The Cricket Thread

[Tredman]

Fair play, did not think Pope had that in him.

 

[jd1981]

Considering everything and the fact we’ll still probably lose I think this has been a very decent effort by this group.

 

[Tony Towner]

Considering everything and the fact we’ll still probably lose I think this has been a very decent effort by this group.

Without seeing any of the game the scoreboard would suggest we got hoodwinked by the pitch. Playing 2 players because they are spinners, when the best one has been the 4th choice, instead of our leading wicket taker

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Equally India picked a second seamer and he's bowled 7 wicketless overs across two innings.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Pope is batting very well indeed (as is Hartley) and the lead is over 200

 

[Mel Evo]

Get in. West Indies I mean.

 

[BillyDee]

Couple of early wickets from Hartley is great, but the Beeb getting a bit ahead of things stating "England sense famous win"...

 

[Mel Evo]

Huge wicket.

 

[KiwiWolf61]

Sensational win by 8 runs by the Windies over the arrogant Convicts.

Their 1st test win over the Convicts since 2003 and the first on the Convicts soil since 1997.

Shamar Joseph took 7-68 whilst bowling with a broken toe.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Shamar Joseph is the real deal. Bowled excellently in Adelaide as well.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Hartley is a completely different bowler today. Pressure building on India

 

[KiwiWolf61]

Shamar Joseph is the real deal. Bowled excellently in Adelaide as well.

I have to admit I hadn't seen him before but he looked sensational today.

Let's hope the Windies can keep him playing test cricket.

 

[leedswolf]

Shamar Joseph took 7-68 whilst bowling with a broken toe.

Wow! Imagine what his figures would have been like using a ball...

 

[Mel Evo]

Need to chip away again here. Threat ebbing away. Wouldn’t mind seeing Root back on.

 

[Mel Evo]

Finding the commentary pretty poor on TNT. Little sense of the tension conveyed, most animated when talking about nonsense in the crowd and the basics of where we are in the day (which can be a bit hard to remember when waking up in the morning here) ignored. It’s alright, better than noting I guess.

 

[Tony Towner]

Hartley spinning us to victory would be some story

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

That’s a serious bit of fielding by Stokes

 

[Carrotdude]

I take back everything I said about this pitch/our team. What an effort this is now regardless of how it ends

 

[BillyDee]

Fifer for Hartley now, great comeback on a personal level for him, even if India edge it.

 

[Doctor Doog]

Just need to make sure they wrap it up before kick off