You had to post that trippy
Root gone still 25 runs less than need for a 1st innings lead
So England all out for 258 and West Indies 17- 1 with a night watchman in
Close of play Englaand 258 all out and West Indies 19 -1
Another test that is not going to go the fulll 5 days by the look of it.
England get an early breakthrough
WI 31 -2 Night watchman Bishoo out for 1
WI 35 -3 the first hope goes for 3
2nd hope yet to score
WI 103-3 off 37 overs
Braithwaite and Hope digging in
Lunch WI 109 - 3 off 39 overs
WI 200 - 3 Braithwaite 102 no
WI take a first innings lead 260- 3
WI 350 - 7 lead by 92
Bowl them all out by lunch then stick enough on the board today and tomorrow giving them something to chase on day 5
Well, 15 overs in and England haven’t lost any wickets. I struggle to think of a test innings where that’s happened probably since Strauss retired.
Noooooooooooo!
Don’t say things like that
Sorry everyone.
What an awful 10 m minutes of cricket that was - Westley ball watching when should have been running - Bishoo fumbles with both batsmen at the same end then misses a throw from 5 feet. Then a comedy misfield
And then a horrific swish from Westley to get caught behind. What WAS he thinking?
OK Root to #3 next test, Hayles in at #5 Moeen at four surely
Proper old fashioned test cricket this afternoon. England did well to grind their way to parity.
Stoneman showed grit especially with a dislocated finger. Malan seemed to grit his teeth and some tight reviews.
Would have been a decent weekend break that Away day at Huddersfield then the cricket.