WI spinner reported for suspect action

West Indies spinner Kraigg Brathwaite has been reported for a suspect bowling action during his side's innings and 209-run defeat by England in the first Test at Edgbaston.

Primarily an opening batsman, occasional off-spinner Brathwaite bowled just six wicketless overs for six runs as England surged to a thumping win inside three days in Birmingham.

"The match officials' report, which was handed over to the Windies' team management, cited concerns about the legality of the 24-year-old's bowling action," said an International Cricket Council (ICC) statement issued Sunday.

Brathwaite remains free to bowl in international cricket ahead of the results of a test on his action, which must take place within a fortnight, according to ICC regulations.

That means he could bowl when the West Indies bid to level the three-match series in the second Test at Headingley, starting Friday.

The 24-year-old has taken 12 wickets in his 38-Test career, with half of those coming in a single haul of 6-29 against Sri Lanka in Colombo in October 2015.

Meanwhile, West Indies captain Jason Holder challenged his side to "look themselves in the mirror" after their thumping loss at Edgbaston.

"It's been a tough few days - we were disappointing in this Test match. We lacked consistency when we bowled and we didn't put up any runs," Holder said.

"We got beaten in three days and just weren't up to scratch."

Few had given the West Indies much chance ahead of the three-match series but even their sternest critics might have paused before suggesting they would lose 19 wickets in a day.

Yet that is exactly what happened on Saturday, with the West Indies, who started the day at 1-44, were shot out for 168 and 137 after being made to follow on.

"We have to regroup - it's only one Test, and we can't drop our heads down," said Holder.

"The series is not lost... I have to believe, (because) every team is beatable.

"(But) each player has to look themselves in the mirror and see where they can improve."

The West Indies' bowling was as poor as their batting, with England piling up 8-514 declared as captain Joe Root, with 136, and his predecessor Alastair Cook (243) plundered runs against a hapless attack.

Only Jermaine Blackwood, who made a defiant first-innings 79 not out and persevering paceman Kemar Roach, who bowled better than figures of 2-86 in 28 overs suggested, could take much from a match that left the men from the Caribbean still without a Test win in England since 2000.