*Official* West Indies Tour of England 2020

[harsh.ag]

Yeah this isn't a regular declaration. England have to win to get the trophy back.

 

[Howe_zat]

Yeah this isn't a regular declaration. England have to win to get the trophy back.

PSA: Setting a small target generally isn’t a great way to win.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

When did England last lose 2 tests in a row at home?

Anyway I think they need a lot of runs on the board with a challenging run rate. You'd want to be able to set attacking fields for the whole time rather than worry about containing runs. England clearly didn't have enough runs in the 1st test despite Archer's opening spell so Bess was under bowled. Apart from Kraigg Brathwaite most of their batsmen would prefer to chase a target than shut up shop.

 

[Burgey]

Can someone please post a live feed of a NZ motorway so we know what the weather is like?

 

[Woodster]

PSA: Setting a small target generally isn’t a great way to win.

You not think 280 is enough ? How long are you batting for and what target would you want us to set ?

 

[Flem274*]

PSA: Setting a small target generally isn’t a great way to win.

you complain about people edge lording and being snarky for its own sake on the net a lot, and this is an example of your usual manner when you strongly disagree with someone.

tend to your own house first aye

 

[Burgey]

It's a time declaration rather than a runs one, isn't it? WI aren't realistically chasing anything over 250 in 2.5 sessions in the fourth innings, so it's just a question of teeing off for what - an hour or so?

Depends if he wants a second new ball available I suppose. But if the Poms put on 60-70 odd in an hour, there's no way WI gets within a bulls roar when they're 1-0 up and a draw sees them at worst draw an away series to a side ranked above them.

Edit: lol Buttler, too

 

[Flem274*]

huck in leg stump yorkers. no length.

 

[Starfighter]

Take that!

 

[NotMcKenzie]

14 runs not a bad start for England

 

[Starfighter]

Not too many test matches where the players have to fetch the ball themselves.

 

[wpdavid]

When did England last lose 2 tests in a row at home?

Without checking, whichever year they lost to SL at Headingly and then fell behind top India when Ishant Sharma bounced them out. Maybe 2014? And I can't remember if there was a drawn match at the start of the India series.

 

[Howe_zat]

you complain about people edge lording and being snarky for its own sake on the net a lot, and this is an example of your usual manner when you strongly disagree with someone.

tend to your own house first aye

I don’t remember complaining about snark but fair cop. Didn’t need the ‘PSA’

 

[OverratedSanity]

Most of the Windies lineup is technically and temperamentally unsuited to batting purely for survival. Putting them in a situation that demands exactly that is England's best chance.

 

[Howe_zat]

Without checking, whichever year they lost to SL at Headingly and then fell behind top India when Ishant Sharma bounced them out. Maybe 2014? And I can't remember if there was a drawn match at the start of the India series.

The Sharma 7-for was in the 2nd test, after the draw at TB where Cook took a wicket.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Without a crowd, overthrows really do not get the reception they deserve.

 

[DriveClub]

Without checking, whichever year they lost to SL at Headingly and then fell behind top India when Ishant Sharma bounced them out. Maybe 2014? And I can't remember if there was a drawn match at the start of the India series.

1st test vs India was a draw, India won the 2nd

 

[Neptune]

Just put Stokes on strike ffs.

 

[MW1304]

Most of the Windies lineup is technically and temperamentally unsuited to batting purely for survival. Putting them in a situation that demands exactly that is England's best chance.

Don't Chase, Dowrich and Holder have a history of fourth innings rearguards?

Edit: There's a chance I may be imagining this/thinking of them putting up big fourth innings scores under low pressure.

 

[StephenZA]

Can't drop that...