**Official** England in The West Indies

[luckyeddie]

Well the sun's out in all her glory in St. Lucia today. Fingers crossed...

Be able to put de dominors back in de box

 

[Arjun]

Is it going to rain today?

Is it going to rain today? I am sick of seeing the Indo-Pak ODI reruns, which fill in for the regularly washed out ODI's in the West Indies!

Anyway, are there any ODI's to be played in Jamaica or Guyana? Michael Holding always makes fun of that South American country, where it always rains before or during a match, which leads to an abandoned match all the time! Anyway, when the Indians last toured, two consecutive matches were abandoned due to rain, in Jamaica!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Guyana hosted the first ODI, which actually had 60 overs' worth of play in it.

ODIs 2 & 3 were washed out in Trinidad, and number 4 in Grenada.

ODIs 5 & 6 are set for St Lucia, and the last for Barbados.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Well Vaughan gave an interview today basically saying both games were guranteed to go ahead. So i cant wait!
It's only been under 2 weeks since the last game but it seems like 2 months!

The man is multi-talented! Predicting the weather too.

 

[Adamc]

Cricket at last , and on time too! Lara wins the toss and elects to field. Yay, another leftie , Bradshaw in for Collymore.

Cricinfo live coverage says it's 1st May 2005. Silly old cricinfo

 

[garage flower]

Cricket at last , and on time too! Lara wins the toss and elects to field. Yay, another leftie , Bradshaw in for Collymore.

Cricinfo live coverage says it's 1st May 2005. Silly old cricinfo

So why is Sky Sports showing highlights of the NatWest series???!!!

Is there a technical problem? I missed the start of the programme so someone please enlighten me.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The satellite feed is down. Same here in Trinidad.

Congratulations to Ian Bradshaw on his first ODI wicket! This is really a belated debut for Bradshaw and I hope he does well.

 

[luckyeddie]

So why is Sky Sports showing highlights of the NatWest series???!!!

Is there a technical problem? I missed the start of the programme so someone please enlighten me.

A banner has just come up at the bottom of the Sky Sports tv coverage suggesting that they have a 'serious technical problem'.

 

[Adamc]

Wicket for Bradshaw! Vaughan caught behind for 25. England going along pretty quickly at the moment though.

 

[luckyeddie]

The satellite feed is down. Same here in Trinidad.

Congratulations to Ian Bradshaw on his first ODI wicket! This is really a belated debut for Bradshaw and I hope he does well.

hunpack de dominors again.

 

[Loony BoB]

I had Sky Sport installed at about 11am this morning, and this is what I get for it! Rats.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Trescothick playing pinchhitter and playing shots like a madman.

Two half chances in Bravo's last over. One just past Powell at backward point and one that Lara just couldn't reach at midoff.

 

[twctopcat]

Tres is being his old usual self by the sounds of things. Seems to think he's Sobers batting against a certain Mr Nash, unfortunately Sobers he ain't.

 

[PY]

Boing boing Tresco hits Rampaul for a maximum.

Has he hit form or has luck going for him?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Well Trescothick just charged down the track and smacked Rampaul over cover for 6. Fifty up.

Now a boundary through the covers.

 

[Loony BoB]

Trescothick playing pinchhitter and playing shots like a madman.

Yeah, it's great to see Trescothick playing these shots. And against such a great side like South Africa, too!

 

[twctopcat]

Boing boing Tresco out of the ground.

Has he hit form or has luck arrived?

Bit of both i think. Bring on Freddy and Blackwell!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Boing boing Tresco hits Rampaul for a maximum.

Has he hit form or has luck going for him?

Sounds like both. More the latter, but a bit of the former.

 

[PY]

2 more boundaries. What is going on?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Three more boundaries to Trescothick. Hundred up for England. He's on 68 now and on fire.

The outfield seems to be lightening fast.