West Indies v England – 4th T20I LIVE – Resurgent England look to square series in Trinidad and Tobago

Finally the breakthrough for West Indies as Buttler’s brilliant innings comes to an end.

It’s Holder who gets the wicket after an over packed full of variations, with Buttler through his shot far too early to sky one to long on, departing for 55 from 29 balls.

The players take drinks before Will Jacks takes strike at number three and starts with a hard-run two.

The 100 is up off just 53 deliveries

Motie’s over is extremely expensive, with England banging three sixes in the over.

Salt smashes one into the leg side to start things off powerfully, and it’s Buttler who finishes the over in style with two glorious driven maximums, the first over extra-cover and the second over long-on.

That’s a half-century for Buttler too, coming off 26 balls.

Phil Salt is in serious form. The opener brings up his half-century off just 23 balls, starting a Russell over with consecutive fours, bringing up his landmark with a superb late cut.

With so much batting to come, England are on course for a mammoth score here.

Still the runs keep coming. Motie joins the attack and is taken for two fours in the over by Buttler, very nearly getting the England man though with some impressive turn that will have the England spinners interested.

West Indies turn to Holder to try and change the momentum at the end of the powerplay. It’s a good over that ends on a high for England as Salt shows off his form with a special drive that he hits on the rise and sends over the ring-field and away for four.

That’s the end of the initial fielding restrictions, and England are well-placed for a big score.

England are rollicking along here. Forde returns to the attack and is brutalised by the England openers.

Buttler gets the first boundary of the over, clipping a leg-side delivery away for four.

And Salt turns on the power later in the over, swinging one away to the leg side for four before finishing the over with back-to-back sixes. The first his hooked away, and the second soars through the Trinidad sky back over the bowler’s head.

It’s a huge over for England.

Hosein continues and is given the Buttler treatment. A mishit four just about finds a gap in the covers, narrowly evading the hands of Powell and running away for four.

But the last two shots in the over are pure class, a dismissive reverse-sweep for six and a classy sweep to the rope.

There’s some cloud cover and Mayers is given a bowl with the hope of extracting some movement.

He almost gets Buttler with a caught and bowled chance, stretching out an arm and getting fingertips to a return effort.

And the England captain responds with a glorious lofted drive the next ball.

It’s spin in the Powerplay as Hosein takes the second over, and it’s an excellent one too.

Just the two singles come off it as England see off the main spinning threat.

Forde, who’s into the side for West Indies, gets things underway with the ball.

He makes a strong start, but Phil Salt sizes him up, opens up his stance, and blasts a lofted drive for six, following it up with a cover drive all along the floor to finish the over with back-to-back boundaries.

Rehan Ahmed is back into the team along with Chris Woakes, strengthening the batting line-up and giving England another high-quality spin option. It does mean that the options at the death are slightly more limited, putting a lot of pressure on Sam Curran in particular.

There’s also an interesting switch, as England opt to try out Phil Salt as wicketkeeper, testing out options ahead of the World Cup next summer.

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has been chatting about what really matters in T20 cricket.

The big-hitting batter bashed 30 from 18 in England’s victory in the last T20, and has reiterated his view that strike rate is king in the format.

“Milestones are actually pretty meaningless in T20 cricket,” he said. “It’s all about how you can affect the game and how you can win games.

“I couldn’t tell you how many fifties or hundreds I score any more. It’s all about how many games that you can impact and winning games for your team.

“I’d much rather get 30 off 18 balls than 50 off 40 balls. Your strike-rate is something that you pride yourself on.”

West Indies: 1 Brandon King, 2 Johnson Charles, 3 Shai Hope, 4 Nicholas Pooran (wk), 5 Rovman Powell (capt), 6 Sherfane Rutherford, 7 Andre Russell, 8 Jason Holder, 9 Matthew Forde, 10 Akeal Hosein, 11 Gudakesh Motie

England: 1 Jos Buttler (capt), 2 Phil Salt (wk), 3 Will Jacks, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Moeen Ali, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Rehan Ahmed, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Reece Topley.

The stage is set in Trinidad. Who’s ready?

The home side win the toss and opt to bowl first, with captain Rovman Powell eyeing a track that is typically good for batting and well-suited to a chase.

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The toss is still a few minutes away in Trinidad so that gives us a bit of time to cast our eyes across at the IPL Auction which was held earlier today and impacted quite a few of the players on show here.

For England, Harry Brook was picked up on a bit of a bargain deal by Delhi Capitals and can expect to be a first-team option, and Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson were also both picked up.

But Adil Rashid missed out on a deal and so did Phil Salt, whose century efforts the other day didn’t persuade any teams to fork out for him.

It’s time for match number four in this superb T20I series as England look to continue their comeback and set it up for a decider on Thursday.

The two squads have travelled to Trinidad for these final two matches, where the impressive Brian Lara Cricket Academy will host two of the most explosive batting lineups in the game.

Harry Brook’s heroics in the very last over helped England sneak victory in the third T20I against the West Indies in Grenada.

After the Windies had set a strong 223 in their opening innings – Nicholas Pooran’s 82 was their highlight – it seemed as though the Three Lions would struggle to eclipse the tally.

Phil Salt racked up an impressive century after eight fours and four sixes in his personal innings, but his mastery with the bat would be overshadowed by Brook’s brilliance in the final two overs.

The 24-year-old smashed 31 off just seven balls, including a four and three sixes in the final over for victory.