**Official** West Indies in England 2012

[Spark]

Yep

At Test level you are going to 'nick off' a lot.

On this pitch 42-3 is dreadful. Decent bowling but.....

And this team battled Australia (maybe that says more about Australia).

Helluva first pill for Shiv, and some great synchroised diving by Prior and Strauss - Tom Daley would have been impressed.

Shiv hopping around like a moggy on hot tin - if he fails this could get ugly.

...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Classy clip off his pads from Powell there. Took it so late; shot of a chap with something about him.

 

[TT Boy]

Yep

At Test level you are going to 'nick off' a lot.

On this pitch 42-3 is dreadful. Decent bowling but.....

And this team battled Australia (maybe that says more about Australia).

Helluva first pill for Shiv, and some great synchroised diving by Prior and Strauss - Tom Daley would have been impressed.

Shiv hopping around like a moggy on hot tin - if he fails this could get ugly.

TBF there wasn't much in those surfaces for the quicks. Windies still found a way to succumb mind, if not to David Warner, than Lyon would do.

Good shot from Powell.

 

[tooextracool]

I'm not on board with the Darren Bravo hype. If your go-to shot's the cover drive you're going to get owned by good bowlers a lot.

Would be okay if his technique was in order or if he had anywhere near the same talent as Lara to get away with it.

Playing languid drives outside the off stump without getting his foot anywhere near the line of the ball is just a recipe for disaster in England, especially given his height.

 

[Biryani Pillow]

TBF there wasn't much in those surfaces for the quicks. Windies still found a way to succumb mind, if not to David Warner, than Lyon would do.

.

So did Australia.......

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ah, fudge.

Can't give Chanders lives.

 

[wpdavid]

Wonderful stuff from Jimmy and Shiv lucky to be there. So he's probably good for the day now.

 

[Jacknife]

Swann's chance that.

 

[Biryani Pillow]

Slips having to stand that close a fast edge between two is always on.

At least they are bying a ticket.

 

[TT Boy]

So did Australia.......

Their top six isn't consistent and has failed against most nations in the past 2-3 years, so that wasn't surprising.

 

[MW1304]

Argh nicks have been so annoying today.

Not helped by Bres twice diving across Swann. Too close together maybe?

 

[Jacknife]

Oh ffs

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Why the hell would you bat with such a dodgy top order?

 

[Viscount Tom]

Because batting second would be even worse for the Windies?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Why the hell would you bat with such a dodgy top order?

Pretty much had to. Would be essentially saying "I don't think we can make runs on this" if Sammy had jibbed batting.

 

[Biryani Pillow]

Burp.....

 

[Uppercut]

Why the hell would you bat with such a dodgy top order?

they should just have a bowl and hope the top order improves by tomorrow?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I guess VT, scary to think they could/should be 5 down already.

 

[Cabinet96]

Can we clone Jimmy?

 

[Jarquis]

Bowling changes ftw. Jimmy's catching ftw.