After bowling England out for 260, the West Indies Women were skittled out for a 118 in just 31.3 overs to lose by 142 runs, a similar margin to the loss in the first ODI on Sunday in which England made 307-7 and then bowled the home side out for 165.
The result means England takes an unassailable 2-0 lead in the CG United One Day International series.
“In both games we haven’t batted well,” Walsh said after Tuesday’s humiliating defeat. “We were a lot better with the ball in this game on a good batting track and for the score where we had them at 260, I thought we would have batted better.”
Walsh reserved praise for Rashada Williams, who stood out among the batters.
“We lost those early wickets and just never recovered,” he said.
“The batters can take a lot from Rashada’s performance. I am pleased with how she went about it and showed that it can be done. We have a lot at stake with one game remaining and we need to get championship points. Our momentum is good but performance and execution, we have to try and get better.”
Batting first, England owed their competitive score to Amy Jones, who scored an unbeaten 70 and Sophia Dunkley’s unbeaten 57 as the local bowlers restricted England’s ability to build big partnerships.
Leading from the front Hayley Matthews took 3-50 and was supported by Afy Fletcher, who returned figures of 2-41 and Aaliyah Alleyne 2-47.
The West Indies Women’s reply got off to a disastrous start losing four wickets inside the first four overs with just eight runs on the board.
Williams offered the only real resistance with an unbeaten 54 that allowed the West Indies Women to push past 100 runs. Chedean Nation and Chinelle Henry with scores of 17 and 13, respectively, were the only other batters in double figures as Lauren Bell wreaked havoc taking 4-33.
Charlie Dean took 2-9 and there were also two wickets each for Sophie Ecclestone (2-25) and Kate Cross (2-35) in the rout.
The teams meet again on Friday, December 9 at the same venue.
Australia legend Warne died at the age of 52 last Friday after suffering a suspected heart attack while on holiday in his villa on the Thai island of Koh Samui.
Tributes poured in from all over the world for a sporting icon, who took a remarkable 708 Test wickets during a 15-year career – second only to Muttiah Muralitharan.
Warne's family accepted the offer of a state funeral, and Victoria premier Dan Andrews on Wednesday confirmed a service will be held at the cricketer's home ground.
"There's nowhere in the world more appropriate to farewell Warnie than the 'G," Andrews wrote on Twitter.
"Victorians will be able to pay tribute to Shane and his contribution [to] our state, and his sport, at a memorial service at the MCG on the evening of March 30th."
Flowers, cricket shirts, photographs and beer have been left where Warne's statue stands at the MCG.
The Great Southern Stand at the famous ground will be renamed to the S. K. Warne Stand in tribute to the late, great spinner.
Cricket Australia (CA) ruled that the opening batter would never hold a leadership role again due to his part in the 2018 Newlands ball-tampering scandal.
Warner was seen to have been a main protagonist in Cameron Bancroft using sandpaper to try and alter the condition of the ball during the Test against South Africa in Cape Town four years ago.
The 35-year-old has been mentioned as a candidate to replace Aaron Finch as ODI skipper after he stepped down last month.
With CA directors looking at rewriting the governing body's code of ethics, Warner may get another opportunity to lead his country.
"The view within Cricket Australia is that David is doing particularly well on the field and making a great contribution off the field," CA chairman Lachlan Henderson said.
"The first step in terms of David's leadership ban is to review the code and see if those sanctions are able to be reviewed. And the appropriate revisions to that code that would need to be made.
Henderson added: "Our intention is to review the code as quick as is practical. It's not in anyone's interest for us to delay that. It would be in time for any future leadership conversations in relation to David."
Finch remains Australia's T20 captain for the World Cup on home soil.
Warner and captain Aaron Finch both posted stunning unbeaten centuries to seal a remarkable 10-wicket victory in the first match of the ODI series in Mumbai on Tuesday.
After India were dismissed for 255 at Wankhede Stadium, Warner blasted 128 (not out) and Finch scored 110 (not out) as Australia reached the target with 12.2 overs to spare.
Warner became the fastest Australian to 5,000 ODI runs in just 115 innings with his 18th 50-over ton and the star batsman savoured the performance.
"I have a hunger and a desire to score runs all the time," Warner, 33, said afterwards.
"I'm really making the most of it at the moment, my feet are moving well. I'm getting my head over my front leg. Weight is going through the ball.
"When you are in that kind of form and touch and everything is going well for you, you have to make sure you are practising the same and doing all the hard work."
Warner has been in devastating form for Australia over the summer, with scores of 335 (not out), 154, and 111 in Test series against Pakistan and New Zealand, while he celebrated his maiden Twenty20 century against Sri Lanka.
After a forgettable Ashes campaign in England where he managed just 95 runs at 9.50 last year, Warner added: "It's not by fluke that I'm coming out here and doing what I am doing.
"I look back at the beginning against Pakistan, I trained a lot going into the first Test match," Warner said.
"JL [head coach Justin Langer] noted to me I had been batting for almost two hours in that session which is unlike me.
"I didn't play a Shield game leading in and I felt like I needed to bat time. It put me in real good stead for the summer."
Australia's Smith and India's Kohli are two of the finest batsmen of their generation, occupying first and second spot respectively in the current Test rankings.
The duo are set to meet if India's tour of Australia – scheduled to begin in October – goes ahead, although significant doubt remains as the coronavirus pandemic continues to pose a threat.
If it should go ahead, Warner expects to see great things from the two leading men, who he says act as figureheads for their sides.
"When it comes to cricket, they both have got the mental strength, the mental capacity to score runs," Warner told Cricbuzz.
"They stabilise, they boost morale – if they score runs, everyone else's morale is up. If they are out cheaply, you almost sense that on the field that everyone is … [down on morale and thinking] now we all have to step up. It's a very bizarre situation.
"They both love spending time in the middle. Virat's passion and drive to score runs is different to what Steve's would be.
"Steve is going out there for a hit in the middle, that's how he sees things. He's hitting them out in the middle, he's having fun, he's enjoying himself, just does not want to get out.
"Virat, obviously, doesn't want to get out, but he knows if he spends a certain amount of time out there, he's going to score plenty of runs at a rapid rate.
"He's going to get on top of you. That allows the guys coming in [to play their own game], especially in the Indian team you've got a lot of players who can be flamboyant as well."
The Proteas - captained by Quinton de Kock - take on Australia, who host the Twenty20 World Cup later in 2020, in three T20Is and three ODIs, starting on Friday in Johannesburg.
In an ill-tempered 2018 Test series against South Africa, Warner was suspended, along with Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft, for his involvement in the tourists' ball-tampering scandal.
However, Warner, who also became embroiled in sledging matches with South Africa fans, does not feel tempers will flare once again this time around.
He reasons that, due to the short and sweet nature of the tour, there is not enough time for the teams to forge a rivalry.
"It's one-day cricket and Twenty20 cricket and you don't really have much time over the short period of the time to get underneath each other's skin or anything like that," Warner told reporters.
"And you don't go out there to do that. Obviously, they [South Africa] had some heated exchanges with the English and that was during the Test matches.
"For us, our focus is on moving forward and trying to get the wins on the board and send a message to everyone that the World Cup is in our backyard and we want to be a team to be beaten."
De Kock, in particular, clashed with Warner during the 2018 tour, and South Africa's new white-ball captain is not as certain as Australia's batsman that there would be no bad blood between the sides.
"If something ignites, maybe if a player decides to take on another player, then maybe the fierceness from both teams will reignite again," de Kock said.
"Who knows? Maybe not. Maybe we just play the game hard."
When asked if he and Warner had brushed aside their differences, De Kock said: "We haven't really had any conversations. Me and him have moved on from there.
"We look to just play cricket. We both love to play the game really hard. I don't think anything will happen. We will just carry on. We won't worry too much about it."
The opener struck a terrific 106 in Australia's thumping win over England on Tuesday that sealed a 3-0 ODI series victory.
He joined Travis Head (156) in an opening partnership worth 269 runs, which set a record for the first wicket at the MCG.
Australia prevailed by 221 runs under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern rules at the Melbourne venue where nine days previously England celebrated winning the T20 World Cup. It was England's heaviest ODI defeat, runs-wise.
The latest century for left-hander Warner was his fifth against England and a first since the Boxing Day Test in 2017, taking him to 3,067 runs across all formats against Australia's great rivals.
That is the most runs he has scored against any opposition, albeit he has faced England 69 times and no other team on more than 50 occasions.
Indeed, Warner's all-formats batting average of 34.46 against England is the lowest he has achieved against any international team he has faced more than twice.
He was rightly jubilant to get to three figures this time, though, saying: "I think we played fantastic in this series.
"We know that with England [winning] the World Cup, and a long tournament, these games are quite hard to get up for.
"But we played exceptional cricket, the bowlers did a fantastic job and the batters just went out there and tried to execute as well as we could, especially in the power play, and we managed to do that."
Addressing a long wait for the next ODI to be played at home, which is set to come when West Indies tour in early 2024, Warner said: "Look, 2024 is a long time away. There's a lot of cricket to be played in-between there, obviously in all three formats.
"If I can keep keeping fit, scoring runs and doing the best I can for the team, yeah, I might be here."
Warner will turn 38 in October 2024 and has indicated he could retire from Tests after next year's Ashes series in England, but he evidently sees the short format as an area where he might sustain his career for longer.
England captain Jos Buttler is thriving as a limited-overs specialist, even if his team came a cropper during this series.
"We tried our best. We fell a long way short. I thought Australia outplayed us in every department and all credit to them," Buttler said.
Yet he and England will return home as world champions in cricket's shortest international format.
"We've got lots to be proud of," Buttler said. "You don't need a long memory to remember the scenes here last week. We got exactly what we wanted from coming here and we're very proud of that."
Warner suffered a groin strain as Australia clinched an ODI series victory over India thanks to Sunday's 51-run win in Sydney.
The Australia star has returned home to begin rehabilitation ahead of the opening day-night Test in Adelaide on December 17.
Warner will miss Wednesday's third and final ODI in Canberra, as well as the three-game Twenty20 series – D'Arcy Short the batsman's replacement.
Pat Cummins, who has no injury concerns, will also sit out the short-format games, though no replacement has been called up for the paceman.
"Pat and Davie are critical to our plans for the Test series," said Australia head coach Justin Langer.
"Davie will work through his injury rehab and in Pat's case it is important all of our players are managed well to keep them mentally and physically fit throughout what is a challenging summer.
"The priority for both is being fully prepared for one of the biggest and most important home Test series we have played in recent years, especially with World Test Championship points up for grabs."
Australia recorded their biggest ODI score at the SCG after reaching 389-4, the country's second highest overall on home soil, as Steve Smith posted a 62-ball century.
It was the highest total conceded by India in an ODI away from home – four of the five highest totals conceded have come at the hands of Australia, with three in Sydney.
The day-night match in East London was in doubt once the toss was delayed, and conditions showed little sign of significant improvement.
Although rain briefly abated, showers soon returned and the contest was called off.
The second leg of the three-match series is due to be played at the same ground on Saturday.
Mooney top-scored with 73 as Australia beat their great rivals by 27 runs in the first one-day international in Canberra to secure an 8-4 lead in the multi-format series.
The hosts gave England a target of 206 to chase, which proved too much for the tourists after 18-year-old Darcie Brown took 4-34 as they were bowled out for 178, confirming the Ashes stay in Australia.
Australia have won seven of their last eight women's ODIs against England, including their last five in a row; the last time they won more in succession against them was a 19-game stretch from December 1997 to August 2005
Speaking after the win, Mooney said: "We came into this series with one job to do: retain the Ashes, and we've done that. We've got another job to do now and win them outright."
Two more ODIs remain in the Ashes series, which take place on Saturday and Monday.
England will have been pleased to restrict Australia to just 205-9 from their 50 overs, with Kate Cross (3-33) and Katherine Brunt (3-40) bowling well.
Mooney's knock was accompanied by notable contributions from Alyssa Healy (27), Tahlia McGrath (29) and captain Meg Lanning (28), who became the 11th player to score 4,000 runs in women's ODIs and the third Australian to do so.
However, England's chase got off to a bad start when Tammy Beaumont was caught at slip for just three off the bowling of Brown, who then trapped England skipper Heather Knight lbw first ball.
Amy Jones (16) somehow hit a full toss from McGrath straight to Ellyse Perry, though Nat Sciver managed a solid 45 before being sensationally caught and bowled by Brown.
Brunt (32 not out) showed some resilience along with Cross (17) for a last wicket partnership of 24, but the match and England's hopes of winning the series came to an end when the latter was caught and bowled by Jess Jonassen.
A disappointed Knight praised the performance of Australia's bowlers after the game but was still determined to continue fighting to salvage a draw.
"We're still in with a chance of drawing the series and that's got to be our focus now," she said. "We didn't get a partnership together... We lost wickets at regular moments and they bowled well. They kept the stumps in the game and that made it hard to score on that wicket."
The squad features two changes from the unit that clinched a 2-1 series victory over England in "The Rivalry" series. All-rounder Justin Greaves and wicketkeeper-batter Amir Jangoo have been called up to replace Hayden Walsh Jnr and Jewel Andrew.
Jewel Andrew, meanwhile, will join a batting camp at the Chennai Academy in India, focused on improving performance in spin-friendly conditions as part of Cricket West Indies' development initiative.
Justin Greaves makes his return to the ODI squad after an outstanding campaign in the CG United Super50 competition, where he smashed a record three consecutive List A centuries. His recent maiden Test century against Bangladesh further solidified his credentials. Head Coach Daren Sammy emphasized Greaves' ability to contribute both with the bat and the ball, describing him as a versatile option capable of batting anywhere in the top six.
Amir Jangoo also earned his spot following a stellar Super50 season, where he led the scoring charts with 446 runs at an average of 89.20. His inclusion brings depth and dynamism to the batting lineup, according to Sammy.
Head Coach Daren Sammy outlined the team's dual focus on short-term success and long-term preparation for the ICC Men’s 50-over World Cup.
“We are looking to broaden the pool of players while also focusing on winning series at home and building momentum from our recent success against England,” Sammy said. He also highlighted the balance Greaves and Jangoo bring to the team, noting their ability to add flexibility and dimension to the batting and all-round units.
The team will be led by Shai Hope, with Brandon King serving as vice-captain. Key players like Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, and Romario Shepherd retain their spots, while emerging talents like Shamar Joseph and Gudakesh Motie offer exciting options in the bowling department.
West Indies CG United ODI Squad:
Shai Hope (Captain)
Brandon King (Vice-Captain)
Keacy Carty
Roston Chase
Matthew Forde
Justin Greaves
Shimron Hetmyer
Amir Jangoo
Alzarri Joseph
Shamar Joseph
Evin Lewis
Gudakesh Motie
Sherfane Rutherford
Jayden Seales
Romario Shepherd
The series will begin on December 8, with subsequent matches on December 10 and December 12 at Warner Park. With the "West Indies Home for Christmas" series set to captivate fans, the team looks ready to continue their winning ways and fine-tune their squad ahead of next year’s global tournaments.
Bangladesh, hunting nothing but pride on Thursday, batted first in Basseterre, but lost Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das for ducks inside three overs, with Alzarri Joseph (2-43) claiming both wickets as the tourists toiled on 2-9.
Yet Soumya Sarkar (73) and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz (77) put on a brilliant stand before the former was pinned lbw by Gudakesh Motie (1-64).
Miraz was run out and Afif Hossain was dismissed on 15, but Mahmudullah picked up the mantle, plundering a record-breaking, unbeaten 84 that included four sixes, while Jaker Ali contributed 62 not out as Bangladesh reached the end of their innings on 321-5.
Brandon King (15), Alick Athanaze (seven) and Shai Hope (three) were all sent packing early as the Windies hopes took a swift blow, yet Keacy Carty (95) and Sherfane Rutherford (30) steadied the ship.
Carty fell just short of his century, though his hard work had set the stage for Amir Jangoo to wear down the tiring Bangladesh bowlers, with Motie (44 not out) offering able support at the other end.
Jangoo (104 not out) smashed Afif for six to bring up a memorable ton on his debut, before Motie lashed two maximums in the next over to get the Windies over the line.
Data Debrief: Records tumble
Jangoo became the first West Indies player to score a ton on his ODI debut since Desmond Leo Haynes in 1978.
It meant that Mahmudullah's pair of ODI records for Bangladesh were fruitless. He and Jaker put on a record stand of 150th for the nation when it came to a sixth-wicket partnership, while Mahmudullah became Bangladesh's all-time leading hitter of sixes in the 50-over format, with 107 to his name.
This was also the highest aggregate score in an ODI between West Indies and Bangladesh (646).
Chasing a target of 298, the West Indies were bowled out for 177 in 44.2 overs in yet another embarrassing display of batting when the team once again failed to surpass 200 runs.
Rovman Powell was the leading scorer with 47 while Nkrumah Bonner (31) and Raymon Reifer (27) offering next best efforts in the losing cause.
Mohammad Saifuddin took 3 for 51 and there were two wickets each for Mustafizur Rahman and Mehidy Hasan, who between them gave up 42 runs from 16 overs.
"I think we were a bit far off in all three games,” said a frustrated Mohammed. “We bowled pretty ok, maybe 30 too much. And then our batting didn't come up trumps. It was a bit challenging for us, the spinners were really challenging for us, especially in the first two games. I think that's where we faltered a lot.
“It's something that can be rectified, with our full-strength team, it's a pretty good batting lineup. Once our main players are back, we can do pretty well at putting scores and chasing them.”
Anything over 200, however, would have been good enough for Bangladesh but identical scores of 64 from Captain Tamim Iqbal, Man-of-the-Match Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah, who was unbeaten at the end, and 51 from Shakib al Hasan set Bangladesh on track to 297 for 6 from their 50 overs.
The home side lost two early wickets and was 38 for 2 after 8.4 overs but rebounded to post the match-winning total despite the best efforts of Alzarri Joseph (2 for 48), Reifer (2 for 61) and Kyle Mayers (1 for 34).
“Alzarri was very good, at the top and with the death. Akeal was also very good. I think the bowlers were very good,” said Mohammed, obviously wishing he could say the same for his batsmen.
Nicholas Pooran's side fell to a 2-1 series defeat on home soil with a narrow six-run loss in Sunday's decisive third meeting, as Kyle Mayer hit 105 – the second highest ODI score of his career – in vain.
West Indies will also be deducted two points from their Super League tally after being adjudged to have fallen two overs short of the target by the on-field umpires.
An ICC statement read: "West Indies have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against New Zealand in the third and final ODI in Barbados on Sunday.
"In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
"In addition, as per Article 16.12.2 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions, a side is penalized one point for each over short. Consequently, West Indies will lose two points from their points tally during the Super League.
"Pooran pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing."
West Indies are currently seventh in the Super League standings, having posted just nine wins from their 24 games after New Zealand recorded successive wins over Pooran's side.
This tour will be the first-ever ODI Series between the two teams featuring three ODIs from May 31 to June 4 at the VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen.
The three matches form part of the ICC ODI Super League, where West Indies and the Netherlands will have the opportunity to secure points to try and secure one of the top seven places, excluding hosts India, to gain automatic qualification for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
“We have been working closely with our colleagues at KNCB to put together this series immediately after the IPL and we are happy to now be able to announce the match schedule,” said CWI CEO Johnny Grave.
“It’s going to be exciting to tour the Netherlands for the first time. It is a short tour, but we expect great entertainment during what promises to be a wonderful week of quality cricket for the fans in The Netherlands.”
High-Performance Manager of KNCB, Roland Lefebvre, said they are eagerly anticipating the historic tour.
“The KNCB is very excited to welcome the West Indies cricket team back to the Netherlands. The last time the team visited our country was in 1991, for two 55-over friendly matches, with the likes of Richards, Haynes, Ambrose, and Marshall present. These matches will be the second Cricket World Cup Super League home series for the Dutch team and we look forward to a great Caribbean style contest,” he said.
Below is the match schedule:)
Tuesday, May 31: 1st ODI
Thursday, June 2: 2nd ODI
Saturday, June 4: 3rd ODI
The West Indies lost the first match on Sunday by six wickets.
West Indies won the toss and sent India to bat and their bowlers justified the decision restricting India to 237-9. After Kemar Roach dismissed Rohit Sharma for five, Odean Smith backed him up with the wickets of Risbah Pant and Virat Kohli for 18 each as India slipped to 43-3 in the 12th over.
A 90-run partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul held the West Indies up until 30th over when Rahul was run out for 49. Yadav and Washington Sundar added 43 for the fifth wicket before Nathan Allen had the former caught behind for a well-played 64.
Akeal Hosein claimed the wicket of Sundar for 24 and India struggled to push for a more challenging score as Jason Holder dismissed Deepak Hooda for 29 and Alzarri Joseph took the wickets of Shardul Thakur for eight and Mohammed Siraj for 3 as the Indian innings closed without flourish.
Yuzvendra Chahal was unbeaten on 11.
Smith was the best of the West Indies bowlers with 2-29 while Joseph took 2-36. There was a wicket each for Holder, Hosein, Roach and Allen.
With a target that required scoring below five runs an over, the West Indies opening pair of Brandon King and Shai Hope shared in a 32-run partnership that set the visitors up for a successful chase. However, once King got out to a rising delivery from Prasidh Krishna for 18, the West Indies’ chase went off the rails.
Hope was the next to go dismissed by Chahal for 27 from 52 balls.
Shamarh Brooks contributed 44 in the middle order but he lost partners frequently as the West Indies slumped to 76-5 in the 22nd over, Krishna picking up the wickets of Darren Bravo for one and Nicholas Pooran for nine along the way.
Hosein provided some lower-order resistance for the West Indies with a stubborn 34 from 52 balls and Smith provided a late flurry to score 24 from 20 balls but the West Indies were bowled out for 193. It was the second time in as many matches that they have failed to score 200.
Krishna returned the remarkable figures of 4-12 from nine overs while Thakur took 2-41.
The final match is set for Friday, February 11.
Xavier Bartlett, making his ODI debut, showcased his talent by dismantling the West Indies' top order with a remarkable 4 for 17. This performance marked the second-best figures on ODI debut for Australia, placing him just behind current selector Tony Dodemaide. Bartlett's ability to swing the ball both ways troubled the West Indies batsmen, setting the tone for Australia's dominance.
Matthew Lee, Director of the Jamaica Badminton Academy, drew parallels between Bartlett's impactful debut and the academy's commitment to nurturing talent. "Just like in badminton, where a player's debut can shape their entire journey, Bartlett's remarkable introduction to ODI cricket showcased the impact a debutant can have on the game."
Bartlett, along with fellow debutant Lance Morris, became the first pair of Australian debutants to open the bowling in an ODI since 2016. Bartlett's early breakthroughs, including a magical outswinger that dismissed Justin Greaves, left the West Indies struggling at 59 for 4.
The West Indies, anchored by Keacy Carty's career-best 88 and Roston Chase's gritty 59, managed to post a total of 231. However, Bartlett's spell had already set up the victory for Australia.
Josh Inglis provided a fiery start to Australia's chase with a quick-fire 65 off 43 balls. Inglis's aggressive approach set the tone, smashing ten fours and a six, and his whirlwind knock allowed Cameron Green to settle into the innings. Steven Smith's unbeaten run-a-ball 79 and Green's composed 77 not out guided Australia to victory with 11.3 overs to spare.
Despite the West Indies showing resilience with half-centuries from Carty and Chase, Bartlett's brilliance and Green's all-round show ensured Australia took a 1-0 lead in the series.
The MCG witnessed a dominant performance from Australia, with Bartlett's debut spell earning him well-deserved accolades. As the series progresses, cricket enthusiasts eagerly anticipate more exciting contests between these two cricketing giants. The West Indies, though faced with a setback, will look to bounce back in the upcoming ODIs, showcasing the resilience that makes cricket a thrilling and unpredictable sport.
The hosts easily chased the total of 264 set by England, doing so for the fall of just two wickets and with seven overs remaining.
Keacy Carty (128*) and Brandon King (102) top-scored for the West Indies, having held a 209-run partnership prior to the second wicket. It was also Carty's first century for his country in 28 ODI appearances.
Captain Shai Hope was understandably delighted with the manner of victory for his side.
"I would have to say the dominance [pleased me most]. We asked for consistency and discipline, and that's exactly what the guys did," he said.
"The main thing if you want to be an elite team is that you've got to do things consistently.
"It's a big plus for us, the work is really showing. The guys are putting a lot of work in off the field. It's a great confidence booster, especially for the batting unit."
For England, it was a disappointing end, having previously looked like they had dug themselves out of a hole while batting.
The tourists had been 24-4 after 10 overs, but recovered well to post 263-8 thanks to Phil Salt (74), Sam Curran (40) and Dan Mousley (57), who scored his first ODI half-century.
Jamie Overton added 32 before Jofra Archer's unbeaten 38, but England were no match for their hosts.
While stand-in captain Liam Livingstone was unhappy with the series defeat, he admitted there were positives to take from it.
"We battled back really well. The boys in the middle put on a decent partnership, and we ended really well. We took a lot of momentum into our fielding innings, and we battled really hard," he said.
"It is a disappointing end, but there were a lot of good aspects to the series. We will take a hell of a lot, especially the young boys."
"A lot of learnings, a lot of experience of playing international cricket, which will be golden. A lot of positives and I have loved captaining."
Skipper Karunaratne was one of 10 players who opted out of the last Sri Lanka ODI group that travelled to Pakistan in September amid security concerns.
He is back in the 15-man squad to take on West Indies at home, though, with Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera and Angelo Mathews among the other key players to return.
Wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella is recalled and in contention to make his first ODI appearance for a year.
Sri Lanka lost the Pakistan series 2-0 under the stewardship of Thirimanne, who is not selected this time around after contributing just 36 runs in two games.
Minod Bhanuka, Oshada Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Angelo Perera also miss out, while Danushka Gunathilaka is injured.
The first ODI match against West Indies will take place in Colombo on Saturday.
Three ODI contests will be followed by two T20 games against West Indies in March, a month in which Sri Lanka will also host a two-Test series against England.
Sri Lanka ODI squad:Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara.
All-rounders Zaida James and Djenaba Joseph, wicketkeeper/batter Trishan Holder and fast-bowler Jannillea Glasgow have been selected as injury cover for Monday’s final Tri- Series match against India Women at Buffalo Park in East London.
Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Shakera Selman and Chedean Nation are currently going through a return to play rehabilitation ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
“The selection panel has included four Under 19 players for the final match of the Tri-Series as potential replacements for injured players,” said Chief Selector Ann Browne-John.
“The four have been training with the senior team in South Africa since the conclusion of the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup.
“We believe this is the perfect opportunity to utilize these four players, two of whom (Joseph and Holder) made their international debut against England last year, to reinforce the squad in the absence of injured senior players. They have been playing in South African conditions for the past three weeks so are well prepared. With final selection of the ICC T20 World Cup squad still to be done, it gives the selection panel another opportunity to see the best players available and select the best combination to participate.”
Holder and Joseph made their West Indies senior debuts against England last December, while Glasgow and James were travelling reserves with the senior team last year.
During the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup, James struck two half-centuries and had a four-wicket haul, whilst Joseph struck an unbeaten 44 not out in their Super6s match against England. Holder had a well-compiled 34 not out off 14 balls against Indonesia and Glasgow was the spearhead of the bowling attack.
The West Indies Women play India Women on Monday 30 January in the final preliminary match at 3pm local time (9am Eastern Caribbean/8am Jamaica time).
Full squad: Hayley Matthews (Captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shanika Bruce, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Britney Cooper, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow (U19), Sheneta Grimmond, Trishan Holder (U19), Zaida James (U19), Djenaba Joseph (U19), Karishma Ramharack, Kaysia Schultz and Rashada Williams.
Match schedule:
16 January: warm-up match vs South Africa XI at Beacon Bay- South Africa won by 4 wickets.
T20I Tri-Series Match Schedule
(all matches to be played at Buffalo Park, East London)
21 January: vs South Africa – South Africa won by 44 runs
23 January: vs India – India won by 56 runs
25 January: vs South Africa – South Africa won by 10 wickets
30 January: vs India, 3pm local time (9am Eastern Caribbean/8am Jamaica)
2 February: Tri-Series Final, 3pm local time (9am Eastern Caribbean/8am Jamaica
