England vs West Indies 2nd test Headingley

[Arthur Crabtree]

Is it time for Anderson to come in ahead of Broad?

Anderson's batting has got worse too. The link to the stats above since 2015, shows Anderson averaging 7 to Broad's 14.

[andy]

All out for 258

[Arthur Crabtree]

Though cricinfo has posted that Broad has gone past Anderson for the most ducks for England. 23-22.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Well done WI.

[mikesiva]

Well done WI.

Good work by Gabriel and Roach.

Gabriel 4-51

Roach 4-71

[backfootpunch]

Is Kamran akmal the West Indies fielding coach

[andy]

Roach looks to have got his pace and his menace back...best he's looked and bowled for years...

[Arthur Crabtree]

I thought Roach was finished.

[andy]

Me too, but he has come back with a bang, and looking like the bowler of old....This windies side needs a fit and firing partnership of Roach and Gabriel

[Durhamfootman]

Should the risk of injuries mean England should field an extra bowler? I'm not against the extra bowler if it doesn't weaken the batting- which arguably it shouldn't. But if you have to pick one because of fear of injuries, then arguably the bowler in question needs to be rested. Anderson's recent overseas record shouldn't make his place automatic anyway.

Agree here, but my argument was that our bowlers/allrounders are better bats than any of the specialist batsmen being picked at the moment.

does that not also mean that England have an almost unprecedented opportunity to pick the two specialist batsmen that they feel are most likely to become good test cricketers and stick with them instead of chopping and changing from one series to the next. At the start of his career no-one (or perhaps it was just me) could understand quite what Fletcher saw in Ian Bell, but he went on to become an England stalwart. Bell wouldn't have made it past that 2005 series if he'd been treated in the same way as Compton/Robson/Jennings et al

[andy]

Powell gone for 5! Anderson strikes, 11-1

[Durhamfootman]

is it not a bit early for a NWM?

must be stacks of overs left in the day

[Durhamfootman]

10 surely?

long time for Bishoo to bat, unless they have to get off at 6.30 and leave the paying punters cheated of nearly 10% of their ticket value

[Arthur Crabtree]

They'll finish at 18.30 unless time has been lost.

Not sure it's sensible for Bishoo to be facing the new ball and the fresh/best bowlers.

[Durhamfootman]

still playing