*Official* England Tour of West Indies 2019

[GotSpin]

That was quality batting from the WI openers

 

[Borges]

The West Indies have been very disciplined. Just one wide and no no-balls in the England innings.

 

[vcs]

If WI can get to 350-400, England will really be staring down the barrel. They'll be desperate for early wickets tomorrow.

 

[Senile Sentry]

So Joe Root is averaging under 50 now. Safe to say Pujara has replaced him the fab 4 club now

 

[GotSpin]

If WI can get to 350-400, England will really be staring down the barrel. They'll be desperate for early wickets tomorrow.

If they reach 350 it's more or less match over

 

[andruid]

So Joe Root is averaging under 50 now. Safe to say Pujara has replaced him the fab 4 club now

Pujara is the Fab 1.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This is a rout so far, like going back in time to 80's and 90's. Being comprehensively outplayed by a superior side so far.

 

[Shady Slim]

man need that gif of the giant from twin peaks saying it is happening again but cbf to get it

loving this from the WI

 

[Beamer]

Interesting day. I think we bowled pretty well apart from a couple of spells from Gabriel and Joseph. Braithwaite and Campbell surviving that evening spell against a pumped up Broad was really inspiring and gives me more hope than anything else.

Not the best of pitches but it made for an interesting day at least. Overall I think England got about par, I'm very worried about getting on this pitch.

 

[harsh.ag]

Interesting day. I think we bowled pretty well apart from a couple of spells from Gabriel and Joseph. Braithwaite and Campbell surviving that evening spell against a pumped up Broad was really inspiring and gives me more hope than anything else.

Not the best of pitches but it made for an interesting day at least. Overall I think England got about par, I'm very worried about getting on this pitch.

Yeah, just about. Missed it by a mere 120 runs.

 

[Woodster]

Interesting day. I think we bowled pretty well apart from a couple of spells from Gabriel and Joseph. Braithwaite and Campbell surviving that evening spell against a pumped up Broad was really inspiring and gives me more hope than anything else.

Not the best of pitches but it made for an interesting day at least. Overall I think England got about par, I'm very worried about getting on this pitch.

Thought the WI openers were exemplary in that final session given the conditions. Yes they rode their luck a bit, but you need that to survive sometimes against a quality new ball duo when it's doing plenty. They displayed all the skills that time has forgot in Test cricket such as patience and digging in. Acknowledging when conditions favour the bowling side and basically looking to survive in the hope things will get easier today and you'll have earned the right to a few easy runs.

West Indies are set up well for today, England simply must fight back today and get some kind of foothold in this series, a bad day today could end any hopes of even a series draw. Huge day, bowlers have to stand up big time before the batsmen attempt to do the same.

 

[Beamer]

Yeah, just about. Missed it by a mere 120 runs.

Do you genuinely think that it are you on a wind up? You're never in on that pitch, there's a ball around the corner that will jump up at you and we're awful at batting.

 

[Beamer]

Thought the WI openers were exemplary in that final session given the conditions. Yes they rode their luck a bit, but you need that to survive sometimes against a quality new ball duo when it's doing plenty. They displayed all the skills that time has forgot in Test cricket such as patience and digging in. Acknowledging when conditions favour the bowling side and basically looking to survive in the hope things will get easier today and you'll have earned the right to a few easy runs.

West Indies are set up well for today, England simply must fight back today and get some kind of foothold in this series, a bad day today could end any hopes of even a series draw. Huge day, bowlers have to stand up big time before the batsmen attempt to do the same.

Beautiful thing from a West Indian perspective is that whatever happens we've already defied all expectations. England need to produce something special as we're effectively 2 good days away from winning the series. I genuinely didn't think that would happen.

 

[vcs]

Still can't stop thinking about that catch off Root.

Tried setting that gif as my avatar but the site won't allow it.

 

[Woodster]

Beautiful thing from a West Indian perspective is that whatever happens we've already defied all expectations. England need to produce something special as we're effectively 2 good days away from winning the series. I genuinely didn't think that would happen.

Truth be told neither did I, and I don't mean that in an arrogant we should win kind of way, I expected it to be closer, we just haven't turned up yet and I think WI have surprised England, certainly the bowling attack and maybe even the pitches.

England have to adapt today, they have to turn up. I do think we'll come back into this Test, not saying we'll win it mind.

 

[Prince EWS]

Still can't stop thinking about that catch off Root.

Tried setting that gif as my avatar but the site won't allow it.

If you post the gif here I might be able to edit it for you so it the site accepts it. I won't have time until Tuesday though.

 

[Woodster]

Still can't stop thinking about that catch off Root.

Tried setting that gif as my avatar but the site won't allow it.

It was incredible wasn't it?! An unplayable delivery and a special bit of fielding teamwork.

 

[vcs]

If you post the gif here I might be able to edit it for you so it the site accepts it. I won't have time until Tuesday though.

I can't embed it on here, so I'll post the link to the gif.

https://imgur.com/B2lvsmp

Thank you BTW.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah the link is fine, I basically just need to resize it so the forum software doesn't try to (when it tries to do it with gifs it fails).

 

[andmark]

It was incredible wasn't it?! An unplayable delivery and a special bit of fielding teamwork.

Yeah, it's one of those freak deliveries which you can't really blame the batsman for getting out to.