Third Test: West Indies v England, 1-5 May.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Of course, it's only day two. Maybe the ball will stop swinging or the pitch will go to sleep and make 200 gettable. Intriguing day though.

[Aidan11]

It's a strange pitch where 120 could actually be enough.

If we can get a lead of 200, we'll be out of sight.

[Aidan11]

Ha I'm loving how elsewhere on the internet people are comparing this to Adelaide 2006.

[yuppie]

It's a strange pitch where 120 could actually be enough.

If we can get a lead of 200, we'll be out of sight.

Thats 97 runs away, which at present seems a lot.

[Aidan11]

It's a strange pitch where 120 could actually be enough.

If we can get a lead of 200, we'll be out of sight.

Thats 97 runs away, which at present seems a lot.

One of our tail must be due a knock. I'm going to say Buttler.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yes, pressure will count. But if the pitch gets really slow, maybe there'll be a twist.

[Aidan11]

400 for Jimmy tomorrow?

Here's hoping.

[Arthur Crabtree]

And Chanderpaul's WI run record.

[shankycricket]

Regardless of what happens in the rest of this test, West Indies have been far more competitive against England than India were last summer.

Gripping day of Test cricket. Still don't think the pitch is as big a minefield as is being made out against the seamers but even 150 could be enough against this WI batting lineup. Advantage England!

[ddb]

Regardless of what happens in the rest of this test, West Indies have been far more competitive against England than India were last summer.

India were competitive for Lords.

[Dr Cricket]

And Trent Bridge.

[Alviro Patterson]

To be fair West Indies are playing on home turf, India were playing away in alien conditions.

[Dr Cricket]

TBH India were only poor in the last two test matches, they were good in the first 2 and decent in the 3rd.

[yuppie]

TBH India were only poor in the last two test matches, they were good in the first 2 and decent in the 3rd.

India were not decent in the third test.

They only took 11 English wickets and lost by 266 runs.

India were also the 4th ranked test nation at the time of the England series, whilst at that time England were the 5th ranked team.

Now its the 3rd rank team playing the 8th ranked team. No one has given WI much chance of success in this series.

This series could seriously end up 1-1, which i think WI should be applauded for.

After 3 test last year between India and England that would have been the same result. But not many people would have predicted this result for WI, whilst last summer in the UK many people thought its was India's best chance to beat England in England after SL had won their first series against England.

[Dr Cricket]

In my eyes their were actually decent in the 3rd test considering the game went to the 5th day and their was a genuine chance of that game being a draw.