v 
(sod it, will have to do)
Proper big guns match, good chance to loosen the vocal chords and have a boo.
WI put Aus in to Bat, Bravo replaced by Evin Lewis. Who cares about the sandpaperers news.
Should have a decent run at watching much of this today, no unforeseen road trips and 1st meeting of the day is the bus to my first meeting at 5:50pm.
My meeting is a speed dating business thingy. I don’t think I’ll find anyone to discuss the cricket with there unfortunately
Horrible start for Thomas but there is swing.
0.1 5w
Thomas to Warner, 5 wides, full toss swinging down the leg side and Hope can’t glove it cleanly! Five wides!
Horrid 1st over from Thomas.
1st ball swings like a boomerang for 4 wides (5 run) down the leg side.
Then bung down a front foot no-ball.
26-2, Warner falls to Cottrell, thick top edge for an easy catch at point.
Cottrell to Warner, OUT , caught at backward point! He was hanging back a touch because of the bouncer, it was a length ball wide, he tried to square drive on the up, didn’t get on top of the bounce and just bunted a catch to Hetmyer at backward point who is in quite close! Cottrell salutes!
DA Warner c Hetmyer b Cottrell 3 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 37.50
Earlier Finch fell to Thomas
Thomas to Finch, OUT , caught behind! Cracking delivery! Good length, angled in towards off stump, he’s forced to defend half forward, it nipped off the seam, scratched the outside edge and a simple catch for Hope! What a beautiful piece of fast bowling! That first over is a distant memory now!
AJ Finch c †Hope b Thomas 6 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
36-3 and what a catch from the Wicket Keeper diving low and to his left at full stretch and a half…
Russell to Khawaja, OUT , caught behind! A screamer from Hope! A one hander!
UT Khawaja c †Hope b Russell 13 (19b 2x4 0x6) SR: 68.42
Cracker!
38-4
Maxwell gone second ball top edging a pull shot.
This Windies bowling attack is going to win the WC for them…
Cottrell to Maxwell, OUT , skied straight up! Caught by Hope! Maxwell out pulling second ball! This was another excellent bouncer, very high and well directed, he tried to pull and skied it straight up, Hope wanders underneath it and takes a simple catch! Another salute from Sheldon .
GJ Maxwell c †Hope b Cottrell 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Woo hoo! C’mon Windies you can blow their NRR right out the water here
Yeah, I fear what the Windies will do to our NRR though…
Stoinis gives catching practice 5 down for 80 17.1 overs
Windies waste an LBW review clearly hit him too high
Australia are getting absolutely rogered!
You have to laugh 
Early days. Game of 2 halves. Etc etc.
Either the pitch has calmed down or the Windies bowlers are tired, are starting to get on top of the bowlers now…
147-6
Russell to Carey, OUT , caught behind! Dre Russ does the trick! 132kph, good length, angled across and running away off the seam, Carey caught on the crease, pushes away from the body and gets a thin edge through to Hope! Huge breakthrough that for West Indies.
AT Carey c †Hope b Russell 45 (55b 7x4 0x6) SR: 81.81
Coulter-Nile 50 up from 41 balls, considerings after 17 balls he only had 1 run he has done well
Oh, Smith got booed when he reached his 50 as well…
233-6
249-7
Smith caught on the boundary by Cotterell and what a catch, you need to see replays of this one for sure.
Thomas to Smith, OUT , Cottrell with a screamer! No turf trolls eating him up this time at long leg! Fullish length on a fifth stump line. Smith shuffles across once more to flick this high over backward square, Cottrell made an absolute mess of a chance on 26 in an identical slot, this time sprints along the rope 20 yards moving left at full speed and stabs at it with his left hand, knifing it out of the air, then flicks it up before stepping over the rope before reclaiming it after reestablishing himself inside the field of play. 10 out of 10 for sure!
SPD Smith c Cottrell b Thomas 73 (103b 7x4 0x6) SR: 70.87
268-8 Cummins gone.
If they can’t get Coulter-Nile out then they might as well get the others out.
Looks like i was a bit premature with my ejaculations.
Still, if the Windies can keep them under 300 then it’s still very doable.
And the might do now that Coulter-Nile has holed out trying to smack another ball out of the ground.
284-9, 10 balls left
Brathwaite to Coulter-Nile, OUT ,
NM Coulter-Nile c Holder b Brathwaite 92 (60b 8x4 4x6) SR: 153.33
And Starc has gone trying to smack a ball out of the ground
288 all out
Now lets see what Gayle can do…