*Official* England in West Indies

[sammy2]

**** straus!!!

 

[wpdavid]

Nothing wrong with not walking.

But apparently Strauss is the only batsman in the world who doesn't.

 

[Richard]

Almost seems like the phrase

Do not catch EVER!

has been used of times in this series.

 

[roseboy64]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Richard]

Bloody hell, I'm somewhat amazed Daryl heard that one.

 

[pskov]

Fair chance England will end up looking like mugs here.

 

[four_or_six]

Harper has switched his hearing aid on now.

 

[Richard]

Fair chance England will end up looking like mugs here.

At least here, unlike at Sabina, we'd have some amount of excuse.

 

[sammy2]

gayle called straus a *****hole ..lol

 

[garage flower]

Conclusive evidence is not the barometer, the third umpire is asked whether he has 'a high degree of confidence' that the decision was incorrect. Obviously Aleem Dar had a high degree of confidence that Chanderpaul did not edge it.

Ah, saved me the job!

Gower and co. seem to have invented this "conclusive evidence" wording. According to the official guidlines posted on Sky it is "a high degree of confidence" that's required, which is subtly - but importantly - different.

As pskov says, Aleem Dar - quite reasonably - must have had a high degree of confidence that Shiv missed it. Why he didn't have a similarly high degree of confidence that Strauss edged one a few minutes ago, I'm not sure.

 

[Burgey]

Surely England can't bottle this.....

 

[wpdavid]

Fair chance England will end up looking like mugs here.

Looking that way. Not really the way for Shah to cement his place in the side, was it?

 

[Richard]

Harper has switched his hearing aid on now.

Weirdest thing was, the Shah nick was a bit quieter than the Strauss one! Though both were exceedingly obvious.

 

[Richard]

Surely England can't bottle this.....

At least if they were to do so, it wouldn't matter.

Wonder if England can lose this game of cricket

Of course they can.

 

[Langeveldt]

Wonder if England can lose this game of cricket

 

[four_or_six]

Weirdest thing was, the Shah nick was a bit quieter than the Strauss one!

Maybe they'd turned the stump mics down so that Harper doesn't look as daft.

 

[sammy2]

gayle called straus a *****hole ..lol

^^ lost the respect of your opposing captain is not good.

 

[Richard]

^^ lost the respect of your opposing captain is not good.

Lost the sammy2 from CW is very good for CW.

 

[PY]

Wonder if England can lose this game of cricket

Are you asking if England can lose a game of cricket? Were you not alive for the 1st Test?

 

[Langeveldt]

Are you asking if England can lose a game of cricket? Were you not alive for the 1st Test?

Since losing the girl from the sofa, I've begun to watch the cricket