West Indies v England ODI series

[Durhamfootman]

50 up for Roy in rapid time

he must be trying to make up for the drop off Gayle

[mikesiva]

Holder is the man!

Bairstow out.

[Durhamfootman]

100 up for Roy. Just another 26 to go to get back into credit after his drop

[Durhamfootman]

WI were 174 after 31 overs, England are 176 after 22 overs

[yuppie]

Carnage at present.

[Durhamfootman]

Roy gets a 3rd life after another drop, this time by Poonan. I think the Holder drop was a toughie, though

[Durhamfootman]

big difference in the 6 count with WI hitting 23 of them, but I'd be interested to see a comparison of the dot balls count, because England seem to be scoring off many more balls than WI did

[Durhamfootman]

what are the rules on power plays these days? It's been ages since I was able to watch an ODI. can captains opt to take them now, or are they fixed?

[Durhamfootman]

Roy gets a 3rd life after another drop, this time by Poonan. I think the Holder drop was a toughie, though

3rd drop and a chance for a stumping narrowly missed. Charmed life for Roy atm

200 up for England in the 26th over

[Durhamfootman]

gone now though

123 off 85

now we'll find out how good England are. they are ahead of the rate, and well ahead of where WI were at this stage, but WI accelerated rapidly after 31 overs and the required rate might well start to climb rapidly too soon enough

[mikesiva]

Bishoo is the man!

Roy out for 123.

[sussexpob]

I remember a day not so long ago there were people on here saying we should drop Roy after 2 bad games

Hes insanely good.

[GGAS]

5 dropped catches so far

[sussexpob]

what are the rules on power plays these days? It's been ages since I was able to watch an ODI. can captains opt to take them now, or are they fixed?

From wikipedia, as I cant be bothered to type it

ODI
During the first 10 overs of an innings a maximum of 2 fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle.[2]
Between overs 11 and 40 a maximum of 4 fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle[2]
In the final 10 overs (41–50) a maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed to field outside the 30-yard circle.[2]

[bigfluffylemon]

The rate has slowed since Roy left, but England are still well up with it.

Heading for a good finish here.