By Glen Robertson
England won the toss and chose to bat for the must-win second Twenty20 International in Barbados.
Stand-in skipper Eoin Morgan will lead the side, which includes format debutants Moeen Ali and Stephen Parry.
Sunil Narine was unable to take part for the hosts, with Krishmar Santokie taking his place.
Match Scorecard / Live ball-by-ball commentary
England Innings
6.17pm - WICKET! Morgan c Simmons b Badree 3 Eng 26-3: Skipper Eoin Morgan is off the mark with a controlled edge for two. Hales then survives a big shout for another lbw, which replays show would have hit leg stump. But Windies do strike in the over when Morgan, going for a sweep, is caught by Lendl Simmons on the deep square-leg boundary. England are in a bit of trouble here.
6.12pm - WICKET! Ali lbw b Santokie 5; Eng 21-2 - Ali sends Santokie over behind square for four with a lovely shot, but the next ball is a slower one which Ali does not read and he is given out leg before having made five on his T20I debut.
6.09pm - WICKET! Lumb lbw b Santokie 4; Eng 13/1 - Santokie strikes in his first over. Michael Lumb walks across his stumps but is rapped on the pads by a full toss. Moeen Ali is the new man in.
6.03pm - Samuel Badree, who starred in the opening match, opens the bowling with his leg-spin, but Alex Hales cuts him down to third-man for an early boundary. It's a solid start for England as the opening pair pick up eight from the opening set-of-six.
Pre-Play News
6am - Alex Hales and Michael Lumb are striding out to the middle. Strap yourselves in...
5.50pm - We're 10 minutes away from the start of the game. Remember, not only is this game imperative for keeping the series alive going into the final game on Thursday, but the players are also competing for places in the side for the World T20 in Bangladesh. There's a place up for grabs with Joe Root ruled out through injury. Can somebody step up today?
5.35pm - Teams - England: Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan, Joe Buttler, Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, James Tredwell, Stephen Parry, Jade Dernbach
West Indies: Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Ravi Rampaul, Samuel Badree, Krishmar Santokie
A new captain today - congratulations @Eoin16#WIvEngpic.twitter.com/o4qNW2MZrw
— England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) March 11, 2014
5.30pm - ENGLAND WIN THE TOSS AND WILL BAT - Eoin Morgan, standing in for the injured Stuart Broad as skipper, calls correctly and chooses to set a total first. He also confirms two changes; Broad and Ben Stokes missing out and Moeen Ali and Stephen Parry coming in for their T20I debuts.
5.25pm - Just in case you were wondering what the weather was like in Barbados...
Only sunny intervals forecast for Barbados today. The @bbctms team might need a cardie. On air @BBC5LSX 545pm #WIvEng pic.twitter.com/WqHKjrs4Yk
— BBC TMS (@bbctms) March 11, 2014
5.20pm - Hello and welcome to ecb.co.uk's live text commentary of the second Twenty20 international between West Indies and England. The tourists must win this game to keep alive their hopes of a series victory ahead of the World Twenty 20 in Bangladesh. We'll bring news of the toss and the line-up shortly.