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

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hope in the faltering forties now.

[mikesiva]

Bravo out for two.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Stokes is becoming a bowler who bats,

[Arthur Crabtree]

Fifty up for Hope. Should be a good period here for WI with the ball pretty old now.

[backfootpunch]

Moeen been well below par today

[backfootpunch]

Drop from buttler

Wasn't easy but he'd expect to catch it

[Arthur Crabtree]

Threatening to all go wrong for the WI here.

The pitch sounded a bit dodgy in the previews. Maybe batting first will be a big advantage.

Anderson's second wicket of the winter sees off Shai Hope. Did he have a bit of a run in with Jimmy the Saint in the series in England?

This being the WI, it could all end suddenly.

[Arthur Crabtree]

A life for Hetmyer.

[captaincolly]

Threatening to all go wrong for the WI here.

The pitch sounded a bit dodgy in the previews. Maybe batting first will be a big advantage.

Anderson's second wicket of the winter sees off Shai Hope. Did he have a bit of a run in with Jimmy the Saint in the series in England?

This being the WI, it could all end suddenly.

I think Jeffrey Dujon said , just now on Sky , 255 was the average first innings score here. Ian Ward thinks 320 is par. Windies have a more than decent attack though so any decent total might be tricky for England- a long batting lineup but not a reliable one!

[backfootpunch]

Starting to look a costly drop from buttler now

Great shot from hetmyer, picking Rashids googly and putting him in the top tier

[captaincolly]

Threatening to all go wrong for the WI here.

The pitch sounded a bit dodgy in the previews. Maybe batting first will be a big advantage.

Anderson's second wicket of the winter sees off Shai Hope. Did he have a bit of a run in with Jimmy the Saint in the series in England?

This being the WI, it could all end suddenly.

I think Jeffrey Dujon said , just now on Sky , 255 was the average first innings score here. Ian Ward thinks 320 is par. Windies have a more than decent attack though so any decent total might be tricky for England- a long batting lineup but not a reliable one!

That 255 score is the first innings average in the last 5 test matches.

[Arthur Crabtree]

New ball coming up, so a crucial period if WI are going to bust that recent record.

Fifty partnership.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Anderson with the new ball.

Curran or Stokes?

Presumably Curran to give him a chance of getting orthodox swing.

[mikesiva]

Chase gets his half century!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Chase gets his half century!
:clap

And not many more.