***Official** West Indies in England***

[TT Boy]

Montys got Shiv, only took us about 11 hours

Cricinfo.com "Since his last dismissal, he's been unbeaten for five minutes shy of 18 hours."

 

[Spitfires_Fan]

Monty now has more 5 wicket hauls in tests than Gilo - kind of makes a mockery of Giles being given the nod at the beginning of the last Ashes series doesn't it?

 

[Gloucefan]

Monty now has more 5 wicket hauls in tests than Gilo - kind of makes a mockery of Giles being given the nod at the beginning of the last Ashes series doesn't it?

He only has 2 less than Harmy and 1 less than Hoggy.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Powell should get dropped for these batting efforts, even if he takes 8 wickets in the second innings, IMO. It's not just that he's dire - because he actually isnt - he just bats like an idiot.

Sir Viv on TMS was genuinely apoplectic at Powell's dismissal, "He's a man without a head." Sounded like nothing so much as an Antiguan Geoffrey Boycott, as indeed Blowers remarked.

Sounded like a carbon copy of how he went in the first innings, which is fairly daft you'd have to say.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Should be fairly easy for England, but we seem to have a habit of messing up easy targets, ala Trent Bridge '05, but I can't see that happening today.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Strauss the fastest ever, in terms of time elapsed from debut rather than matches played, to 3000 test runs. Apparently.

 

[andyc]

Why did Collymore come in at number 11 again, despite his first innings effort? Definitely should have come in before Powell and Edwards, IMO.

 

[GIMH]

Be good to see these two finish unbeaten here tbh

 

[Jono]

He only has 2 less than Harmy and 1 less than Hoggy.

Haha, its why the criticism of him from a certain someone is so stupid. That's an amazing record so early.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Strauss the fastest ever, in terms of time elapsed from debut rather than matches played, to 3000 test runs. Apparently.

Tis rather surprising that.

 

[The_Bunny]

Strauss the fastest ever, in terms of time elapsed from debut rather than matches played, to 3000 test runs. Apparently.

Just shows the sheer amount of cricket being played

 

[roseboy64]

Why did Collymore come in at number 11 again, despite his first innings effort? Definitely should have come in before Powell and Edwards, IMO.

No for me. I'd much rather Powell and Edwards before Collymore first innings effort or not. If he starts doing that sort of stuff consistently then a promotion may be in order.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Panasar is also 2nd, only behind Underwood for amount of wickets taken by an English spinner after their first 16 tests.

Only 2nd? we should drop him asap!¬

 

[cover drive man]

94 to win I'm made up.

 

[pasag]

Cook gone.

 

[cover drive man]

Goneeeeeeeeeeeeee. Unlucky cook.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Panasar is also 2nd, only behind Underwood for amount of wickets taken by an English spinner after their first 16 tests.

Only 2nd? we should drop him asap!¬

Rubbish. He's at least third. Hedley Verity had 70 after 16 (at 19.57, no less!).

 

[BoyBrumby]

Tis rather surprising that.

Just shows the sheer amount of cricket being played

Oh yeah. Guess whose record he beat? If TMS were telling me the truth.

 

[cover drive man]

Calm sown Edvards you cant get anywere arguing.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Oh yeah. Guess whose record he beat? If TMS were telling me the truth.

Hmm, a totally random guess, but Bradman.

They played less games, so it probably isn't him actually.