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

[Antihippy]

Haha yeah he could have just stood there and caught a sitter.

 

[OverratedSanity]

oh yeah but the point is that if it's not red on the stumps there is 0 chance of being red on hitting in line

But the umpire isn't supposed to keep Hawkeye in mind when he gives his decision. he cbf with whether Hawkeye will show red or yellow... his job is to rely on his gut and give that 50-50 decision one way or the other., not worry about whether Hawkeye will show half the ball hitting or full.

 

[Goughy]

god he's such a good slipper. One of the best in the world for spin, IMHO

Im torn. He makes great catches but I think he makes them harder than they should be. He moves far too much for a slip which means he has to react.

 

[Spark]

Not dropped many yet so has a few to catch up on the screamers and that just from this match.

he has confidence now, but long-term if he wants to become a genuinely great slips fieldsman he needs to work on his technique. the best slips fielders are the ones who make catches look easy, not amazing.

 

[OverratedSanity]

i don't know what to think about that catch. he's made a routine catch look incredible.

Yeah, but the one which goes between keeper and is harder to pick that the one which does to the slip's right.

 

[Spark]

Yeah, but the one which goes between keeper and is harder to pick that the one which does to the slip's right.

which is why you have to keep as still and as low for as long as possible, which he doesn't.

 

[Spark]

But the umpire isn't supposed to keep Hawkeye in mind when he gives his decision. he cbf with whether Hawkeye will show red or yellow... his job is to rely on his gut and give that 50-50 decision one way or the other., not worry about whether Hawkeye will show half the ball hitting or full.

that's not really my point though, it's more that if it's that far to the offside then it's almost certainly outside the line so it's (a) a fair enough call to give it not out and (b) a dumb review

 

[Prince EWS]

Moeen bowling much better here than he did in the second Test and the little I saw of him in the first innings of this Test.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Moeen bowling much better here than he did in the second Test and the little I saw of him in the first innings of this Test.

Not hard.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Replaced by a part time spinner after 6 overs on a pitch with turn. Super.

 

[BeeGee]

Windies don't have a prayer. 65 all out.

Not sure I agree.

 

[mightymariner]

It's ok Root will save us again & bowl us to victory

 

[Daemon]

Replaced by a part time spinner after 6 overs on a pitch with turn. Super.

Tempting Samuels perhaps? He did hit a couple of boundaries so maybe Cook's trying to get a brainfart out of him.

 

[Prince EWS]

Not hard.

Haha yeah true. I think the experiment of playing a batting allrounder with a nice action as the main spinner would've been deemed a failure by now if he bowled like this in his first few Tests so it's an interesting insight into the importance of timing in a way. I've been a vocal advocate of Moeen's bowling here since even before his Test debut but boy has he bowled some crap here. Even in the second Test when he ended up with reasonable figures they greatly flattered him.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Haha yeah true. I think the experiment of playing a batting allrounder with a nice action as the main spinner would've been deemed a failure by now if he bowled like this in his first few Tests so it's an interesting insight into the importance of timing in a way. I've been a vocal advocate of Moeen's bowling here since even before his Test debut but boy has he bowled some crap here. Even in the second Test when he ended up with reasonable figures they greatly flattered him.

Said it lots that he shouldn't even be playing. Should be playing against Somerset today not WI. He is a work in progress who got injured and rushed back with very little bowling behind him, what did anyone expect but the liquorice allsorts we have had on this tour. Not writing him off, want to see him with a few overs in county cricket behind him and then we get a better idea.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Tempting Samuels perhaps? He did hit a couple of boundaries so maybe Cook's trying to get a brainfart out of him.

Perhaps. Might also have been Ali bowling a variety of long hops and half volleys and his inability to bowl two consecutive deliveries on a good length.

 

[Furball]

Crucial spell this. Need a wicket.

edit: haha and as I press return Broad delivers.

 

[GIMH]

Oh you beauty

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Beaten for pace there. Big wicket.

 

[Daemon]

Perhaps. Might also have been Ali bowling a variety of long hops and half volleys and his inability to bowl two consecutive deliveries on a good length.

If it was simply a case of replacing Moeen then I think he'd have given it to Anderson to have a short spell before Tea.