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

[meninblue]

WI bowlers have hit the deck hard and got significantly better bounce as well as pace.

[backfootpunch]

WI bowlers have hit the deck hard and got significantly better bounce as well as pace.

Roach was a bit dissapointing

Bowled far too wide

[backfootpunch]

We are on for 50-3 like every innings

[sussexpob]

Burns flops again

[meninblue]

Bowled by Roach. Rory edged that onto stumps.

35/2 in 11.5 overs

[Arthur Crabtree]

I'm going for one wicket.

Should be instructive how Jennings does against pace given his runs in SL. Though this is supposed to be a slow pitch.

Spot on. One wicket down at lunch and " not very well" is how he fared against pace! Someone had a stat in Twitter - outside Asia his test average is 17!

Ahem. I'm going to double up and predict England make 340-360.

[backfootpunch]

Bit of extra bounce does for both burns and bairstow

We send our batsmen in reverse order though so the better players will be in soon

[meninblue]

Roach strikes again. Jonny bowled for 12 runs only.
The extra pace and bounce has been good to see in the 14 overs.

[andy]

44-3 FFS

[captaincolly]

44-3 FFS

Typical collapse! I'd love to know what the average total is over the past couple of years when England are 3 down. Probably about 40!

[captaincolly]

Root gone now. 44/4.

[backfootpunch]

Was that going down leg?

Maybe clipping leg

[mikesiva]

Roach and Holder with four wickets between them.

[meninblue]

Jason takes the huge wicket of Joe. Well bowled. LBW for 4. Missed the bat comfortably as it strikes front foot.

England 44/4 in 16.2 overs. Yet again England look to lower middle order for runs.

[backfootpunch]

This is putting into context how badly Curran bowled with the new ball