West Indies v England: Tourists bowled out for 103 to lose first T20 in Barbados

England's batting woes crossed formats and continents as they were routed by West Indies in the first T20 international in Barbados.

Six days on and 10,000 miles away from the conclusion of a dismal Ashes series in Australia, an almost entirely different set of players found themselves 49-7 after being put in on a two-paced pitch.

England's T20 record low score of 80 was in danger, only for 28 from Barbados-born Chris Jordan and 22 by Adil Rashid, two of just four players to reach double figures, to spare them from that indignity.

The tourists were ultimately bowled out for 103, with the superb Jason Holder twice taking two wickets in two balls in figures of 4-7.

Brandon King's unbeaten 55 led the home side to their meagre target with 17 balls to spare, a nine-wicket margin of victory that matched West Indies' biggest win and England's largest defeat in T20s.

The second game in the five-match series, all of which is being played in Barbados, is on Sunday.

English cricket will have expected a different format and opponent to bring a change in fortune. Instead, the kind of helter-skelter batting implosion that was commonplace during the Ashes was repeated.

Only Sam Billings, who made the journey to Barbados from Hobart after being drafted in for the fifth Test, is part of both squads, meaning England had five survivors from the team that was beaten in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup in November. Liam Livingstone was ruled out through illness and sorely missed.

With another World Cup just nine months away, the fringe players missed the opportunity to push their claim to be part of the tournament in Australia.

England were 10-3 after two overs and never recovered. Overall, four wickets fell one ball after a visiting batter hit a