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*Official* West Indies Tour of England 2020

morgieb

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vcs said:
If WI could drag their first innings into the better part of the 1st session tomorrow, they'd be in a good position to draw.
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As long as they avoid the follow-on it'll be hard for England to push for victory without taking severe risks.
 
GotSpin

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vcs said:
Wouldn't be certain of that.. Bess and Broad could easily clean them up in a couple of sessions tomorrow if there's variable bounce.
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Of course anything is possible but England would be forced to bat again and theyre probably going to stick in for at least a session

Theyre likely to run out of time
 
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How much does the Wisden trophy matter to England? Mean to ask do they risk a series loss to regain it, especially in the context of the Test championship?
 
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vcs said:
England can't lose from here, surely
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Asking generally as inter-team trophies go. What does a team do in a situation where they are presented with the choice of either going after the trophy and risking a loss in the process or playing it safe for the sake of championship points? Other than the Ashes, do any of the other trophies carry enough cachet at the moment?
 
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vcs said:
England can't lose from here, surely
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If they take a big risk to push for a win, of course they can. Say they lead by 150 on first innings. They declare at 4-100 and set WI 250 to win in order to have any hope of bowling them out in time. WI could chase it.

Always possible that WI could get close, say within 100 runs of England's first innings and then England collapse, so WI in the box seat. Honestly if WI get within 100 of England's first innings then I'd say there's only 1 team that can win, and it's not England. Obviously this would all have to happen very quickly either way given that it's day 4 already.
 
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TheJediBrah said:
If they take a big risk to push for a win, of course they can. Say they lead by 150 on first innings. They declare at 4-100 and set WI 250 to win in order to have any hope of bowling them out in time. WI could chase it.

Always possible that WI could get close, say within 100 runs of England's first innings and then England collapse, so WI in the box seat. Honestly if WI get within 100 of England's first innings then I'd say there's only 1 team that can win, and it's not England. Obviously this would all have to happen very quickly either way given that it's day 4 already.
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In a five-day game, sure, but not in a four-dayer. If they're 5 or 6 down and not far ahead, they can just stonewall.
 
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