BUTTS KICKED

Jos & Co can't shake off hangover from their World Cup humbling as the Windies batsmen batter Curran and claim emphatic victory

- GIDEON BROOKS

IF Jos Buttler thought the Caribbean would be a good place to shake off England's World Cup hangover he was given a fresh headache last night.

His new-look England reboot may have a raft of fresh faces but, after posting a target of 325 then seeing it chase down with seven balls to spare against the West Indies, they finished as red as in India.

If defeat at the hands of a team not good enough to qualify for the World Cup was bad the manner of its confirmation laid down seemed designed to lay down a marker, with West Indies' skipper finishing England off with three huge sixes in four balls to finish unbeaten on 109.

Buttler had talked about not letting the World Cup debacle define him as a captain or his team - who he insisted remain just a few tweaks away from recapturing their best.