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

[Jono]

This is the most i've been waking up to a test match day's play since 2011 Cape Town

 

[morgieb]

the thing that the windies have going for them is if they get england out for even 300 they will have two whole days to chase it

This implies the West Indian batting lineup has any brains at all.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

The dream scenario...

WI nine down needing four to win with Shiv on strike needing four to surpass Lara's record. Meanwhile the Burney Lara stands at the end of his run, gathering breath, sitting poised on 399...

It will probably be a bit of anti-climax, but one can always dream.

 

[Adders]

This is the most i've been waking up to a test match day's play since 2011 Cape Town

LOL, yeah the same.

Woke up this morning and reached for my phone to check cricinfo.........reckon it took me 5 takes to even half work out what had happened. Just couldn't get me head around us being 5 down in the second innings when I went to be and we were 7 down in the first.

 

[Daemon]

The dream scenario...

WI nine down needing four to win with Shiv on strike needing four to surpass Lara's record. Meanwhile the Burney Lara stands at the end of his run, gathering breath, sitting poised on 399...

It will probably be a bit of anti-climax, but one can always dream.

Shiv will take a single first ball of the over and Gabriel will edge one straight to Jordan's big bucket hands. Everyone will be like, wtf Shiv.

But wait, it's a no-ball! Gabriel then bops one over long on for six.

 

[BigBrother]

The subcontinent being flat and other countries assisting bowlers more is a pretty common thought and it's a major stereotype which isn't particularly true these days.

I don't think it's ever been particularly true as far as I have been watching cricket since the 90's. The only difference has been that SC pitches consistently offer turn despite being flat. And that doesn't mean anybody is calling them all viciously spinning dustbowls either, which is another stupid thing people like to throw around.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hey guys what's the sc-----

What the **** happened here?

 

[Pratters]

What happened here! I leave the series for a day and all hell breaks lose.

 

[Tangles]

Use your feet then. There should be a law against sweeping.

Edit: as Moeen's just done. Cameraman's obviously been on the rum.

Be worth it for Bajan rum IMO.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

thrilling finish written all over it but w.i. got to take five more within around 75-80 runs. reckon England will have the edge with target set to 220.

 

[wpdavid]

thrilling finish written all over it but w.i. got to take five more within around 75-80 runs. reckon England will have the edge with target set to 220.

WI will have to bowl some real pies for England to set anything like that. 120 target is looking likelier.

 

[fredfertang]

half an hour of Buttler will be enough

 

[vic_orthdox]

He was pretty piss in South Africa in 2009. His success in Australia in 2010 was based largely on how Australia bowled at him - I assume prior to the series the Australian plan was to test him out against leg stump half volleys.

When they bowled short, they put the guy back on the fence to telegraph it too. Trott is a bit like a computer, you want to keep as many different thoughts of what could happen going through his head.

 

[Scaly piscine]

half an hour of Buttler will be enough

2*

 

[flibbertyjibber]

We bat till lunch we will have a score to defend, bat any longer than that and we have a score that will be hard to chase down. Simple really.

 

[harsh.ag]

Expect England to score 55 more runs.

 

[Johann]

I fancy that anything over 150 will be a tough chase for this Windies lineup on here

Remains to be seen if we can get up to that srt of score - need Buttler or Stokes to get some quick runs with Ballance hanging in at the other end

 

[Dan]

half an hour of Buttler will be enough

You adopt imports quickly.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I fancy that anything over 150 will be a tough chase for this Windies lineup on here

Remains to be seen if we can get up to that srt of score - need Buttler or Stokes to get some quick runs with Ballance hanging in at the other end

I'd hope at the very least they can double the pathetic total they've got so far. Ballance, Stokes and Buttler have got it in them to do well in these conditions. If they get balls that are too good then fair enough, but the opportunity is there and I hope Stokes or Buttler can translate their ability and genius into a 50 that could win the game.

 

[Johann]

I'd hope at the very least they can double the pathetic total they've got so far. Ballance, Stokes and Buttler have got it in them to do well in these conditions. If they get balls that are too good then fair enough, but the opportunity is there and I hope Stokes or Buttler can translate their ability and genius into a 50 that could win the game.

Agree that should be doable but I'm not confident