| Third Test, St George's, Grenada (day four): |
| England 204 & 120 Lees 31; Mayers 5-18 |
| West Indies 297& 28-0 Brathwaite 20* |
| West Indies won by 10 wickets |
| Scorecard |
England lost the third Test to the West Indies by 10 runs on the fourth day.
After a dismal third day, England began 103-8, leading by just 10, and the hosts claimed the final two wickets within the first hour to have them all out for 120.
The target was set at 28 and the West Indies were able to win it in five overs.
If the unfinished India series is included, England will have lost four Test series in a row and are winless in nine matches.
England are bottom of the World Test Championship table after the defeat.
The state of the men's Test team is one of its lowest points in recent memory, and it looks set to reignite intense debate.
England have gone as many Tests without a win as they have since the fall of the team.
They haven't had a poor run since the 1980s, and have only won one of 17 Tests since February last year.
The result was certain after England collapsed on the second day and the formality was completed in less than 90 minutes.
Prior to this series, England talked of a red-ball reset and a desire to focus on the longest format.
In the first two Tests, there was a century for ZakCrawley, runs for Dan Lawrence, a return to form by Ben Stokes and an encouraging debut by Saqib Mahmood. Their rebirth is in tatters because of their dismal display.
England will hope to have a new managing director and head coach in place by the time they play a Test against New Zealand in June.
The West Indies have a proud home record against England, with just one series loss in the Caribbean since 1968.
They played better in this Test than they did in the previous two.
There was time for a moment of West Indies magic on the fourth morning.
After 40 minutes without a breakthrough, Chris Woakes was dismissed for 19 by a brilliant one-handed reaction catch by Jason Holder. Jack was the one who fell behind in the next over.
When the result was announced, the hosts celebrated with joy.
Yesterday we let ourselves down and we didn't stand up to it well enough and it has left us in this position where we have lost after playing so much brilliant cricket.
We have to show more, like we did on the first day, people standing up and we getting to a total more frequently. We have shown that we can do it.
The player of the match is Joshua da Silva. I hope this is not the last time I win this award.
All the credit goes to my tailenders. I can not thank them enough. I have won this award because of them.
The West Indies decided this was one of their best series at home and they have to fight hard. A lot of work is put in by us. Everyone did the job when they raised their hand. The effort was extraordinary.
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