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

[Poker Boy]

ESPN Classic in the UK was showing the 1988 OT Test between these two teams and this test is that match in reverse - the rain is more of a threat than the Windies are. iIt is sunny where I am, believe it or not.
On another topic, what do people make of this:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/05/28/scdiar28.xml
In a week when David Beckham makes his England football comeback if there is any truth in this story it would be an even more remarkable comeback.
Another thought - we won't drop Plunkett either - we are so obsessed with finding a No 8 who can bat and the selectors think Plunkett is that man.

 

[howardj]

The editors will love it if Sidebottom can crack a regular place in the team.

 

[pasag]

On another topic, what do people make of this:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/05/28/scdiar28.xml

That would be ****ing awesome tbh, but I can't see it happening in a million years.

 

[Poker Boy]

Restart at 1.30 pm (if there's no more rain - and there are horrible clouds Headingley bound)

 

[grecian]

Surprised they got any play in at all. Admittedly I'm about 150 miles from Leeds, but it's coming down like stair-rods here & has been all day.

Seems to be an odd range of weather across the country, tbh.

It's beautiful, here in Devon.

 

[Burgey]

This rain's making this series resemble that Aus v NZ one a few years back where the 1st two tests were rain affected draws with the Aussies scoring thousands, then the Kiwis had the better of day 5 in the 3th test, whereupon we all heard how Fleming's wonderful captaincy had the Aussies "on the run" due to the innovative nature of his tactics. iirc, his tactics really were:

* 2 gullies and a short point for Damien Martyn.
* Bore McGrath to death by letting everything go.

Anyway, on such things are perceptions, and therefore reality, born.

Does anyone know how badly injured Sarwan is, or if Chanderpaul will be back in the series?

 

[roseboy64]

ESPN Classic in the UK was showing the 1988 OT Test between these two teams and this test is that match in reverse - the rain is more of a threat than the Windies are. iIt is sunny where I am, believe it or not.
On another topic, what do people make of this:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/05/28/scdiar28.xml
In a week when David Beckham makes his England football comeback if there is any truth in this story it would be an even more remarkable comeback.
Another thought - we won't drop Plunkett either - we are so obsessed with finding a No 8 who can bat and the selectors think Plunkett is that man.

I'd much rather Marlon Samuels and Pedro Collins/Jermaine Lwason TBH.

 

[roseboy64]

Play restarts.

 

[BoyBrumby]

That would be ****ing awesome tbh, but I can't see it happening in a million years.

I don't reckon it's that unlikely, really. The article mentions Hinds as a possible &, no offence to Wavell, but Sir Brian or him is an absolute no-brainer if ever there was one. Just depends how much the Windies board enjoy the taste of humble pie for mine.

& we're back live! Decent swing for Plunkers first up.

 

[Prince EWS]

I don't reckon it's that unlikely, really. The article mentions Hinds as a possible &, no offence to Wavell, but Sir Brian or him is an absolute no-brainer if ever there was one. Just depends how much the Windies board enjoy the taste of humble pie for mine.

Ryan Hinds I thought it said. Either way, your point still stands.

 

[pasag]

Looks freezing out there. Isn't PF at the match today? Feel sorry for him tbh.

 

[pasag]

Joseph gone, very nice ball from Sidebottom.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bowling Ryan! Plumb for mine.

 

[Manee]

Gone, Sidebottom gets another LBW, he is a good agressive bowler and seems to be good against the slightest bit of lazyness by the batsman.

Sylvester Joseph goes for 1.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Sidebottom gets another.

 

[grecian]

Ryan strikes, pretty plumb.

I hope Sidebottom gets his five-for, doubt he'll get another chance in Test cricket.

 

[roseboy64]

I don't reckon it's that unlikely, really. The article mentions Hinds as a possible &, no offence to Wavell, but Sir Brian or him is an absolute no-brainer if ever there was one. Just depends how much the Windies board enjoy the taste of humble pie for mine.

& we're back live! Decent swing for Plunkers first up.

Umm it said Ryan not Wavell.

 

[Prince EWS]

Joseph looks decidedly rubbish for mine. Shocked he ever scores runs at first class level - surely he has something that he hasn't shown us?

 

[pasag]

Bowling Ryan! Plumb for mine.

Yeah no doubt about it, gone the second I saw it.

 

[Prince EWS]

Umm it said Ryan not Wavell.

Keep up.