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[Prince EWS]

4 batsman scored 100s and England manged to decalre before using their bowlers. Compunded by the fact that Monty took 6 wickets and England bowled a Lara-less Windies out for 437.

Batting's not the problem Perm.

Equally though, five bowlers is essentially useless is the fifth guy you picked adds nothing that the others don't - as he just ends up bowling overs that better bowlers could be bowling.

And I think you must realise that the selectors aren't selecting a "hindsight first test" team - they're selecting a team totally removed from the first test. You won't have all your batsmen score hundreds every time, nor will you have your best bowler toddle off injured. In fact, both are exceedingly rare. Playing 5 batsmen with an out-of-form #7 batting #6 would be suicidal IMO. They'll probably do it anyway though, knowing the selectors.

 

[Perm]

England pass 100 and Cook notches up another half century.

 

[pasag]

Lol, the CEO of the MCC is basically David Brent.

 

[Perm]

Good to see big Courtney at the cricket. Is he involved in any sort of coaching or official work back in the West Indies?

 

[Ash_A55]

Are you guys in NZ seeing this on sky sports too?

 

[Perm]

Are you guys in NZ seeing this on sky sports too?

Sure are, it's 3:15am and I'm watching Test cricket. Bliss.

 

[steds]

Quality reverse sweep.

 

[Perm]

Cook goes for 65 and Collymore gets his 3rd wicket.

 

[pasag]

50 for KP.

 

[Perm]

Pietersen starting to unleash some booming drives now, moves past 50.

 

[pasag]

****, how good is KP, such a gun.

 

[Perm]

So good to watch. His little tussle with Chris Gayle is also rather humourous.

 

[BoyBrumby]

He's a special talent, is our Kev. Real pleasure to watch when he flicks into "attack" mode. Can't be too much wrong with English cricket if we're producing players of his calibre.

 

[wpdavid]

Sounds like fabulous stuff.

btw have we already had the "Who was the last Englishmen to get 5 lbw's in an international innings?" question?

 

[Perm]

It was Monty.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Sounds like fabulous stuff.

btw have we already had the "Who was the last Englishmen to get 5 lbw's in an international innings?" question?

The Sky stats wonk, Benedict (who seems a bit of a tool, it must be said), mentioned several players had done it, but only two I recall now were Alderman & Akram.

Beefy?

 

[wpdavid]

It was Monty.

Well yes, I did actually mean before this game.

As it transpires two others have done it in the last 10 years, one in an odi and one in a test. Both against the same opponents.

 

[pasag]

Collingwood dropped, again!

 

[wpdavid]

One of cricinfo's better oneliners ..

"The field is spread for Pietersen. They're all on the St John's Wood Road"

 

[pasag]

100 for KP! Real quality innings taking into account when he came in and the speed and style of it.