*Official* England in West Indies 2022

[Gremlin]

I was one of those folk who has been saying YJB should stick to Limited Overs cricket... but hope to have been proven wrong if he's hitting a bit of form.

Lower middle order suits him well.

Been my day for predictions.

Thrilled for him.

 

[Beamer]

I thought we bowled ok tbh. Jayden Seales had his worst day in tests so far and yet still took 2 wickets. He's going to be some bowler.

Alzarri continues to struggle in tests, he just isn't consistent at all.

Holder was outstanding, Roach decent as usual.

 

[Woodster]

Fair call on the live series, although I don't think anything could be taken away from the knock at Sydney. That was class. At the end of a big tour, with the quality of the Aussie attack, obviously the demoralised nature of that tour for England, it probably also paved the way for the confidence to score this ton as well. Always been a more than capable player ol' YJB

It was a fantastic innings at Sydney, no doubt, no easy Ashes hundreds especially for the English in Australia. I just think they lose some significance in my eyes when the series is done and dusted and the opposition may lack 0.1% of the intensity they would have in a series that’s on the line. No doubt today’s was against a far weaker attack but we were in trouble at 48/4 on the opening day of a series while trying to rebuild a side who’s confidence is pretty low. The magnitude of the knock won’t be known yet, but it just feels more important for England to me.

 

[Chubb]

It will only be an important innings if the West Indies don't score 500+.

 

[Beamer]

It will only be an important innings if the West Indies don't score 500+.

There is no chance this lineup will score 500 sadly. Not even on the track in Pakistan!

 

[Chubb]

There is no chance this lineup will score 500 sadly. Not even on the track in Pakistan!

Nothing is impossible against England.

 

[Burgey]

Who's Alex Lees? Genuinely never heard of the bloke.

 

[grecian]

I really am not sure about this pitch after the first session, it went a bit pudding-like, could it get even slower? In case not much hope for bowlers. We;ll see though.

 

[grecian]

Who's Alex Lees? Genuinely never heard of the bloke.

I wouldn't bother committing him to memory if I were you...

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Who's Alex Lees? Genuinely never heard of the bloke.

Captained the England Lions when they toured Oz during the Ashes. Double failure against Boland in the "test" against Oz A.

 

[honestbharani]

So all England needed to do to not suck with the bat was to play Stokes-Foakes-Woakes.

 

[Nintendo]

This feels like an England of 2016-19 performance. Top order ****ed up, then middle order/tail drag them to a decent score, usually thanks to stokes/Bairstow/woakes/Curran. Only missing a root 50.

 

[Nintendo]

Also, west indies fielding seemed pretty eh from the highlights, 3 drops, all on players who ended up making 30/40 odd after the top order ****ed up

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Just wanted to log on today to say one thing. Overton and Woakes instead of Anderson and Broad??? ?????? kthxbye

 

[Beamer]

Also, west indies fielding seemed pretty eh from the highlights, 3 drops, all on players who ended up making 30/40 odd after the top order ****ed up

Yeah. The groundfielding was mostly excellent, energy levels good. But catching was not the best.

 

[chris.hinton]

Bairstow guts it well & deserved a big score. About time has he tends to do it when it doesn't really matter like in Sydney

 

[chris.hinton]

Just wanted to log on today to say one thing. Overton and Woakes instead of Anderson and Broad??? ?????? kthxbye

Its simply madness from the England Selectors. We have to move on from them both but not at the moment when they are still our best bowlers

 

[andruid]

After Foakes' dismissal, Chris Woakes arrived to round out the 'Stokes, Foakes, Woakes' cult theme of the day and he shared an unbroken 54-run partnership with Bairstow, who ended the day 109 not out, to see England through without further loss.

Cricinfo is onto us

 

[Beamer]

I really am not sure about this pitch after the first session, it went a bit pudding-like, could it get even slower? In case not much hope for bowlers. We;ll see though.

I think it's a new ball wicket. You can easily take 4 or 5 wickets in the first 20 overs, but then it really flattens out and it's very hard to get wickets.

 

[ashley bach]

Woke up expecting WI to be about 100/3.
Very surprising score to see, great comeback from England, chance for Johnny to go big.