***Official*** West Indies Tour of the UK 2017

[mr_mister]

**** its so likely these two will get fifties, Moeen will chip in with one too and then the advantage is lost

 

[weldone]

**** its so likely these two will get fifties, Moeen will chip in with one too and then the advantage is lost

West Indies was never in a situation of advantage to be honest - the situation you explained is just normal expectation

 

[King Pietersen]

me either, but Stokes is looking sooo solid. Can't believe this bloke averages as low as he does. Looks like a 45+ batsman

His overall averages aren't great, but his record with bat and ball the last 2 years is exceptional.

 

[weldone]

43/1 in last 10

counter-attack mode

 

[King Pietersen]

50 for Stokes. What a man.

 

[StephenZA]

Damn gingers.... (well played Stokes)

 

[King Pietersen]

Stokes plays out too many dots according to Warne. Despite currently being 52* off 59.

 

[91Jmay]

Ben Stokes is a special cricketer

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bleugh. That was a real struggle for Bairstow. Could have gone at any moment.

 

[wpdavid]

So far this test is just Stokes beating WI by himself.

With Roach having a decent stab at doing likewise for the WI

Vital wicket that one.

 

[Riggins]

Stokes is soo good. Only worry for the ashes is him and root.

 

[Groundking]

me either, but Stokes is looking sooo solid. Can't believe this bloke averages as low as he does. Looks like a 45+ batsman

His overall averages aren't great, but his record with bat and ball the last 2 years is exceptional.

Ben Stokes since the start of 2016: batting 1431 @ 44.71 4 100's 7 50's, bowling 49 @ 26.77 2 5 fors. Including this test

 

[King Pietersen]

Bugger. That's a very big wicket!

 

[King Pietersen]

Maybe not. Get it behind the line Shannon you muppet.

 

[King Pietersen]

What a weird over. Gabriel gets him again!

 

[mr_mister]

that was a nuts passage of play. Huge momentum shift IMO

 

[Spark]

so basically windies want to bowl england out 1 minute before it starts raining/gets too dark

 

[mr_mister]

like Stokes could have easily blasted 40 more runs after that no-ball and it would have damaged the Windies extra hard due to them being essentially bonus runs


This just changed everything, Stokes looks like Gabriels bunny getting bowled twice by him in 3 balls

 

[91Jmay]

Hope these two have a thrash. Wouldn't mind getting bowled out here, will need wickets in car weather improves tomorrow

 

[Spark]

Rare that you find conditions as overwhelmingly bowler-friendly as this. TB 2015, Cape Town 2011?