England vs West Indies 2017: 1st ODI, 5 Talking Points

#2 Chris Woakes matches Gabriel with sizzling opening spell

Woakes' opening spell put West Indies on the back foot

Chris Woakes is a key figure in England's line-up these days in all formats of the game. The tall and wily seamer had been the architect of much of England's victories since last summer and has more than replaced James Anderson in the limited over squads.

Woakes was once again on top of his game on a slow Antigua wicket. He knew that he had to make the batsmen play and offer less pace. The cutters and slower deliveries were bowled to perfection even when he kept finding some natural movement.

Woakes got one of his cutters to deceive Evin Lewis, who edged a shot to deep square leg. In his next over, he unleashed another cutter that Kraigg Brathwaite misread to chip straight to the mid-on fielder. His figures after the opening spell read 5-1-18-2. He returned to take two more to finish with a four-wicket haul.