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[Alan Harper's Tash]

It has been very good, but our batting has been pretty ordinary.

Yeah and we seem to have developed a huge tail.

 

[cleavers]

Oh Jimmy Jimmy....

 

[MillionMilesAway]

It has been very good, but our batting has been pretty ordinary.

Bowl on a length, and find the poor technique of the batsmen.

Having said that, unless WI decide to play shots, I can see them having a bad afternoon too.

 

[Postman Pep]

West Indies bowling is very disciplined and good. They keep saying the pitch is similar to the one that we beat India on in 2018. That had 3 scores of 200-300 and one of 180, so it isn’t going to be a run fest.

It is slightly strange that we chose to bat given the conditions and us picking a specialist spinner, which would have suggested bowling last would have been better.

We will be bowling last..... unless the Windies rack up 450+ and beat us by an innings.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We will be bowling last..... unless the Windies rack up 450+ and beat us by an innings.

True. Not sure how Ingot that wrong!

 

[cleavers]

204 all out, Oh Jimmy got into double figures for once.

 

[andyhinch]

Did better than I thought tbh

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

We will have the windies out for 180

 

[Postman Pep]

True. Not sure how Ingot that wrong!

Seems they based their decision on the fact it turned square in the fourth innings and Moeen took 8 wickets. Seems strange given the conditions but it is forecast sunshine from tomorrow onwards so should dry out. Whether we will be in any kind of position to take advantage is another matter.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

There's some impressive use of reviews by the WI so far this match.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Seems they based their decision on the fact it turned square in the fourth innings and Moeen took 8 wickets. Seems strange given the conditions but it is forecast sunshine from tomorrow onwards so should dry out. Whether we will be in any kind of position to take advantage is another matter.

It’s putting a lot of pressure on Bess.

 

[Postman Pep]

It’s putting a lot of pressure on Bess.

True seems a bit strange to base your game plan around a rookie spinner with no Root to back him up either.
Maybe they were more worried about the Windies spinner on the last day?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

True seems a bit strange to base your game plan around a rookie spinner with no Root to back him up either.
Maybe they were more worried about the Windies spinner on the last day?

He’s unlikely to make that much of an impact from the hotel or wherever he’s watching the match!

 

[jimharri]

Good to see cricket, and the obligatory England batting collapse, is back!

 

[mccity]

That first wicket was a criminally bad leave.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

1 ball, 1 failed review. Not sure whether that was actually a claim for caught behind, as it would be a terrible lbw claim.

 

[waspish]

You could tell by Anderson that he didn’t hit it why go for a referral

 

[Bluemoon dan]

So what do we think the Windies first innings lead is going to be? 150? 200? More?

 

[DMA's]

So what do we think the Windies first innings lead is going to be? 150? 200? More?

Way it’s going looking like West Indies are going to get 300+. Decision to both bat first as well as leave out broad on a slow pitch both proving to be incorrect.

All credit to West Indies mind batting well

 

[MillionMilesAway]

So what do we think the Windies first innings lead is going to be? 150? 200? More?

Less than 50, maybe not even a lead.