*Official* England Tour of West Indies 2019

[mr_mister]

Yeah considering Holder is coming off a double ton lol

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'd gladly set them 120 to win it from here. This has all the makings of an innings defeat here and us being bowled out for under 100 again.

 

[Pup Clarke]

I expect England will put up a fight second dig. Predicting WI will chase whatever 7/8 down to make it a tense finish

 

[Heboric]

Yikes how does one expect the bloke to continue to play, from cricinfo:

Alzarri Joseph's mother, Sharon, died this morning

 

[MW1304]

God that's just horrific. Hard to care about the cricket when you hear something like that.

 

[wpdavid]

I'd gladly set them 120 to win it from here. This has all the makings of an innings defeat here and us being bowled out for under 100 again.

I think you're right. If Jimmy can get one to lift and fly past the edge like that, at his pace and with a relatively old ball, then I don't fancy our chances against proper quicks at all. And obviously we'll play and edge it more than they have. Sod's law in this situation.

 

[igorbalis]

apologies if the point has already been made, but Bravo's brilliant innings here makes an absolute mockery of the English "play your natural game" orthodoxy

 

[wpdavid]

apologies if the point has already been made, but Bravo's brilliant innings here makes an absolute mockery of the English "play your natural game" orthodoxy

As does much of the WI batting in this innings. And in the first test actually until they were able to cash in against exhausted bowlers.

 

[mr_mister]

I wonder if Joseph's mum had a terminal illness or if it was sudden. Would make a big difference to whether you could play or not I reckon

 

[Cow]

England are absolutely atrocious.

 

[wpdavid]

I wonder if Joseph's mum had a terminal illness or if it was sudden. Would make a big difference to whether you could play or not I reckon

I think her death has been described as sudden. Which makes it surprising that he's still playing, but good luck to the lad.

 

[wpdavid]

England are absolutely atrocious.

Any particular new evidence for that since start of play?

 

[vcs]

Sad news about Joseph's mother.

 

[trundler]

Yeah that's terrible.

Good little battle going on in the field though.

 

[Cow]

Any particular new evidence for that since start of play?

Nope

 

[mr_mister]

Wonder if Bravo will accelerate now

 

[wpdavid]

Nope

Fair enough. People may have forgotten.

 

[mr_mister]

If they see off these two theyl get to face the popgun pace of Curran. Juicy prospect

 

[trundler]

Goddammit

 

[Andy1993]

7 down but lead at 100, hmm can only see one result here sadly