England sealed a 3-1 win in its Twenty20 series against West Indies when the fifth and final match was abandoned after five overs because of rain.

England: did not bat No result; England win series 3-1ScorecardThe fifth and final T20 of the series between England and West Indies was washed out by heavy rain in St Lucia.England captain Jos Buttler chose to bowl first and the hosts reached 44-0 in five overs before the downpour began.

The curse lives on. Seven games into England’s white-ball tour of the Caribbean, every match has still been won by the team batting second. The streak fleetingly threatened to be broken as England amassed 218-5,