ST JOHN’S, Antigua- England Women took a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20 International series against the West Indies Women when they registered an 8-wicket victory at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

Senior all-rounder Chinelle Henry said West Indies’ batting never got going and the low total was just not enough.

“To be 3,4 wickets down in the first 10 overs with no kind of runs on the board, that is where we fell short, since the ODI series we’ve been struggling with the bat. We just have to pick ourselves up and keep going,” she said.

“A couple of us got short partnerships going to get us to 100, but it wasn’t enough. It was really good to see little Djenaba Joseph standing up against Katherine Brunt, facing her head-on, and to have an Under-19 player in our squad so fearless is a move in a good direction for us,” she added.

The series now moves to the Kensington Oval, where the teams will meet for the remaining four matches on December 14, 17, 18 and 22.

All matches start at 6:00 pm Eastern Caribbean/ 5:00 pm Jamaica time.