West Indies v England: Fourth ODI betting tips, preview & TV channel

TV: Sky Sports Cricket, 1.30pm Wednesday

A Grenada washout in the third One-Day International between the West Indies and England has mounted pressure on the tourists heading into their fourth match of the series at the National Cricket Stadium.

After a six-wicket win for England in the first ODI, defeat in the second has left the series evenly-poised as it draws to its conclusion and Eoin Morgan's men know failure to justify favouritism against the ninth-ranked side in the world would cast doubts over their World Cup pursuit this summer.

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While collapses at the crease are becoming more frequent than Morgan would like, discipline with the ball has also been an issue for England.

They required the fourth-highest run chase by any ODI side in history to overhaul the Windies in the first match before allowing the hosts to score 289 in the second.

They will, however, be boosted by the news Chris Woakes will slot into the bowling attack in the place of Tom Curran, having been due to return in the third ODI before rain abandoned the clash without a ball being bowled.

Woakes was a solid performer in England's five-match series with Sri Lanka in October, with figures of 3-26 in Dambulla particularly eye-catching.

In the opening game of this series he picked off top-order batsmen John Campbell and Shimron Hetmyer, who went on to make an unbeaten 104 at the Kensington Oval in the second ODI.

After an eye-watering 135 in the first ODI and 50 in the second, Chris Gayle rightfully heads the market for Windies top scorer.

But there could be value in Shai Hope, who responded to a poor Test series with 64 and 33 in the first two ODIs and will spend more of his time at the crease squaring off with an out-of-sorts Moeen Ali than England's fierce openers.

Recommendations
C Woakes top England bowler
2pts 18-5 Betfred
S Hope top West Indies batsman
1pt 4-1 bet365

Venue
Subject to the torrential downpours that saw the third ODI abandoned, the National Stadium in St George's will also host the fourth. Chris Gayle's best score in ten ODIs here is just 60.

Team news
Andre Russell has been battling a long-term knee injury but could shake that off to come into the first-team fold for the West Indies.

England's Chris Woakes could take the place of Tom Curran, while Ben Stokes may come in for Alex Hales.

Weather
Patchy rain is possible with the temperatures expected to reach 27C.

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