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

[King Pietersen]

Never change West Indies.

 

[wpdavid]

WI doing their best to keep us in the game.

 

[91Jmay]

The bloke has hit two big hundreds this summer. It's not exactly dire straits.

Ignoring the larger weight of evidence for 2 hundreds (one of which was as easy a test ton there will ever be) seems odd but if you want to hang your hat on it

 

[DanJamson]

Root definitely has a problem with converting. It's obviously highlighted more because of the consistent failure of the top order around him. That being said, 120+ runs for a test match is more than acceptable.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Has there ever been a more inept display of catching over a test match? I'm honestly having a hard time thinking of as anything worse.

 

[DanJamson]

Has there ever been a more inept display of catching over a test match? I'm honestly having a hard time thinking of as anything worse.

Didn't Kamran Akmal shell everything that came his way in a test in Aus a few years back? He may have been cashing in on his performance though.

 

[weldone]

England are still favourites for this game at 41/4 - madness

Absolute madness, especially with the new ball due shortly.

Something happening underground maybe - there needs to be a probe if WI loses (not because losing from this stage is unheard of, but because of the weird nature of odds throughout this test)

 

[OverratedSanity]

Didn't Kamran Akmal shell everything that came his way in a test in Aus a few years back? He may have been cashing in on his performance though.

Yes. But that was one guy falling to pieces. Literally no one in this team can catch anything right now.

 

[Howe_zat]

Something happening underground maybe - there needs to be a probe if WI loses (not because losing from this stage is unheard of, but because of the weird nature of odds throughout this test)

Get ****ed.

The odds are the way they are because of the way the Windies were talked about after the first test.

 

[91Jmay]

Anyone else think the draw could be on here? We are batting really slowly so they have to bowl us out you'd think

 

[weldone]

Anyone else think the draw could be on here? We are batting really slowly so they have to bowl us out you'd think

Yes draw could be on.

 

[DanJamson]

Get ****ed.

The odds are the way they are because of the way the Windies were talked about after the first test.

And England have recently scored quite a few runs after being 4 down

 

[flibbertyjibber]

We are batting really slowly so they have to bowl us out you'd think

Still going around 3 an over this session. The slow over rate makes it look like a slower scoring rate.

 

[weldone]

And England have recently scored quite a few runs after being 4 down

I'm not talking about now - England were favorites when Malan scored his first runs, too.

 

[morgieb]

Why the hell haven't the WIndies taken the new ball yet? Suppose over-rates have been an issue.

 

[GotSpin]

The Windies always do weird things

 

[91Jmay]

Bishoo showing pretty neatly why Holder didn't want to give him a bowl

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Why the hell haven't the WIndies taken the new ball yet? Suppose over-rates have been an issue.

Not complaining, we have collected a nice easy 25+ off the spinners to boost the lead.

 

[MW1304]

That was a tense af session. Only started to ease up towards the end.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Tense but good session. Some of the Windies tactics were a bit strange but not complaining.