EWCB v The Proteas - 1st Test, Lords 6th-10th July 2017

Looks a lovely day for cricket at the “home of cricket”.

Cook just lost his wicket with a fine edge to the keeper, Jet Jennnings his opening partner doing well.

14-1

England won the toss and chose to bat.

Cook has a stonking County Summer and then gets out for nowt so to speak

Oh Gawd, it’s Ballance next

Oh FFS why didn’t they review it?

17 for 2, over to you skip! We haven’t seen a replay with the tramline in yet. It pitched a fraction outside leg! Would have been overturned on review

5.2

Philander to Jennings, OUT, given! S Ravi waited a long time, then up went the finger. Jennings trapped on the crease, and he’s opted not to review after a discussion with Ballance. Did it pitch outside leg? Was nicely bowled, reasonably full, beat Jennings’ inside edge as he didn’t get that far forward

KK Jennings lbw b Philander 8 (12b 2x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

Oh, that pitched outside leg, just. Had it been 2 mm over it would have have bene upheld on “umpires call”

Ballance gone, plumb LBW and he reviewed it!!

49-3

Ballance out.

To a classy pace bowler.

Nope never saw that coming, no siree

Bairstow out LBW

76-4

If he had reviewed he would have still been out, height was “umpire’s call”

How to go from a 5 day game into a 3 day one in 1 hour 40mins.

Fortunately (hopefully) not, Bazza. I’ve got Rover tickets for day 4.

Currently 156-4. Game on.

Stokes seems to be out but I can’t find any tweet about it.

220-5 a the moment.

When will we be sensible and bat upside down - Anderson & Broad open with Cook & Jennings at 10 & 11

35u - 5 at stumps bloody he’ll well played Joe Root 184 not out

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Root out

Swiftly followed by Dawson, duck

Dawson has gone second ball. He got pinned on the crease and trapped in front. He sends it upstairs but even though the ball is only just clipping the bails, it goes down as umpire’s call and he’s got to go.