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

[mr_mister]

How is the pitch guys? Any worse than yesterday? I'm not watching this now, and need to make a decision about (whether or not to) cash-out my bet about WI winning.

I reckon stay in there mate. At least wait til tea

 

[Stapel]

4pm here, but I'm off to the pub! Best Test in....., well,....... years???

 

[mr_mister]

Crowd getting loud

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The crowd is in it now for a wicket

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

"One or two maidens.."

Well said Beefy

 

[weldone]

I reckon stay in there mate. At least wait til tea

You're right (if the pitch is like yesterday). The odds are still 3.4 - still value imo.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Short leg and leg slip for 'chin' music Nasser.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah Windies would have to screw up monumentally from here. Anderson first dig went well but rest of attack have been really bad. Woakes the worst but would TRJ bowling make up for the 80 runs he scored? Colour me unconvinced

 

[mr_mister]

Silly cow corner you must be on the edge of your seat

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Why does Nasser sound melancholic?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Silly cow corner you must be on the edge of your seat

Oh yeah bro, I am suppose to be in class in the next 4 hours, don't want to leave home anytime soon

 

[mr_mister]

You're right (if the pitch is like yesterday). The odds are still 3.4 - still value imo.

Pitch hasn't deteriorated too bad but bratty Broad chucked a tantrum and kicked a big chunk out of it

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I think this is too timid from Root. Close in fielders needed for this type of bowling.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Another thing,: chin music is also effective when the bowler bowls from around the stumps.

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah Windies would have to screw up monumentally from here. Anderson first dig went well but rest of attack have been really bad. Woakes the worst but would TRJ bowling make up for the 80 runs he scored? Colour me unconvinced

You can colour me rather more convinced. It would only have taken one early wicket in the first innings to have totally changed the match, not to mention how he may have gone in this innings compared to the guy who replaced him. I know there are a couple of 'ifs' in there, but I'm judging by how he went in his previous 3 tests.

No disrespect to Woakes really. I rate him and I'm sure he'll be back on form before too long, but it was just ridiculously early to be recalling him after his injury.

 

[weldone]

Pitch hasn't deteriorated too bad but bratty Broad chucked a tantrum and kicked a big chunk out of it

worth 10 ban points (or whatever they call it) imo

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I think no edge, just the extra juice from the wicket.

 

[burr]

Someone needs to tell Joe Root to scrap the beard.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Close but no cigar

 

[mr_mister]

worth 10 ban points (or whatever they call it) imo

Yeah I think warnings(what he got) are dumb. Of course he won't do it again. Who commits the same crime twice in a day. Instant 5 run penalty would have been justice