[First Test] England v West Indies - Southampton

[chunkyshanhawk53]

95mph. Noice.

Meh. Faced quicker

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Wood looks so dangerous here

 

[Boo]

I think the batsmen look pretty comfortable, by and large. The bowling is fine, but we've missed the best of the conditions and lack variety in our attack.

 

[Ghfd]

My man Dom Bess will come into play today. Secret weapon

 

[TopCat]

Haven't seen of the play yet. Are we beating the bat? Any chances? Or is it the pedestrian stroll to 400 all out that I'm expecting?

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Safe to say 3 things?

1) batting was a mistake
2) leaving out broad was a mistake
3) we batted like arses

 

[Boo]

A

Haven't seen of the play yet. Are we beating the bat? Any chances? Or is it the pedestrian stroll to 400 all out that I'm expecting?

A few early hijinks, but all settling down now, along the expected lines

 

[TopCat]

Safe to say 3 things?

1) batting was a mistake
2) leaving out broad was a mistake
3) we batted like arses

I agree with point 3
Jury is out on the other points

 

[The Rat]

Well we can safely say that wood is a lot quicker than archer

Safe to say 3 things?

1) batting was a mistake
2) leaving out broad was a mistake
3) we batted like arses

Don’t think we batted really badly like, very tough conditions against world class bowling

Who gave it away?
I’d have played broad but I actually would like to see Sam Curran on this
Really like the West Indies

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

Why are the cricketers’ haircuts so poor compared to PL players? Only Wood has bought some clippers.

 

[Jack Torrance]

Could be a long day

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

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[Steak Pie]

Safe to say 3 things?

1) batting was a mistake
2) leaving out broad was a mistake
3) we batted like arses

Two out of three ain't bad.

Pitch report favoured batting first and you can't really predict the clouds on day 3.

 

[Ghfd]

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That’s a new stat I’ve not seen before. But like the XG stat in football

 

[HeroHurley]

I agree, long way to go yet. 3 days of sun could see this match change quite a lot.
Get it right in the morning and Jimmy has a bit more luck I can easily see us having them 100-4 or thereabouts by lunch.

They could end up with a slight lead but I still think we win.

For my money, 1.83 is still too short but the market has been bizarrely strong for England all game. 5/4 is about right I reckon

If only! 100-1

 

[Jack Torrance]

Dear me

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

FFS

 

[Julio_Schwarz]

Poor from Jofra there. Looking ominous at the moment.

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

That’s a new stat I’ve not seen before. But like the XG stat in football

The one that I was impressed with was batsmen’s averages against in-seamers and out-seamers. So forensic.

 

[Ghfd]

Get Bess on