England v West Indies 1st Test

[the viscount]

First Test: England v West Indies
Venue: Lord's Dates: 6-10 May Start: 1100 BST



Should be a win for England in this first test.

 

[Storer68]

Tea is a bit pricey

 

[BHA96]

i want an eng win that if it aint rained off

 

[the viscount]

Tea is a bit pricey

Knowing lords it will be £2.50/£3.00

 

[the viscount]

BBC SPORT | Cricket | Report - England v West Indies preview

 

[Marc]

weather should be fine for todays play (not loooked beyond today yet), looking forward to seeing the new chaps in action and I HOPE they do really well, as its about time the constant regulars who underperform for England get a swift kick up the arse and told not to come back for the Ashes!

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

at least three dry days projected - a green strip - could be early wickets.

 

[1swedegull]

this is the warm up for the ashes I cant see 100% commitment knowing that injuries might occur and force them out for THE important series of the summer,its a very inexperienced bowling attack and as was seen in the carribean the west indies are no slouches with the bat any more and are more then capable of beating anyone,the only upside is that they are not the west indies of greenidge,richards,marshall and garner who would have no doubt blown the england team away :-(

 

[Papa Lazarou]

this is the warm up for the ashes I cant see 100% commitment knowing that injuries might occur and force them out for THE important series of the summer,its a very inexperienced bowling attack and as was seen in the carribean the west indies are no slouches with the bat any more and are more then capable of beating anyone,the only upside is that they are not the west indies of greenidge,richards,marshall and garner who would have no doubt blown the england team away :-(

Well, aren't we a font of happiness and light today

 

[sten_super]

this is the warm up for the ashes I cant see 100% commitment knowing that injuries might occur and force them out for THE important series of the summer,its a very inexperienced bowling attack and as was seen in the carribean the west indies are no slouches with the bat any more and are more then capable of beating anyone,the only upside is that they are not the west indies of greenidge,richards,marshall and garner who would have no doubt blown the england team away :-(

I think that's an overly negative perspective. The Windies will struggle more here than they did at home for two key reasons;

1) the majority of the side do not much have much experience of English conditions
2) the pitches here will (surely) not be as flat as the Windies ones were; as soon as they'd taken a 1-0 lead the wickets were flattened and the Windies played particularly negative cricket.

 

[Pantani]

We should be able to beat them easily in english conditions. They have been bowled out for 146, 203 and 179 by Essex and England Lions so far on this tour. Hardly top form especially considering the Essex side will have been made up of mostly fringe players.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Strauss has called for "Revenge"
I feel a 3-0 whitewash coming on - weather permitting .....

 

[Pantani]

Strauss has called for "Revenge"
I feel a 3-0 whitewash coming on - weather permitting .....

We really are gonna give them a beating so much so that we will 3-0 in a two test series. Go England

 

[Titanic]

West Indies won the toss and will field.

Captain Strauss confirmed that he would also have inserted.

Could be a lively morning for the England batters!

 

[Gazwag]

AJ Strauss, AN Cook, RS Bopara, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, MJ Prior, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, GP Swann, G Onions

 

[Titanic]

After a watchful start... Strauss goes slashing at a short and wide-ish one from Taylor and is caught by Ramdin at short extra for 16.

England 28-1

 

[OzMike]

Listening live online now.
Why is it that when England play at home TMS is available online, but if they play away it is not available? Idon't get it the BBC still broadcast it in England home or away.

 

[Titanic]

88-1 at lunch... Cook 34* Bopara 33* - not bad after being inserted on a green blancmange.

 

[sam86]

 

[crodonilson]

Teriffic first session of the summer, something to build on.

f***ing come on boys!