00:00Well, for the men it rained, for the women it poured, as the West Indies women surrendered their three-match T20 series to England when they fell to defeat in Game 2 of their three-match series.
00:11Well, a weak batting display meant that the Caribbean side could only muster 81 batting first, which proved, of course, meat and drink for the English.
00:21Having lost the opener, it was do or die for the West Indies, who were put in a bat by England in the second women's T20 international in Hove.
00:28National down at Canterbury.
00:30Openers Kiana Joseph and Captain Hayley Matthews were dismissed cheaply.
00:33Tries again, and Emma Arlott strikes.
00:36Emily Arlott took three for 14, including the wicket of former skipper Stefanie Taylor for a duck.
00:41Stefanie Taylor back in the side, she couldn't find the gap.
00:44Shemaine Campbell with 26 and Shabika Gajnabi, 22, were the only ones to register double figures.
00:49Use of the crease. Boundaries have been scarce of late.
00:53Charlie Dean was also frugal with two for 12 from her four overs.
00:56Again, Charlie Dean's having a night out, that's for sure.
01:00Medium pacer Lorraine Bell, too, could not be left out.
01:03There it goes. Is there an edge? It sounded like there was an edge. And there was.
01:07She picked up three, as West Indies were restricted to 81 for nine from 20 overs.
01:11Gone up a decent height, yeah. Simple as you like.
01:15When England responded, Danny Wyatt Hodge was bowled by Zeta James for a golden duck.
01:20Would you believe it? Danny Wyatt Hodge.
01:23But Sophia Dunkley and Captain Nat Sibab-Brandt would come together to get the job done.
01:28Because that is beautifully timed.
01:31They made light work of the chase, with the visitors unable to dislodge the pair.
01:36Quite, but nearly crofty.
01:37You should be a coach.
01:40Dunkley, who hit a half-century in the first game, was unbeaten on 24.
01:44That's way, will be four. And just angling down the leg side, happy fletching.
01:48And Sibab-Brandt made 55 not out of 30 balls.
01:51England reached 82 for one in 9.2 overs to win by nine wickets, to clinch the series with one game remaining.
01:59Well, she's saying it in big, as West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews has taken a shot at the structure of women's cricket back in the region,
02:10as she reflected on her team's performance.
02:12I think just keep encouraging them.
02:14You know, I think it definitely has nothing to do with the effort that they're putting in.
02:19I think that we're asking girls who've probably played 30 to 40 domestic games ever in their life,
02:24if so much, to come and perform at the international stage.
02:27And it's always going to be hard for them.
02:28And hard to ask coaches as well, I think, to come to this level and turn girls into magic,
02:33when we don't have a proper system to come through a lot of time.
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