India, Feb. 13 -- Defeated yet defiant, England captain Harry Brook rejected criticism that his batters are susceptible to quality spin bowling even though their frailties stood thoroughly exposed in the 30-run loss to the West Indies in a group C clash of the T20 World Cup. As many as six England batters fell to spinners here as England rolled over for 166 in 19 overs in reply to the West Indies' formidable 196/6 here at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night.

The surface remained true for batting but also provided significant amount of grip and turn to the spin bowlers. Gudakesh Motie (3/33) broke the back of England's chase while Roston Chase (2/29) made the most of the conditions with Akeal Hosein (1/32) also keeping a tight leash. ...