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

[ImpatientLime]

and people were saying bowling is their strong suit....

can't wait to watch them bat

 

[monotonehita]

Thoughts on Day 1?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zITotaibD4

 

[flibbertyjibber]

3 maidens to start. Probably more than they bowled all day yesterday.

 

[mr_mister]

I've already said it but man how devo is Gary Ballance he wasn't brought back this series insteaed of the last

 

[Stace]

I've already said it but man how devo is Gary Ballance he wasn't brought back this series insteaed of the last

Its great for us (that he wasn't) as he'd score enough to get a place in AUS, then he'd get absolutely ruined by Starc bowling full and quick and would be out of the side by the 3rd Test. Hopefully Rocky goes well in the rest of this series and Hameed finishes the season off well, have Cook-Rocky-Hameed top 3 for me then take out Malan for Woakes to bat at 8 and move everyone up 1.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This Joseph has been terrible.

 

[Scaly piscine]

A bit worrying that Malan is struggling somewhat against this bowling attack. I'm not sure he really knows how to maximise his batting ability in this format.

 

[mr_mister]

i wonder if poor Joseph realises his career is on the line this spell

 

[mr_mister]

we should definitely reserve this kind of talk the comms are having about 'bouncing back' for the next test until after the Windies have a bat. You never know this could still end a up a draw if they bat well

 

[MW1304]

i wonder if poor Joseph realises his career is on the line this spell

He's ****ing 20.

 

[ImpatientLime]

lets quit with the well wishing. this is absolute shite. what was to be expected.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

lets quit with the well wishing. this is absolute shite. what was to be expected.

No idea, on paper they look a poor side and are worse on grass. I called it as I see it before the series but many seemed to expect them to do quite well despite being poor for ages.

 

[Cabinet96]

I for one am enjoying this stat padding thoroughly. We haven't had many huge totals in the last few years.

 

[91Jmay]

i wonder if poor Joseph realises his career is on the line this spell

This is an almost unfathomably stupid claim

 

[Moonsorrow999]

Reckon they should make the entire England batting team bat with one stump and have six wickets around the crease to make this more compelling viewing.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

i wonder if poor Joseph realises his career is on the line this spell

His tour might be on the line but no way is career on the line. Hopefully he learns from this experience and comes back stronger for it.

 

[mr_mister]

Mick Lewis never got another run

 

[Stace]

I for one am enjoying this stat padding thoroughly. We haven't had many huge totals in the last few years.

Yeh, me too. If there's 1 batsman that deserves some cheap runs its Cook.

 

[Cabinet96]

cooooook

 

[King Pietersen]

Played Cookeh. Feel like he could bat for all 5 days if he could be arsed and if we didn't want to win.