Oshane Thomas and Gayle starred as WI thrashed England by seven wickets in the fifth and final ODI

Chris Gayle said the West Indies will "get a bit of respect" at this year's World Cup after claiming a 2-2 series draw with tournament hosts and favourites England on Saturday.

Oshane Thomas and Gayle starred as WI thrashed England by seven wickets in the fifth and final ODI. Thomas claimed 5-21 with the tourists being demolished for 113 off 28.1 overs.

Gayle signed off on his ODI career in the region with a blistering 77 off 27 balls to catapult his side to victory with almost 38 overs to spare. "At one stage I thought this is going to be my last (ODI) innings in the Caribbean for the West Indies, so I thought I'd go out on a high," said Gayle. "We'll get a bit of respect going into the World Cup."

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