Rajan
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
0.89° of seam movement on average in the opening five overs today – that's the most amount of seam movement for England in the first five overs of a home ODI in the last two years.
Campbelle 14, Joseph 11
Em Arlott's penultimate delivery nips back in sharply and crashes into the ribs of Shemaine Campbelle.
The West Indies batter hits the ground and is in some pain.
But she is OK to continue and smartly runs the final ball down to third man to take a single.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2
I like the fact England have flipped the batting order for the second innings. Touch wood the rain stays away.
Campbelle 13, Joseph 11
Kate Cross produces a thick outside edge off Qiana Joseph but it falls short of Sarah Glenn and races away to the boundary.
West Indies are showing some signs of recovery here.
England struck nice and early against West Indies today.
Relive the moment as opener Realeanna Grimmond walks back without troubling the scorers.
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Grimmond is caught by Jones off the bowling of Cross
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I’m so pleased for Em Arlott. She’s finally got her chance and making the most of it. It’s going to be difficult to decide which seamers get into the team, a nice problem for the new coach & captain to have! Which will perform in different conditions, of course?
Andy, Northants
Campbelle 12, Joseph 6
Shemaine Campbelle hits Em Arlott for back-to-back boundaries at the start of the over.
But Arlott comes back well to concede just one more during the rest of the over.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Taunton on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Another productive over for Kate Cross. She's giving absolutely nothing away, except from the one that drifted down leg side.
Joseph 6, Campbelle 4
Another good over from Kate Cross.
But the drizzle is starting to get a little harder in Taunton now.
Campbelle 4, Joseph 2
New batter Shemaine Campbelle gets off the mark with a good shot down the ground.
That's the first boundary of the West Indies innings.
Taylor lbw b Arlott 1 (WI 4-3)
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Arlott traps Taylor lbw as West Indies fall to 4-3
Stefanie Taylor is gone!
Replays show Em Arlott's delivery would have gone on to hit the middle.
And West Indies are in real trouble here.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Taunton on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That's a review of desperation from Stafanie Taylor.
She is West Indies' most experienced batter. It is a very optimistic review.
WI 4-2
Em Arlott traps Stefanie Talyor in front of the wicket and the umpire's finger goes up.
But West Indies will go upstairs with this one.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Taunton on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
England are testing Qiana Joseph's patience. They know she'll get frustrated.
Joseph 2, Taylor 1
West Indies avoid further damages in Kate Cross' second over.
Qiana Joseph drives the final delivery of the over well, but it's straight at the fielder at mid-off.
Taylor 0, Joseph 1
Stefanie Taylor is the new batter in for West Indies, joining Qiana Joseph in the middle.
Can this duo steady the ship for the tourists?
A reminder that they are once again without their influential captain Hayley Matthews today.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Taunton on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Lovely bowling from Em Arlott.
That was pitching a bit fuller, the previous one was going down the leg side and she straightens it ever so slightly.
The worst possible start for West Indies. Two of their promising players walking back to the pavilion.
James b Arlott 0 (WI 2-2)
Bowled her!
A long walk back to the dugout for Zaida James, who becomes the second West Indies batter to return for a duck.
Em Arlott strikes with a ball that nipped back in and knocked back the middle stump.
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Arlott bowls James as West Indies fall to 2-2
Em Arlott takes the ball at the other end for England.
Qiana Joseph, back in the West Indies line-up after missing the last game with the flu, gets off the mark from the first delivery.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Kate Cross has hit a good length with 55% of her deliveries in this ODI series, the highest rate of any of the quicks.
West Indies batters haven't been able to knock her off that length scoring just 30 off 56 length balls, a strike rate of only 52.
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