Date-stamped : 03 Mar94 - 10:24 England v West Indies, ODI3, 2 Mar 94, St.Vincent West Indies smashed the highest one day score ever against England of 313-6 and cruised to a 165 run win. Desmond Haynes and Phil Simmons hit a record one day stand against them of 145 before Richie Richardson hit a fifty off 25 balls. All the West Indies batsmen found the boundary of the picturesque Arnos Vale ground at will after Mike Atherton had won the toss. Chris Lewis opened instead of the captain in a gamble that failed and sad England finished forlornly on 148-9 to go 2-1 down in the series. England captain Mike Atherton admitted that it was a touch and go decision to insert the West Indies when he won the toss. "We might have batted but with the way we performed it wouldn't have made much difference," he said. "It wasn't a good performance and with the exception of Phil Tufnell and Angus Fraser our bowling was pretty poor. We need to perform at the level we showed in Jamaica in the last games at the weekend," he added. Contributed by goo-chie (jdw5@*.ukc.ac.uk) ====> more England suffered their heaviest defeat in 222 one-day interna- tionals when they were crushed by 165 runs by West Indies on Wednesday. England`s lightweight attack was savaged for 313 runs in 50 overs and their batsmen were never in with a chance of challenging such a daunting total once both openers had fallen cheaply. Replying to West Indies`s 313-6 -- the highest score made against England in limited overs cricket -- the touring team limped to 148-9. Things went wrong for England almost as soon as their skipper Mike Atherton decided to field first on a ground renowned for low scoring. Openers Desmond Haynes and Phil Simmons found the innocuous medi- um pace attack very much to their liking, racing to a century stand in under 22 overs. The pair had put on 145 -- a record first wicket partnership against England in the limited overs game -- when left-arm spinner Phil Tufnell had Simmons caught at long-off for 63. Haynes followed 11 runs later for 83, another Tufnell victim. But Brian Lara and then Richie Richardson ensured there was to be no respite for England`s suffering bowlers. Lara put on 74 in just nine overs with Keith Arthurton, sweeping past his 50 off just 32 deliveries. He finally fell for 60 from 41 balls. Richardson was even more destructive once he had established his supremacy over the bowlers. He clubbed his way to an unbeaten 52 off only 26 deliveries with six fours and two sixes. Angus Fraser was the most economical of the England bowlers, conceding 46 runs from his 10 overs. Alan Igglesden, who was plundered for 23 in one over, 18 of them to Richardson, Steve Watkin and Chris Lewis all went for more than 60 runs. England, needing to get their reply off to a flier, promoted the hard-hitting Chris Lewis to open the innings with Alec Stewart. But Lewis`s batting was as lukewarm as his bowling. He was trapped leg before by Anderson Cummins for two and when Stewart went for 13 and Robin Smith for 18 England`s unequal battle was already lost. England`s heaviest defeat in run-margin terms left them 2-1 down in the five-match series. Contributed by Chico (ckhan@bbn.com)