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England returned with more questions than answers after the first ODI against the West Indies, having suffered a huge loss on Thursday night and Sir Alastair Cook brandished it a hammering. The batters failed to get going and none of them scored above run-a-ball while the bowlers seemed completely ineffective against the brute power of Evin Lewis. The absence of regular skipper Jos Buttler seems to paint a very big picture for the English side who seem to be lacking a leader on the field. With only five more ODIs currently lined up for the visitors before the Champions Trophy in 2025 (two vs West Indies; three vs India), they would like to have some of those questions solved here and now.For the hosts West Indies, they put in a collective performance in the first game. They bounced back from the 2-1 series defeat to Sri Lanka last month with a positive start. Shai Hope captained the side astutely in the first game. He rotated his bowlers well, who all chipped in with wickets at regular intervals to derail England while the batters polished off the task without much hassle.West Indies would look to continue fitting the pieces together right now to label their omission from the World Cup in 2023 a mere anomaly.