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

[Scaly piscine]

Smith was 22 off 6. Gun.

22 off 5 as well actually, hit his first 5 balls for boundaries.

 

[NZTailender]

22 off 5 as well actually, hit his first 5 balls for boundaries.

Whoops, didn't see that. Would be interesting to see if he hits the quickest T/20 international fifty and then first 100.


Although it'd be fitting, given recent events, for Chanders to get the first 100.

 

[Turbinator]

Haha this is quite entertaining. As much as I want England to win, there is no chance in hell England's slow batsmen are gonna win this for them . Unless maybe KP pulls off something special .

EDIT: And hopefully I have not set myself up for another greigy .

 

[Perm]

Smith and Chanderpaul on fire, great to watch.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Shambolic fielding so far.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Oh dear @ TMS commentary there...

'but he won't get there'

'oh - he's caught it!'

 

[stumpski]

Shambolic fielding so far.

Good catching though.

Bit disappinted with Dimi TBH - both his wickets were caught in the outfield and he finished with a long-hop outside off stump. Can't afford that at his pace.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Jimmy Adams: "In any language that would have been six"

 

[stumpski]

That 6 was worthy of 'Lord Alistair' himself.

 

[gio]

Good catching though.

Bit disappinted with Dimi TBH - both his wickets were caught in the outfield and he finished with a long-hop outside off stump. Can't afford that at his pace.

Can't judge anything by 20-20. Wait 'till the ODIs to see if he's any cop.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I can see England getting strangled by WI's bits and pieces spinners and that being the difference in the match.

 

[stumpski]

Good last over from Anderson.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Good last over from Anderson.

Yep, kept WI down to something England could possibly get (probably won't get it obviously, but 220 would have took something special)

Waiting for the Twenty20 is Boring Society to tell everyone how dull that innings was...

 

[Tom Halsey]

Cook - not a 20/20 player, one feels.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Cook - not a 20/20 player, one feels.

Indeed. Taking up the Bell/Vaughan slowcoach role.

 

[stumpski]

Both have played some nice shots - but singles aren't enough. We need KP in sooner rather than later.

And there goes Cook. Probably just as well.

 

[Raghav]

Yep, kept WI down to something England could possibly get (probably won't get it obviously, but 220 would have took something special)

Waiting for the Twenty20 is Boring Society to tell everyone how dull that innings was...

 

[grecian]

Oh please don't encourage the miserablist gits. I was just thinking how nice it was to not hear the incessant whining, sucking the life out of the thread. Then after the joy had well and truly been killed, telling us the "20/twenty is boring society", is just a jolly jape

 

[grecian]

I hate to state the bleeding obvious, but KP or bust, for England here.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Indeed, it's a sad case isn't it?

Trott out. Shame, he's such a damn talented player.