**Official** 2004 Natwest Series (Eng, NZL, WI)

[roseboy64]

This will be a test for the WI too.They're better batting second.We'll also get to see more of England's bowlers as Harmison,Gough and Anderson have been the only ones bowling all series.

 

[wpdavid]

We seem to have gone from one extreme to the other. I'm happy to see Key in the side and I hope he opens, but we only have 3 bowlers, assuming Flintoff won't turn his arm. Quite what Lara & co will do with 20 overs from McGrath, Collingwood & Trescothick doesn't bear thinking about.

 

[roseboy64]

Chanderpaul gone.West Indies - 9/1.Harmison the bowler.

 

[MoxPearl]

lol at the commentators.. "maybe this is west indies time to colapse"

 

[roseboy64]

Batting collapse not likely.Dwayne Smith in though............The other bowlers need to prove their worth.Let's see if they can take wickets without Harmison.

 

[roseboy64]

It'd take something special from Harmo to cause a batting collapse because excepting Gough and Anderson the bowling looks shoddy.Is Giles playing?

 

[roseboy64]

The English batting looks stronger this game though.We'll see if England really needed Flintoff.Certainly his bowling though.

 

[MoxPearl]

harmo another wicket..

hes such a good bowler

 

[roseboy64]

Dwayne Smith gone.West Indies - 29/2. Harmison the wicket taker.

 

[MoxPearl]

29-3 runout

 

[roseboy64]

Chris Gayle out.West Indies 29/3.A run out.Poor decision by Sarwan.

 

[wpdavid]

It sounded like Srawan was keen to get away from Harmison. Nice of him to remove Gayle though.

 

[roseboy64]

Lara comes in.

 

[roseboy64]

West Indies seem to be waiting for Harmison and Gough to come off.

 

[wpdavid]

Quite right too. They will expect to score pretty freely off England's 3rd, 4th & 5th bowlers. I hope Anderson does well though. He's not without ability, and if he gets his confidence back he could be a factor in the tests.

 

[roseboy64]

Lara gone.West Indies - 40/4.Anderson takes the wicket.

 

[roseboy64]

Inside edge onto the stumps.

 

[wpdavid]

Great start by Anderson, and I'm dead pleased for him. It will be interesting to see how Sarwan & the others play our part-timers now. They'll have a lot less freedom with 4 wickets down, but they should still be able to build a score.

 

[roseboy64]

Gayle was in flowing form.Unfortunate for him to be run out.Oh.........50 up for the West Indies.

 

[Adamc]

Anthony McGrath's first ball was rubbish. I haven't seen Dwayne Bravo bat before so will be looking forward to seeing what he can do - that on drive off Anderson was impressive.