Off Topic Cricket Thread

Done.

 

1 wicket down already

 

Crawley quickly follows.

17-2......nothing new to see here.

 

Root gone.

27-3. Lol

 

48-4

 

Will our first innings last until tea of the first day?

Jesus, complete carnage.

 

Stokes and Bairstow at the crease........ 4 runs from 50 deliveries combined.

Holder 5 overs bowled, 5 maidens.

 

Same old, same old,..... sigh

 

Slow going but past 100......122-5

 

Unusual conditions for the West Indies - a slow pitch and quite a lot of swing early on. Spinners on now, but not looking dangerous.

Could be a low-scoring game. If England can get to 300, they'll be doing OK.

 

When was the last time England posted 300 in an innings?

 

Don't know. I thought they did in the Ashes, but I just looked it up and the best was a couple of 290s.

They'll get 300 in this innings, I reckon.

 

Just looked up Wisden out of interest...... During 2021 England passed 300+ on only 8 occasions from 32 innings in 16 tests played to the end of the Ashes series.....

Bairstow and Foakes look well set at the moment.......... Hope that's not commentators curse........167/5

 

Bairstow survives a caught behind on review........ no where near the bat so no idea what the Windies close fielders were appealing for.......

 

I see it’s on ****ing BT sport again, got rid & hate it, I would’ve thought Sky would have this as they lost out on the Ashes tests

 

On hesgoal.com Jeff....... Fox TV coverage

Foakes just gone lbw to Holder 214/6

 

Decent innings by Foakes.

 

Holder looks unplayable at times.......

 

Excellent ton by Bairstow.

 

From 48-4 to 268-6. Good recovery.