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[NZTailender]

Could be mistake, but another 4 wickets for Monty will make him equal fastest to 50 wickets by an English spinner.

 

[Perm]

250 up for the West Indies. Harmison bowling some reasonable stuff with the occasional bit of tripe, generally leg side deliveries.

 

[grecian]

Watching the cup final, is it more that Monty is bowling well or that WI can't bat? Sounds like he is just bowling straight balls and they aren't picking them.

Its a bit of both, tbh. Montys bowled a reasonable line, and mixed it up, but there@s nothing in the pitch, and the Windies should never of lost 4 top order wickets to him.

Draw's still the favourite for me.

 

[chalky]

Prior's keeping doesn't look too flash to me. I have a feeling we will debating the value of a wicketkeeper getting runs against the cost dropped catches & missed stumpings. It will just be like 2004, 5 & 6 all over again.

 

[Perm]

TBF Prior has dropped a couple of pretty standard takes, well they should have been anyway. He has also made quite a few diving efforts down the legside, so I think the issue may lie more with his concentration than actual wiicket keeping ability.

Bravo starting to go after Monty, good to see.

 

[pasag]

Some gun shots from Bravo.

And 6! for his 50.

 

[PhoenixFire]

I'd take Panesar out of the attack as soon as he starts to get smashed around, or when he starts to look tired.

 

[grecian]

I'd take Panesar out of the attack as soon as he starts to get smashed around, or when he starts to look tired.

But who do we bowl instead, Bell, KP, Shah?

 

[PhoenixFire]

But who do we bowl instead, Bell, KP, Shah?

Bring KP on imo, we can't fall into the trap of oberbowling Panesar.

 

[Perm]

Nice 50 by Bravo, he playing a very mature innings and looking very solid in defence.

 

[chalky]

Some gun shots from Bravo.

And 6! for his 50.

Cracking 50 from Bravo in tough circumstances I really hope he can step up this tour - watching him in Australia and in England on the last tour he looked to have all the talant in the world yet his stats don't back that up.

 

[grecian]

I suppose so, the prospect doesn't feel me with glee, mind

 

[chalky]

Oh dear Brain failure from Bravo.

 

[Perm]

****. I talk Bravo up and he falls right into the trap set for him. Collingwood picks up his second ever Test wicket.

 

[pasag]

Some gun shots from Bravo.

And 6! for his 50.

And gone.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha, hope Nasser thinks twice before saying Bravo doesn't throw his wicket away next time he talks about the West Indian batting.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Collingwood, what a gun.

 

[grecian]

Got him , madness from Bravo, whacking a colly long hop down Cooks throat.

 

[Perm]

Let's see how long it is before Dinesh Ramdin tries to sweep Monty Panesar out of the attack.

 

[NZTailender]

Collingwood, what a gun.

And his average drops dramatically