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Monday, 09 February 2015 - 18:39
England beat a lacklustre West Indies side by nine wickets in their first World Cup warm-up match at Sydney.
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West Indies won the toss but lost both Chris Gayle and Darren Bravo first ball in Chris Woakes's opening over to leave them 1-2, and they struggled to 35-4.

Lendl Simmons top scored but only three of his team-mates reached double figures as they were skittled for 122 with seamer Woakes claiming 5-19.

Moeen Ali hit 46 as England cruised to victory with 27.1 overs to spare.
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