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Marcus Trescothick smashed 82 off 57 balls as England eased to a five-wicket victory over West Indies to win the seventh and final one-day international on Wednesday and draw the series 2-2. Ramnaresh Sarwan hit a brilliant, unbeaten 104 as West Indies amassed 261 for six from their 50 overs.
But Trescothick got the tourists off to a flying start before Andrew Strauss hit 66 as England reached 262-5 with 16 balls to spare. Strauss and Collingwood provided him good support.
“This was an important win for us,” said England captain Michael Vaughan. “Knowing we were on a flight home tomorrow (Thursday), it would have been easy to just fold but you saw how the players were in the field today.”
Lara admitted that his team had lost the match in the field, conceding 111 runs in the first 15 overs. “From the position we were in early on, 261 was a very good total,” said Lara. “Sarwan played really well and gave us a chance.”Brief scores:
BRIEF SCORES: West Indies: 261-6 in 50 overs (R Sarwan 104 n.o., C Gayle 41; D Smith 39, R Jacobs 32 n.o.) lost to England: 262-5 in 47.2 overs (M Trescothick 82, A Strauss 66, P Collingwood 46 n.o, Bradshaw 2-46)
