*Official* West Indies Tour of England, JULY 9th to 25th, 2024-- 3 TEST MATCHES

[BazBall21]

Yep yet another ridiculous dismissal from him.

This England side doesn't like scoring big hundreds consistently. It's a real problem that we fall foul of against Ind/Aus.

Ain't winning the Ashes if they don't sort it out

Crawley and Brook since the beginning of 2023 have 2 tons and 15 half centuries between them. Appalling conversion rates.

But the Captain, Coach and MD probably don't care cos were saving cricket apparently.

Our batting was very sloppy in those fateful first two ashes tests last year. The high variance style doesn't lend itself to output maximisation but there's still a place for wise selection in an attacking culture and you need to score big hundys in Australia. Hope Pope goes really big here.

 

[Yeoman]

And B A Stokes at the crease

Stokes, B.A.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

I miss the days of old scoreboards with the initials of a players name showing

that’s on tv scorecards as well

pope is O J D Pope

And those multi-initial ones you used to get.

R.I.H.B. Dyer at Warwickshire being one I recall.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

It's been England's day but WI are snagging wickets here. Still a chance Eng can be all out below 400 (not that it wasn't enough at Lords')

 

[CartyDurham]

I’ll whisper this so not to jinx it but I think Stokes is pacing his innings perfectly so far

started with 2 off 17 balls but now going at nearly four an over

 

[CartyDurham]

And those multi-initial ones you used to get.

R.I.H.B. Dyer at Warwickshire being one I recall.

I T Botham

R G D Willis

thats from memory .

 

[CartyDurham]

Nearly jinxed it . Weird four by stokes over the slips

 

[danzydab]

that ball shot up

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Tuffers heralding Jamie Smith on coms as England's Gilchrist.

Seems reasonable.

 

[CartyDurham]

Re initials I’ve just had a look at it H C Brook

the C is for Cherrington. Which must be a family name

 

[CartyDurham]

Tuffers heralding Jamie Smith on coms as England's Gilchrist.

Seems reasonable.

 

[CartyDurham]

S Joseph getting treated for cramp. I take magnesium tablets to prevent cramp

 

[CartyDurham]

Stokes 50 up off 71. 7x 4s

be nice if he could double this

 

[BazBall21]

Waking up with calf muscle cramp in the middle of the night is a killer

 

[CartyDurham]

Waking up with calf muscle cramp in the middle of the night is a killer

That’s what made me find out about magnesium tablets . It’s prevented that happening again

to be fair im not a top class international sportsman just an over the hill human

 

[Howe_zat]

Tuffers heralding Jamie Smith on coms as England's Gilchrist.

Seems reasonable.

The inside of Tuffers' head must be a tremendous place to be

 

[GIMH]

Come on lads, even if I get the number of balls right

 

[danzydab]

somehow i dont think the pitch is as flat as the comms are making it out to be

 

[GIMH]

Come on lads, even if I get the number of balls right

I apologise to the umpires, cricinfo have defended their honour

 

[Howe_zat]

I know the quick start approach of England's batting lineup lends itself to more consistently mid partnerships while a traditional approach leads to more rocks or diamonds. But the minimum partnership being 37 following the first over of the day really does make the decision to put England in look pretty inexcusable. If you're wary of being skittled again, take the best of the conditions, you're more likely to get it together on a sunny first morning than when you're trying to respond to 400+.