[Cricket] 2nd Test, West Indies v England, North Sound, Antigua

[Titanic]

Lunch, Day One

England, inserted by Holder, have limped to 78-4 (24 overs).

and England only have runs on the board thanks to Jonny Bairstow 52* (62 balls, 9 fours, 1 six), nobody else into double figures.

 

[Marshy]

Only a matter of time before Bairstow is forced to open.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Only a matter of time before Bairstow is forced to open.

Assuming you mean open batting, not sure he has the discipline for that.

 

[Titanic]

Review straight after lunch... JB trapped in front... not given... but looked very close...

 

[Titanic]

Smashing into leg stump... oh dear.

78-5 (24.2 overs)

 

[Titanic]

24.2 Roach to Bairstow, OUT, oh my word, that is so close! Full and straight, if Bairstow hasn't inside-edged this, he is toast! Just played the wrong line, and there's clear daylight ... what's this hitting, then?
Smashing leg stump! Umpire Gaffeney hasn't got himself very well calibrated today, that's two big decisions he's not given

JM Bairstow lbw b Roach 52 (64b 9x4 1x6) SR: 81.25

 

[Titanic]

Ouch.. Stokes smashed in his thumb as one rears off a good length... nasty

 

[Bold Seagull]

I know Bairstow got his runs and got on top of the bowlers in the first session, but why oh why come out first ball after lunch and drive at the ball? That seemed premeditated to me, and the wrong decision after at least creating a platform to fight back from.

 

[Titanic]

Crikey... Gabriel has totally outdone Ben Stokes... pace and bounce... fenced at it... and caught behind

93-6 (28 overs)

 

[Mackenzie]

Well done the Windies.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Well done the Windies.

Indeed. Their success is good news in the bigger picture. Shocking and sad though that there are so few locals watching them destroy England.

 

[vegster]

To soon to make that judgement. Fielding was the preferred option on this pitch and Windies won the toss. That Root delivery is showing, to me, an uneven pitch. It can only get worse over the course of the test. This could be a low scoring match all round.

I'm going by his most recent scores, I don't think Sydney Thunder will be having him back for the next Big Bash either.

 

[studio150]

At least there is a silver lining to the current England performance, if it was any of the great West Indies pace attacks operating, we would already be back out on the field bowling, having been dismissed for under 50.

Currently we may even struggle to 125 before being all out

 

[Titanic]

England 101-6 (29.1 overs)

Moeen Ali 12* Ben Foakes 4*

 

[Mackenzie]

Indeed. Their success is good news in the bigger picture. Shocking and sad though that there are so few locals watching them destroy England.

You just hope that a sustained upturn in fortunes will get the crowds coming back.

 

[BensGrandad]

Same rubbish from batsmen just a different date.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Same rubbish from batsmen just a different date.

and pitch.

 

[Titanic]

52* partnership for Moeen Ali 38* and Ben Foakes 22*

England 145-6 (43.1 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Moeen Ali 51* (69 balls, 7 fours, 1 six)

England 160-6

 

[vegster]

Moeen Ali 51* (69 balls, 7 fours, 1 six)

England 160-6

Long overdue score when it matters, any chance of a fifty from Broady too ?