Cricket Thread

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They did better than i thought they would.
Would have been very interesting tomorrow if Trott had been given out in the last over !
Roach looks a good bowler.
 
No, they ran out of ideas once Roach ran out of steam. Thats why Narine is so important to them - i really hope he, and Gayle, are available for the third test. Looking forward to the ODI's , as they will be a force, what with Gayle,Narine,Pollard,Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith and Andre Russell available. Them with Roach, Sammy,Samuels,Ramdin ,The other Bravo and Barath,and maybe Edwards and they will be strong force.
 
Friday start for 2nd test tomorrow - unusual , but caused by the rule which says that there will be at least 3 days break between Tests - and we wil see more and more Friday Tests.
Windies likely to bring back Shillingford for Gabriel who is injured, and i would expect England to be unchanged except for maybe Finn instead of Bressy.
Nice weather forecast, cant wait .
 
Yep, fantastic recovery.Hats off to Sammy and Samuels - personally i didnt think Sammy had it in him !
England have an incredible record at Trent Bridge recently, but need to get them out for less than 375 to have a chance of winning this one.
 
Doing well with our predictions then Stu. <ok>

Yes Tewkes, what a fabulous day for watching cricket ! Very impressed with England today, they seeme d alot more focussed than yesterday. Can see KP flaying them to all parts tomorrow morning - should be a real treat if it happens.
Actually had an offer of a ticket for tomorrow, but couldnt make it.

I've got England to get to 650 for maybe 6 wickets by EOP tomorrow then declare with 700 on the board, and put the Windies back in by lunch on day 4.
Think this could be a day for Matty Prior - i love Matty, such an aggressive batsman, and such a team player. I watched him at Lords last season play one of the best innings i've seen from a England Batsman against India
 
Wonderful - two poor decisions from the West Indies today - not to bowl Roach immediately after lunch and to send Edwards in straight off his sick bed, dear me. Anderson and Broad at their sharpest, then Bresnan pin-point accurate.

Boycott at his most dismissive today - Bresnan is "a tail ender" - you can't bat as well as bowl, then? And he "can't understand why Sammy would set a special field for a No.9 batsman", that batsman being the century making Stuart Broad - what a tedious, self-absorbed pedant.
 
Very smooth performance today and a deserved win.

Boycott-ism of the day - talking about Darren Sammy, who made a century in the first innings and swayed beautifully away from a very quick bouncer - "he's coming in late down the order and played that like a proper batsman".

A*se.
 
A big shame - at only 31 too. Suppose he's made enough money in IPL, so he wants a bit of a rest. I mean, going touring in winter to places like Windies,Oz and South Africa must be hell !