England subsided to a 381-run defeat in the first Test against West Indies as part-time off-spinner Roston Chase took 8-60 in Barbados.

Needing to bat out the final two days for a draw, or score an improbable 628 to win, the tourists were bowled out for 246 on the fourth evening.

England reached 134-1 on a still reliable pitch before opener Rory Burns fell for 84 on the stroke of lunch, reports the BBC.

They lost their last six wickets for 34 runs amid a flurry of poor shots.

Unlike the first innings, when England were skittled for 77, all of the top order made starts but failed to go on to make a score that would have at least taken the game into the final day.

The humiliating defeat is England's joint seventh-heaviest in terms of runs in Tests, against a team five places below them in the International Cricket Council rankings.

The second Test of the three-match series starts on Thursday in Antigua.

Chase is dismal England's unlikely tormentor

After a brilliant display in the first innings, the main threat was supposed to come from West Indies' fast bowlers.

Instead, Chase, who averaged 47 with the ball before the match, went on to claim the best figures by a West Indies spinner against England.

Chase was, however, given significant help by batsmen who repeatedly gifted him wickets on a pitch that offered little spin.

Burns, having defended solidly and scored freely off his pads for his highest Test score, was bowled playing down the wrong line off the final ball of the morning session.

After lunch, captain Joe Root flicked a short ball to slip to depart for 22, Ben Stokes was lbw to another one that did not spin and Moeen Ali guided a wide, short delivery tamely to slip.

That left England 217-6 at tea - and they lasted another 10 overs in the final session, with Chase taking all four wickets.

Jos Buttler chipped to mid-wicket, Ben Foakes was perhaps unfortunate to hit a powerful sweep into Shimron Hetmyer's midriff at short leg, and Adil Rashid chipped straight to Kraigg Brathwaite at deep mid-wicket.

Chase, fittingly, claimed the final wicket as Sam Curran was stumped down the leg side as he came down the pitch.