***Official*** England in West Indies 2015

[Stapel]

Jermaine Blackwood looks decent enough, not? He can bowl a bit too. Why wasn't he in the ODI side?

 

[Prince EWS]

Jermaine Blackwood looks decent enough, not? He can bowl a bit too. Why wasn't he in the ODI side?

He sucks at OD cricket at this point, basically. Too boundary reliant.

 

[Stapel]

He sucks at OD cricket at this point, basically. Too boundary reliant.

Like Matt Prior's batting? Fair enough then, I guess.

 

[Prince EWS]

Like Matt Prior's batting? Fair enough then, I guess.

Yeah pretty much. I think this innings has been a good illustration of why he hasn't been very good in List A cricket so far; he struggles to pick up singles when the bowling is good. I think he'll improve that as time goes on but he wouldn't be very effective in OD cricket right now in anything other than perhaps a late-order hitting role, and they already have quite a few players proficient at that.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Confident shot for a lad on 94.

If he'd missed that he'd be kicking himself raw.

Loving Jos calling Tredders "Boy", despite the latter looking old enough to have sired him too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hope he gets his ton. Have rated him for a while.

 

[Tangles]

Nice dayboo century for the lad. Is he short or Holder just tall?

Average dismissal that.

 

[Cabinet96]

Assuming this is all part of the Windies plan to keep Tredwell for the 2nd test.

 

[wpdavid]

Hope he gets his ton. Have rated him for a while.

And there it is. Well batted & all that.

And how long is it before he looks to go ballistic against this attack, with 7 down now?

 

[Antihippy]

Great ton, but the windies really didn't need that dismissal.

 

[Stapel]

Hope he gets his ton. Have rated him for a while.

Well, there it is. But with Holder gone two balls later, it's still England firmly in the lead. I'm curious what Blackwood will do now. Wouldn't be too surprised of tries to slog his way to wherever, from this point.

 

[wpdavid]

Assuming this is all part of the Windies plan to keep Tredwell for the 2nd test.

I'm more worried that he'll still be in the frame for the Ashes, where he really would be cannon fodder.

But respect where due - his figures are way better than anything I expected.

 

[Tangles]

Last 3 bats are so average he needs to slog?

 

[Cabinet96]

Anderson with just the six overs in three hours so far today and hasn't bowled since the 85th. Due a spell?

 

[Cabinet96]

Holy **** I didn't even notice Jordan has legit bowled a 10 over spell.

 

[Stapel]

Last 3 bats are so average he needs to slog?

Not at all, I'd say. But that wouldn't mean there won't be a slogfest. Honestly, I hardly know Blackwood. The sensible thing to do imho, would be to trust Roach and Taylor to hold up a wicket for a while.

 

[Tangles]

Not at all, I'd say. But that wouldn't mean there won't be a slogfest. Honestly, I hardly know Blackwood. The sensible thing to do imho, would be to trust Roach and Taylor to hold up a wicket for a while.

Yep. Get as close to 399 as possible.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jordan's been unbelievably filthy.

 

[Antihippy]

I dunno, jordan bowling filth is pretty believable.

 

[Ferraz]

Not at all, I'd say. But that wouldn't mean there won't be a slogfest. Honestly, I hardly know Blackwood. The sensible thing to do imho, would be to trust Roach and Taylor to hold up a wicket for a while.

or not... i guess.