Mister Wright
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Trescothick into the 90s.
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**Official** West Indies in England Thread
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Mr Mxyzptlk
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Decent bowling since lunch, but not that much assistance off the pitch.
Mister Wright
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Eventful 5 minutes. Sarwan struck on the ankle, Trescothick 100, Trescothick/Thorpe 50 partnership.
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Interesting fact about Banks...
He paid his own way to the U.S. a while back to visit Lance Gibbs. He went and asked for advice from the great spinner and Gibbs said that Banks was the first West Indian spinner ever to come to him for advice. That says something about Banks as well as the rest of the West Indian spin crop.
He paid his own way to the U.S. a while back to visit Lance Gibbs. He went and asked for advice from the great spinner and Gibbs said that Banks was the first West Indian spinner ever to come to him for advice. That says something about Banks as well as the rest of the West Indian spin crop.
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
A funny score in that i think both teams will be happy at the end of the day. If england can go on past 400 without losing a wicket tomorrow then we'll have the upper hand but if WI get another wicket early they could easily bowl us out for 400. I have a feeling the pitch will be a nightmare to bat on in the final innings so i think the WI will be wanting to chase 200 maximum.roseboy64 said:
superkingdave
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So end of the first day, 313-5, finely balanced.
Score of 400 is par, anything over 450 i think England will be happy, can see this pitch deteriorating from day 3 on.
Score of 400 is par, anything over 450 i think England will be happy, can see this pitch deteriorating from day 3 on.
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'Twas a touch of cheekiness in Marc's comment... aimed at Craig.roseboy64 said:
It was like a lucky dip today for England - one pull and you get a decent prize, the other you get the boobie prize. The first hour tomorrow could very well be the decider of the match in my opinion. The new ball may be interesting, and England will have to keep it tight when they bowl.
tooextracool
International Coach
well i didnt get to watch the game live because of the bangladesh-pakistan game but i watched the replay nonetheless:
the pitch was characteristically flat, a bit like what most wickets in australia are like with the consistent bounce. if the 2 teams bat to their potential this should be an easy draw. meanwhile strauss continued to be langeresque when he flashed at a wide ball outside the off stump of lawson, of course some amount of that dismissal could be contributed to trescothick hogging up 18 balls of the strike at the other end.
rob key on the other hand looked to be struggling against collins,particularly with the ball going away and it wasnt surprising when he finally edged one to slip. nasser hussain mentioned on commentary that his pull shot was neither here nor there and certainly the short ball will be used as a weapon against him in the near future, although another performance like thisin the 2nd innings and i find it inconceivable that he wont be dropped.
vaughan,on the other hand was deceived by the little bit of reverse that bravo was getting and ended up playing a loose shot,spooning it back to the bowler. thorpe, tresco,flintoff and jones all looked good for the while that they batted.
the bowling though was ordinary....
collins looked good when he hit the right length, but too often his overs were mixed with 3 good balls and then 3 juicy half volleys, coupled with the several no balls that he bowled
lawson didnt make the batsman play enough,and kept bowling the same ball,too wide outside the off stump for anyone bar strauss to play at them.
collymore although didnt have the best of luck, didnt look threatening for the most part
bravo was by far the best bowler,accurate and got the ball to reverse a little.however bravo isnt going to be a match winner with the ball this series so WI desperately need one of their strike bowlers to fire, if they want to have any chance of even winning a test in this series
the pitch was characteristically flat, a bit like what most wickets in australia are like with the consistent bounce. if the 2 teams bat to their potential this should be an easy draw. meanwhile strauss continued to be langeresque when he flashed at a wide ball outside the off stump of lawson, of course some amount of that dismissal could be contributed to trescothick hogging up 18 balls of the strike at the other end.
rob key on the other hand looked to be struggling against collins,particularly with the ball going away and it wasnt surprising when he finally edged one to slip. nasser hussain mentioned on commentary that his pull shot was neither here nor there and certainly the short ball will be used as a weapon against him in the near future, although another performance like thisin the 2nd innings and i find it inconceivable that he wont be dropped.
vaughan,on the other hand was deceived by the little bit of reverse that bravo was getting and ended up playing a loose shot,spooning it back to the bowler. thorpe, tresco,flintoff and jones all looked good for the while that they batted.
the bowling though was ordinary....
collins looked good when he hit the right length, but too often his overs were mixed with 3 good balls and then 3 juicy half volleys, coupled with the several no balls that he bowled
lawson didnt make the batsman play enough,and kept bowling the same ball,too wide outside the off stump for anyone bar strauss to play at them.
collymore although didnt have the best of luck, didnt look threatening for the most part
bravo was by far the best bowler,accurate and got the ball to reverse a little.however bravo isnt going to be a match winner with the ball this series so WI desperately need one of their strike bowlers to fire, if they want to have any chance of even winning a test in this series
tooextracool
International Coach
as has every other WI bowler bar bravo! i say give him the new ball!
Craig
World Traveller
Come on admit it - anybody who plays international cricket is immunine to critism.marc71178 said:Impressed by Bravo (again) - he really has a little something about him.
Also impressed by Banks - although he's clearly only playing because Best is injured
Note I was being sarcastic.
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