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144 - 1 England win Ballance 81* Cook 59*

111 - 1 31 overs Ballance 58* Cook 49*

65-1 at tea after 19 overs I agreed with the usual England collapse theory - but didn't see WI doing it !

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It is incredible to see how Far the West Indies have collapsed from their position as World No. 1. Flat lifeless pitches just mean bat-fests and as Michael Vaughan has said, will destroy Test Cricket. Why would anyone bother travelling all the way there to watch draw after draw - because I...

Rain is due around the Lunch period, so more overs may be lost anyway. Cook has to be bold and declare well before Lunch and get a few overs in before that happens.

Basically - Yes. I'd be looking to bat all day with gradual acceleration. Get 50-100 up at the end of the day and go for it on 4th morning and get 150-200 ahead. That leaves 5 sessions to attack. That or declare at end of Today and go at them 1st thing.