*Official* England in West Indies

[roseboy64]

What is the old expression? Never comment on a track until you watch both sides bat?

Backing Gayle to get a ton here. Ground isn't the biggest and fast outfield. KP too if he doesn't throw it away.

 

[Evermind]

Yeah, though I believe Bell is also a very good longterm prospect, and will definitely come good when he makes some FC runs.

 

[roseboy64]

Shah already looks better than Bell - never mind the pitch.

Bell always looks good though doesn'gt he until he gets out at this stage?

 

[Goughy]

Entertaining cricket. Shah either has the best bat ever or he is timing the ball like a star.

Out of interest has Hinds ever been reported for a suspect action? Not every ball, but one or 2 look pretty dubious on first viewing.

 

[Evermind]

Bell always looks good though doesn'gt he until he gets out at this stage?

Yeah, true.

Love your avatar ahahah. It looks like KP smashed his bat onto his own foot there!

 

[Durham_CCC]

206/1 @ Tea.

Great going England.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yeah, though I believe Bell is also a very good longterm prospect, and will definitely come good when he makes some FC runs.

He's no prospect at all til he sorts his head out. Until then he'll just continue to fill his boots with soft runs and continue to fail against decent Test bowling.

 

[four_or_six]

Wow, when were we last 200/1?

 

[Goughy]

Backing Gayle to get a ton here.

Avatar bet?

1 month?

 

[roseboy64]

Avatar bet?

1 month?

Sure.

 

[Richard]

There was a good one or two in SA before the Ashes, I think. And this one was good.

Make no mistake, every single innings between 2004 and 2005 (and the one in 2007/08) was better than this one. But none of them came after his own side (ie, the one he was captaining) had just crashed to 51ao and a crushing defeat.

 

[Richard]

What is the old expression? Never comment on a track until you watch both sides bat?

I generally attach the postscript "except when the game is at The ARG" to that one.

 

[Richard]

Wow, when were we last 200/1?

2007, possibly?

 

[kingkallis]

Avatar bet?

1 month?

So Goughy can get rid of that bad memory of KP getting bowled and that 51 all out..

 

[shivfan]

Backing Gayle to get a ton here. Ground isn't the biggest and fast outfield. KP too if he doesn't throw it away.

England are in the process of getting runs on the tins....

It remains to be seen if we can do the same. I'm worried that Smith and Hinds might not have the mental strength to bat for a long period of time.

 

[kingkallis]

England are in the process of getting runs on the tins....

It remains to be seen if we can do the same. I'm worried that Smith and Hinds might not have the mental strength to bat for a long period of time.

In that case you have Gayle, Chander and Sarwan

 

[Richard]

England are in the process of getting runs on the tins....

It remains to be seen if we can do the same. I'm worried that Smith and Hinds might not have the mental strength to bat for a long period of time.

Hinds unquestionably does - he just hasn't yet done it at Test level. In fact, Smith isn't all that different either, but he unlike Hinds has had plenty of chances and I've begun to despair of him.

Hinds, though, I still very much hope that if he ever gets a run in the side he can become a good, solid Test middle-order batsman alongside Chanderpaul and Nash. And who knows, if this Darren Bravo lad is as good as everyone is saying, maybe he too will be able to join in.

 

[superkingdave]

Yeah fancy Chanders for a double on this

 

[Richard]

Good start to the session Owais.

 

[superkingdave]

Monty would have got Brutalised on this pitch, Swann might yet but I think we won't feel the need to bowl him so much if theres nothing there for him.