Paul Collingwood made a rapid half-century, but could not prevent his reign as England one-day captain beginning with a defeat as the West Indies won the first Twenty20 international by 15 runs.
Collingwood was easily the pick of the England batsmen Thursday, hitting 79 off 41 balls before being run out from the penultimate ball in an innings that included four sixes, but he stood alone in his defiance as no other batsman made more than 25.
The new skipper's bowling was rather less successful as his one over with the ball went for 17. They began their reply briskly as Alastair Cook, having made 15 from 16 balls, skied Dwayne Smith to Dwayne Bravo with the total on 40.
For West Indies, Devon Smith had struck a magnificent 61 and Marlon Samuels a rapid-fire 51.
After Chris Gayle had fallen early, Smith, whose innings lasted just 34 balls, added 84 for the second wicket with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who made an inventive 41 off 27 balls before pulling Dimitri Mascarenhas to Alastair Cook at square leg.
Denesh Ramdin and Samuels gave the innings a second burst of momentum. Samuels's half-century, which included four sixes, came up off just 25 deliveries, the second fastest 50 in Twenty20 international history.
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