[Cricket] *** England v West Indies, Trent Bridge, 2nd Test. ***

[Titanic]

WIndies inserted.

Crawley out for a DUCK in the first over.

Zak Crawley c Athanaze b AS Joseph 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

England 0-1

 

[Titanic]

The 6th, 7th (after a wide), 8th, 9th and 10th balls were each hit for FOUR (4 in a row for Fuckett)... and the same for 17th, 18th and 19th

39-1 (3.1 overs)

 

[Mackenzie]

I was pleased when WI took that wicket, I’d like to see them compete.

 

[Titanic]

England 50-1 (4.2 overs, RR 13.04)

Edit for accuracy: 50 partnership for Pope 16* and Duckett 33* from 23 balls - and 26 balls for the team to reach 50, which is the fastest ever in Test history

 

[A1X]

England doing well in the powerplay

 

[Pogue Mahone]

England 50-1 (4.2 overs, RR 13.04)

50 partnership for Pope 16* and Duckett 33* from 26 balls - fastest ever in Test history

23 balls, wasn’t it?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

200 up before lunch, maybe.

 

[Titanic]

23 balls, wasn’t it?

Yes 50 partnership was 23 balls... 26 was the Team to reach 50 - which was the fastest ever.

 

[Ali_rrr]

I was pleased when WI took that wicket, I’d like to see them compete.

Same here, it's a real shame that cricket is on the down over in the Caribbean, We have links with a couple of teams over there, one in Barbados and one in Sint Maarten and the main problems stem from:

1. The corruption throughout the West Indies Cricket Board and some of the individual member states
2. The rise of football internationally; it's easier and cheaper to play football and with players who have gone to play in Europe and the US, it's far more attractive and there is more money.
3. Lack of investment in key facilities, not just stadiums. But nets, equipment and coaching.

We try and take a couple of players every year for experience, some are raw but have talent and some are clearly too good for the standard. However, it is getting harder to get players over unless they have European passports or are aussie/kiwi.

 

[Titanic]

Ben Duckett 52* (32 balls, 11 fours)

England 72-1 (9.1 overs)

 

[Nobby]

Watched Ben Duckett as a youngster at Northants. Best young player I had ever seen
It’s a shame he had a couple of injuries and then fell out with Jimmy Anderson…..
Would have now been one of the greats.

 

[banjo]

I had to check, it’s actually a 5 day game.

 

[amexer]

WIs and Test Cricket is a joke

 

[Simster]

I can't get interested in a game against the Windies these days. It's sad what they've become.

Most of us grew up with the collection of Caribbean islands (and Guyana) absolutely battering England with world class bowlers and batsmen - I don't think I've ever seen a bowler as graceful and watchable as Michael Holding and as brilliant a batsman as Viv Richards since those halcyon days.

Now they're just world class bunnies who struggle against Zimbabwe. Their recent win in Australia was only notable because they had been so uncompetitive for years until then, and it has only papered over the cracks. Sad.

 

[Titanic]

A wicket... Duckett nicks to slip.

Ben Duckett c Holder b S Joseph 71 (59b 14x4 0x6) SR: 120.33

105-2

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I think most openers would have left many of the balls that Duckett hit for four this morning.

Have to give some credit to England for just playing well.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I can't get interested in a game against the Windies these days. It's sad what they've become.

Most of us grew up with the collection of Caribbean islands (and Guyana) absolutely battering England with world class bowlers and batsmen - I don't think I've ever seen a bowler as graceful and watchable as Michael Holding and as brilliant a batsman as Viv Richards since those halcyon days.

Now they're just world class bunnies who struggle against Zimbabwe. Their recent win in Australia was only notable because they had been so uncompetitive for years until then, and it has only papered over the cracks. Sad.

One day we might even win a series over there again.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Watched Ben Duckett as a youngster at Northants. Best young player I had ever seen
It’s a shame he had a couple of injuries and then fell out with Jimmy Anderson…..
Would have now been one of the greats.

I saw him playing against Sussex at Wantage Road on the first day of the season a few years ago (it'll have been 2016). He hit a double hundred in the end. Looked class.

We took one wicket the whole time I was there and it fell while I was in the bar chatting to the guy working there. I've never been colder watching sport.

 

[Titanic]

Lunch, Day One.

England inserted end on 134-2 (26 overs, RR5.15), Pope 47* Root 13*

Pope dropped of the penultimate ball - not too tricky at gully/backward point.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Disappointing over rate.