Windies warn England ahead of T20 opener

WEST INDIES captain Carlos Brathwaite has cranked up the pressure on England before today’s Twenty20 game with a simple message: if you think Chris Gayle is scary, you should see the bloke at the other end. The reputation of Gayle precedes him as he makes his first international appearance in England for four years. But less is known about Evin Lewis, who, according to Brathwaite, could reduce Gayle to ‘second fiddle’. In a recent Caribbean Premier League game, Lewis compiled a virtuoso 97 not out from 32 balls, including 11 sixes. ‘Evin was breathtaking in the CPL,’ said Brathwaite. ‘I don’t think any boundaries in the world are big enough for him. By the time you wake up in the fifth or sixth over, he has 40-odd.’

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