**Official** West Indies in England 2012

[Jacknife]

He will fancy Virus.

and Smith

 

[TT Boy]

Kirk Edwards has the flu. Time he gets round to batting tomorrow, it maybe at number 11.

 

[wpdavid]

Then again, maybe he was out of sorts. I suspect that Jimmy's last over at Shiv went some way towards that particular dismissal.

 

[Stapel]

Bloody hell Shiv! Leave that!

 

[PhoenixFire]

stil gonna be a draw

 

[Jacknife]

Not even in the ground apparently.

 

[TT Boy]

and Smith

Swann will, Didn't Anderson struggle last time he was over in the Republic while Smith scored big?

 

[Jacknife]

This is lovely from Broad.

 

[wpdavid]

This is lovely from Broad.

Beat me to it.

 

[Spark]

Reminscent of this Test last year, that over.

 

[Jacknife]

Swann will, Didn't Anderson struggle last time he was over in the Republic while Smith scored big?

Didn't bowl that well over there, saying that he's a far improved bowler since then, add to that home conditions and how well he's dealt will left handers the last few years, I reckon he'll cause him problems.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Scene's set for Bravo minor to justify some of the (optimistic at best, IMHO) Lara comparisons.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Though I agree wholeheartedly, I won't be that surprised if such a comparison will become a fair thing in time. Broad is probably the most improved cricketer ever. For the last 2,5 years he has averaged 24 with the ball. And I can see his batting grow further as well.

Yeah, with him, Bresnan and Swann in the same side you could argue playing a 5th bowler and moving Prior to 6. certainly will happen if it is that trio for India to play Monty/AN Other spinner.

Shiv going means the game should be over. couple more tonight please.

Maybe we overdid the criticism of the England bats, has the pitch dried out so much it is difficult to play on?

 

[L Trumper]

Yeah, with him, Bresnan and Swann in the same side you could argue playing a 5th bowler and moving Prior to 6. certainly will happen if it is that trio for India to play Monty/AN Other spinner.
Shiv going means the game should be over. couple more tonight please.

Maybe we overdid the criticism of the England bats, has the pitch dried out so much it is difficult to play on?

In this winter batting sucked really bad, yet this obsession over 5 bowlers. Just because eng have great bowlers doesn't mean they have to play 5 of them.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

In this winter batting sucked really bad, yet this obsession over 5 bowlers. Just because eng have great bowlers doesn't mean they have to play 5 of them.

India have no mystery spinner like Ajmal though, unless Harby regains his balls/finds his heart and joins in.


Anyway, that is all to come. As it is we look like winning this series and retaining the number 1 for the main event later in the summer, just a pain it only a 3 match series not a 4 or 5.

 

[slowfinger]

Bravo-Lara comparisons have something missing....

 

[Jacknife]

Three balls all around 77mph, wtf Bres. His action looks wrong to me, like he's injured.

Strange first over.

 

[L Trumper]

India have no mystery spinner like Ajmal though, unless Harby regains his balls/finds his heart and joins in.


Anyway, that is all to come. As it is we look like winning this series and retaining the number 1 for the main event later in the summer, just a pain it only a 3 match series not a 4 or 5.

I think england have one more gear to go up later this summer. Bowling should get better. I am more worried about batting though, Trott's on a lean run. If he fails, I don't have confidence in england middle order to score consistently.

 

[Furball]

Didn't bowl that well over there, saying that he's a far improved bowler since then, add to that home conditions and how well he's dealt will left handers the last few years, I reckon he'll cause him problems.

He bowled fine for 3 of the 4 Tests, back then he still had the occasional problem where he just wouldn't turn up for 1 Test per series which he seems to have gotten over now.

 

[Spark]

114kmh? What?