***Official*** England in West Indies 2015

[Stapel]

Does anyone know who scored (and when) the most senior ton?

In other words: Is Shiv be the oldest centurion. And if not, does he have a chance to become it?

 

[Prince EWS]

Does anyone know who scored (and when) the most senior ton?

In other words: Is Shiv be the oldest centurion. And if not, does he have a chance to become it?

Hobbs was 46. Chanderpaul is on the short list but I doubt he or anyone else will play long enough to beat Hobbs.

Records | Test matches | Batting records | Oldest player to score a hundred | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Pratters]

@ Stapel: Nah, there have been much older centurions. Cricketers used to play into their mid 40s back in the day.

 

[Stapel]

Hobbs was 46. Chanderpaul is on the short list but I doubt he or anyone else will play long enough to beat Hobbs.

Records | Test matches | Batting records | Oldest player to score a hundred | ESPN Cricinfo

Ha, he doesn't even have the record among active players. Misbah has it. Also Gooch and Boycott ahead (well.... ahead....) of him on that list.

 

[Stapel]

Is it a wise thing to do to start with Anderson (and Broad), if the new ball is due in 14 overs?

 

[grecian]

Ha, he doesn't even have the record among active players. Misbah has it. Also Gooch and Boycott ahead (well.... ahead....) of him on that list.

If he scores one today, he goes ahead of Misbah, and will be just behind Gooch and Boyks, can see him moving up the list myself, but yeah the top two seem well out of reach.

 

[Pratters]

Is it a wise thing to do to start with Anderson (and Broad), if the new ball is due in 14 overs?

No. Also given that it is ****ing hot right now.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I expect they'll bowl 2-3 overs each, then the others will come on, then the same formula as yesterday with the new ball.

 

[Dan]

Give them a 2-3 over spell to start the day, plenty of time to recover for 4-5 with the new ball.

 

[Pratters]

Blackwood looks sound technically. If he can cut out his more adventurous strokes, would do a world of good.

 

[Uppercut]

Chanderpaul's scoring patterns are so odd. Seems to choose when to hit boundaries entirely arbitrarily.

 

[mightymariner]

Hopefully this little spell will give the bowlers some rhythm going into the spells with the new ball, this doesn't look amazing

 

[Pratters]

Anderson bowling below 80 miles in the first spell really odd.

 

[Stapel]

Chanderpaul's scoring patterns are so odd. Seems to choose when to hit boundaries entirely arbitrarily.

This seems a incidental opinion (if that's the right way to say it), not? Judging over his career, I'd say his shot selection is his conservative, but extremely reliable.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Anderson bowling below 80 miles in the first spell really odd.

Broad hardly got above 80 in his two overs too.

 

[Spikey]

I have seen Blackwood play 3 deliveries and can only believe he is a jammy ****.

 

[Spark]

wtf chanders

 

[Pratters]

West Indies score sweepstakes.. 301 all out for me..

 

[Dan]

wtf chanders

If you had to stare at James Tredwell's head for an extended period of time to make runs, you'd probably hit one to cover too.

 

[wpdavid]

Kudos to Tredwell after all. Two big wickets and a great economy rate .