*Official* West Indies Tour of England, JULY 9th to 25th, 2024-- 3 TEST MATCHES

[slowfinger]

I’m assuming they are taking the extra half hour

and Bashir gets a Michelle

whoops Trundler

only just understood why you called it a Michelle.

Love it

Long live the Somerset Graemme

 

[mackembhoy]

3 fifers in 7 innings in test cricket and his average below 30.

A hell of a shout to pick him with absolutely nothing behind him.

Well bowled Shoaib Bashir

 

[King Kane]

I jinxed him and Bashir get's a 5'fer, he bowled well even though he got a couple of cheap wickets.

 

[mackembhoy]

Hmm probably the fact that I didn't watch after his first and assumed they were all like that

Fairplay

 

[GIMH]

Great stuff Bashir, shame for the accumulated wisdom of CW.

Plenty of vindication for Key/Baz/Stokes thus far.

Not the Jimmy stuff but 5fers for Atkinson/Bashir, one good knock from Smith coupled by very good keeping from him thus far.

Early days, but you can’t ask for more really.

 

[CartyDurham]

1400 plus runs in the match

didn’t expect the West Indies to fall away today

I’ve now got to pretend to the Mrs that there’s play tomorrow so she doesn’t drag me to the shops to empty my wallet

 

[danzydab]

Bashir has 22 wickets in 4 tests if you exclude the lords test where he didnt bowl a single over.
That is an outstanding start to his test career

 

[CartyDurham]

Golf’s finished at the same time

been a great watch today and I’ve enjoyed this test immensely(apart from an hour when England went stupid at 9 down on Saturday)

thanks all for a great read

 

[GIMH]

Didn’t see much of yesterday, but had it on while working Thurs, was there Fri, and sat and watched the whole lot today. That was one hell of a Test match

 

[mackembhoy]

Didn’t see much of yesterday, but had it on while working Thurs, was there Fri and Sat and watched the whole lot today. That was one hell of a Test match

Yeah just a shame Windies collapsed and we didn't get an intriguing fifth day.

But England bowled far better there than they did in the first innings. The inexperience in the Windies batting couldn't deal with the questions being asked of them.

 

[CartyDurham]

Will they give Bashir Motm ?

it’s a tough one with the quality of batting shown

 

[Silver Silva]

I’m absolutely gutted @Silver Silva didn’t take my bet up re Bashir

Lol done really well credit where credits due ! ..

 

[CartyDurham]

Four tons in the game

Pope
Brook
Root
Hodge

 

[mackembhoy]

Bashir has 22 wickets in 4 tests if you exclude the lords test where he didnt bowl a single over.
That is an outstanding start to his test career

I think it's unfair that Cricinfo counts lords as a bowling innings against his stats.

7 innings on his record but effectively got 3 fifers in 6 innings

 

[CartyDurham]

Lol done really well credit where credits due ! ..

It’s all fun

 

[CartyDurham]

Pope Motm

 

[mackembhoy]

Not sure on the MOTM mind.

Thought Duckett batted better.

 

[King Kane]

Pope getting the bubbly for the MOTM.

Bashir stiff to miss out with a 5'fer, it;;s a batsman's game.

 

[CartyDurham]

Not sure on the MOTM mind.

Thought Duckett batted better.

Duckett 147 max break in the game

Pope got 171 in the game

I agree Duckett looked in real form though

that was cracking to Butch there by Brathwaite

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Bashir unlucky not to get MotM.