Cricket-England signal title ambition after bowlers rout Windies


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  • Sunday, 24 Oct 2021

Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 - Super 12 - Group 1 - England v West Indies - Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - October 23, 2021 West Indies' Kieron Pollard shakes hands with England's Eoin Morgan after the match REUTERS/Satish Kumar

DUBAI (Reuters) -Eoin Morgan's England signalled their title aspiration with a comfortable six-wicket victory against defending champions West Indies in their Twenty20 World Cup opener on Saturday.

Batting fireworks were expected in the repeat of the 2016 final but England made it a one-sided affair with their bowlers running amok at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

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