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

[Scaly piscine]

May as well have Stokes go back inside for a bit, doesn't look like he's going to get a ****ing bowl anyway.

 

[Pratters]

Atherton is a bit like garlic. You develop a flavor for his commentary/writing and then you keep relishing it.

 

[Pratters]

Oh man, et u Bravo?

Was not a terrible ball tbf but still man.

 

[Cabinet96]

Cook has become a pretty good slipper when his world isn't imploding in Australia. Not that that was a difficult chance mind, just a general observation.

 

[Furball]

Cook has become a pretty good slipper when his world isn't imploding in Australia. Not that that was a difficult chance mind, just a general observation.

Haha, I was just about to post that he's got a really awkward catching technique.

 

[Beamer]

That's awful Daren! Skillfully negotiated all the movement and then played a shot like that? He's becoming as frustrating as Samuels.

 

[91Jmay]

He looked so set, bad way to get out.

 

[Cabinet96]

Haha, I was just about to post that he's got a really awkward catching technique.

Maybe I notice him catching things more as a result actually.

 

[Spark]

He's pretty clearly not a "natural" slipper who's done it for a long time. Others have become very good slippers regardless of that, though.

 

[Beamer]

Mo's turning it quite a lot which is promising for Bishoo. We just need to hang in there and get 300 plus somehow and we'll be in the game.

So Marlon to play a stupid shot in the next 15 minutes then?

 

[Pratters]

Mo's turning it quite a lot which is promising for Bishoo. We just need to hang in there and get 300 plus somehow and we'll be in the game.

So Marlon to play a stupid shot in the next 15 minutes then?

Yeah, a Marlon lose shot is on the cards. Does the pitch break a fair bit here usually? If it does, will be unplayable on days 4 and 5 given so much turn right now.

 

[91Jmay]

Leg slip when an off spinner is bowling to a right handed bat is a must for me.

 

[Beamer]

I don't think it breaks up that much usually tbh, it will Spin more quickly but can't see it being too up and down for the pacers

 

[Beamer]

Watch out for a potential run out between these two. They're easily our worst/most selfish runners between the wickets. They're almost always the one who ends up not out whilst their partner walks off shaking their head.

 

[Spark]

This hasn't been what you'd call a high quality cricket match thus far..

 

[Niall]

When do we begin to ask if Shiv is finished?

Definitely not the player he once was.

 

[Beamer]

I'm worried about shiv. He's getting close to the end. Getting out caught at cover and lbw to a part time offie? That's just not the shiv we know.

 

[Howe_zat]

If only Stokes bowled more in helpful conditions, he could get random chips to backward point every spell

 

[91Jmay]

Stokes with his standard average ball, gets a wicket stuff. If runs come from Ali/Stokes having 5 bowlers is a must for us at the moment. None of them good enough as 3rd seamers and Ali not a top class spinner.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Stokes with his standard average ball, gets a wicket stuff. If runs come from Ali/Stokes having 5 bowlers is a must for us at the moment. None of them good enough as 3rd seamers and Ali not a top class spinner.

Eh? Did you follow the first Test. Stokes had no luck. Anderson bowled a few people out and a lot of the other dismissals were at best innocuous.

England don't have a top class spinner and have one top class seamer.