[Cricket] Cricket- 3rd Test, Birmingham, July 26 - 30, 2024, West Indies tour of England

[CHAPPERS]

Oh dear. All out by tea?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I have a couple of mates going up to Edgbaston for days 3 and 4. I was pleased for them that the WI got off to such a sound start. Bit worried for their day 4 now.

 

[Whitechapel]

I have a couple of mates going up to Edgbaston for days 3 and 4. I was pleased for them that the WI got off to such a sound start. Bit worried for their day 4 now.

I’m worried for myself, and I’m going tomorrow!

 

[keaton]

The umpires questions are great on tms lunch

 

[A1X]

The umpires questions are great on tms lunch

Great that they’ve just taken the T20 World Cup win away from India

 

[A1X]

Who do you think should be in the bowling attack? Off the top of my head, I'd go for Woakes, Wood/Archer (if available), Atkinson, Bashir, Stokes.

I would work on the basis of having two available from a pool of Wood, Atkinson, Stone, Pennington and Archer available as the outright pace lot and either Tongue or Potts as the holder and Stokes to chip in. Woakes has been tried and failed, sad as he is a good egg but his overseas record doesn’t lie.

Bashir and Ahmed for the spin berth, not fussed hugely either way.

 

[keaton]

The umpires questions are great on tms lunch

Though he does seem pretty inconsistent with batsman leaving the crease under misapprehension

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I would work on the basis of having two available from a pool of Wood, Atkinson, Stone, Pennington and Archer available as the outright pace lot and either Tongue or Potts as the holder and Stokes to chip in. Woakes has been tried and failed, sad as he is a good egg but his overseas record doesn’t lie.

Bashir and Ahmed for the spin berth, not fussed hugely either way.

I know this is classic English cricketing conservatism on my part, but I really wouldn't want a leg spinner as the only spin bowler in the attack because they tend not to be accurate enough to do the holding role.

I say that's an English thing, apart from Warne I don't think any test team has regularly picked a leggie as the only spinner.

Largely agree otherwise, although Stone's is so rarely fit I'm starting to doubt he's a real person.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Five down! This collapse is positively England-esque!

 

[pasty]

Oh dear. All out by tea?

Quite possibly.

Two quick wickets after lunch

115/5

 

[Eeyore]

That was an awful leave

 

[Machiavelli]

I would work on the basis of having two available from a pool of Wood, Atkinson, Stone, Pennington and Archer available as the outright pace lot and either Tongue or Potts as the holder and Stokes to chip in. Woakes has been tried and failed, sad as he is a good egg but his overseas record doesn’t lie.

Bashir and Ahmed for the spin berth, not fussed hugely either way.

This all sounds eminently sensible. I wish I had the time to follow more Test cricket so I'd be able to opine on Stone and Pennington, but Potts is a good call. Fair play on Woakes, his Test average is so good over here that it must be dire elsewhere (perhaps not NZ).

 

[Titanic]

Poor review... given not out, and missing by plenty.

 

[pasty]

But of an optimistic review that one

 

[pasty]

Another review lost. Not quite as frivolous though. Tiniest of inside edges before hitting pads.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

A damp squib so far as, despite a splendid first innings showing in the last Test, the Windies capitulated again.

A rather good analysis from Cricinfo

Unchanged England seek 3-0, as Test cricket desperately seeks a contest

ENG v WI 2024 England vs West Indies Match Preview: Despite a spirited showing at Trent Bridge, West Indies' frailties have been hard to disguise

www.espncricinfo.com

Some rather pleasant days ahead. Here's hoping a rather average England attack, in my opinion, can be put to the sword at times in a swashbuckling contest.

We can but Shay.

To be fair, notwithstanding the specifics of how they've bowled today, in England I think this is quite a strong and well balanced bowling attack.

 

[Eeyore]

I think Bashir needs to come in a bit wider of the stumps. Good to see a bit of turn.

 

[A1X]

This all sounds eminently sensible. I wish I had the time to follow more Test cricket so I'd be able to opine on Stone and Pennington, but Potts is a good call. Fair play on Woakes, his Test average is so good over here that it must be dire elsewhere (perhaps not NZ).

I've seen little of Pennington but those who have say he's a good prospect, I saw him bowling (with Potts) as part of the backup bowlers at Lord's the other week and he looked pretty rapid then. Stone has been playing in the Hundred and I would imagine is being managed in the same way Archer is.

I also forgot that Brandon Carse could well be in the mix too for a quicker option, current issues notwithstanding.

 

[Titanic]

100 partnership for the 6th wicket, between Holder 51* and Da Silva 47*

215-5

 

[Titanic]

Breakthrough for Woakes...

Joshua Da Silva c †Smith b Woakes 49 (99b 3x4 0x6) SR: 49.49

224-6