Arthur Crabtree wrote:Umpires will have them off well before then.
mikesiva wrote:England will bat better the second time around.
alfie wrote:Reckon West Indies are marked favourites at this point.
England will be happy to have survived that mini-session , and if they can get a start again and one or two of the stroke players turn up some sort of a lead could eventuate...but after that dismal first knock I'm not overconfident that it will be a big one.
They've defended small fourth innings totals at home a few times in recent years. But whether this bowling group (significantly lacking noted "burst" bowler Broad this time) is good enough to do a job remains to be seen. One plus is that Stokes did a decent job as skipper and it didn't seem to adversely affect his bowling.
How pitch conditions change might play a part in this I guess. Certainly not saying it's over yet , and hoping at least for some exciting cricket over these last couple of days. Never mind that neither side is packed with top class proven Test players , they've given us some interesting action already and we should all be grateful for that.
Durhamfootman wrote:They just stuffed up the batting in a difficult opening couple of days.
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