First Test: West Indies v England, Bridgetown, 23-27 Jan.

[bigfluffylemon]

WTF is going on? How do you go from 18 wickets in a day to none in 2 sessions?

[Durhamfootman]

on the bright side.... Borthdick will be looking at the way this is going and be feeling hopeful of getting a call up for his second cap

[mikesiva]

Holder gets his double and he declared at 415-6.

[Durhamfootman]

Stonemercenary will be thinking that what this situation calls for is a quick run a ball 30 to set the team up for a 2 day battle

but then he's an idiot, so it's unfortunate that Bayliss will be thinking the same thing

[Durhamfootman]

WI finally declare

I'm not sure they have enough, you know

(I'm practising being a Sky expert)

[Durhamfootman]

3, I reckon

[captaincolly]

More words of wisdom from Alec Stewart who says the England batsmen shouldn't get themselves out by playing loose shots.

[bigfluffylemon]

What puzzles me is how I didn't see this coming. England just manage to put together enough half way decent performances to make me think they've turned a corner. Then right back to the abysmal.

[Durhamfootman]

More words of wisdom from Alec Stewart who says the England batsmen shouldn't get themselves out by playing loose shots.

that's a lifetimes experience talking there

[captaincolly]

More words of wisdom from Alec Stewart who says the England batsmen shouldn't get themselves out by playing loose shots.

that's a lifetimes experience talking there

Yep. That expert analysis doesn't come cheap.
Into the 8th over and no wickets down, I'm surprised/amazed.

[Durhamfootman]

still 11 overs to go, so there's plenty of time for a collapse

and this is test cricket, so 11 overs represents anything up to another hour and a half for them to negotiate

[sussexpob]

he needs to practice a few lines and repeat them endlessly if he wants to make his living in the Sky comms box

Wristy player, steely eyed, start the car, start the car, steely eyed, start the car, wristy player, very wristy, start the car, steely player, wristy eyed, steel the car, C**t, I'm not sure England have enough you know, start the car....

[sussexpob]

The team picked two spinners, and bowled Rashid 9 overs in an innings of 420/6 declared. Joe Root bowled 10 overs.

Rashid feasted on Ishant Sharma in the summer, usually after being kept back from anyone who could carry a bat; now the captain who cant bowl for toffee fancies himself over him.

Why is he in the team?

[yuppie]

England on their way to re writing records.

Seems easy enough so far

[mikesiva]

Is it Burns night in Scotland? A good omen for Rory from England and Joe in Australia.