**Official** West Indies in England 2012

[GIMH]

Hopefully Broad can get twin 5fers here

 

[MW1304]

Come Jimmy, pick up the last two, you deserve it.

Only problem is he ain't always great against the tail.

 

[Spikey]

stunning appeal

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Haha, is this gonna be like the first innings where Broad just picks up charity wickets out of nowhere?

Getting some of the wickets he didn't get last year then we kept dropping chances/him having no luck against India. Was ridiculous how he could have had better stats with some luck in that series.

He is turning into one of the best home bowlers around. Can't be called Ladyboy anymore.

 

[social]

His worst games in an England shirt are at Lords. Coincidence?

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Nah, run of form against crap opposition on good bowling decks is a more likely reason

Guy averages over 30 in fc cricket with Headingley as his home ground

 

[Cevno]

@Flibberty Tbf, Calling him ladyboy wasn't really about his performances.

 

[Cevno]

Was gone if he hit there....

Ramdin needs to push on a bit now.

 

[Viscount Tom]

His worst games in an England shirt are at Lords. Coincidence?

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Nah, run of form against crap opposition on good bowling decks is a more likely reason

Guy averages over 30 in fc cricket with Headingley as his home ground

Been playing since he's 16 his stats don't flatter him but he's come in leaps and bounds in the past 4 years or so.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Been playing since he's 16 his stats don't flatter him but he's come in leaps and bounds in the past 4 years or so.

Exactly, far better player now than the one who played 3 or 4 years for Yorkshire at the start of his career. Fact is he has done naff all at Lords. Maybe it is a lesson for the future on a horses for courses scenario with him, not like we haven't got the depth.

 

[social]

Been playing since he's 16 his stats don't flatter him but he's come in leaps and bounds in the past 4 years or so.

Definite technical improvements in the last couple of years but he was averaging 24 before this test and I'd be amazed if he averaged much below 30 by the time his career finishes

 

[stumpski]

Could be a nasty little half hour for England to bat tonight at this rate.

 

[stumpski]

Come Jimmy, pick up the last two, you deserve it.

Only problem is he ain't always great against the tail.

He's halfway there!

 

[stumpski]

Gabriel's f-c best of 14 won't inspire confidence - a Windies Ed Giddins!

 

[Pothas]

Missed all of today because I was at DTM but sounds like its been bloody hard work.

 

[Howe_zat]

Partnerships everywhere, even between these two and even when England were batting (I thought) extremely badly yesterday morning. It's been consistently dead easy to get off the mark. Really shouldn't be a problem to chase 200.

 

[wpdavid]

Partnerships everywhere, even between these two and even when England were batting (I thought) extremely badly yesterday morning. It's been consistently dead easy to get off the mark. Really shouldn't be a problem to chase 200.

It shouldn't but I agree with you about our first innings batting. WI really shouldn't be in with a sniff, but a couple of early wickets will make this interesting.

 

[GIMH]

Shouldn't be but I won't lie, 10% of me as nervous as ****

A wicket before close would be huge

 

[stumpski]

Agree, even though England have only twice chased over 200 to win here.

191 to get anyway.

 

[jan]

Very Strauss-ish way to get out?

 

[Ferraz]

and here was me thinking they'll get strauss out first thing in the morning....