[Cricket] England vs West Indies 3rd test

[The Wizard]

369 all out, just before lunch. Perfect result IMO, now let out bowlers loose in overcast swingy conditions.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

369 all out, just before lunch. Perfect result IMO, now let out bowlers loose in overcast swingy conditions.

Yes. With the weather likely to take time out of the game, England need to move on, and get into the Windies batting order.

 

[pasty]

Looking forward to the afternoon session.

 

[The Wizard]

Archer bowling no quicker than Broad or Woakes

Worked like a charm

 

[jakarta]

Anderson bowling from the James Anderson End.

Wonder if Brian Statham ever bowled from his End?

 

[jakarta]

Tea and 59-3, Anderson takes his 588th Test Wicket, wonder when he will get his 600th?

 

[Jeremiah]

369 all out, just before lunch. Perfect result IMO, now let out bowlers loose in overcast swingy conditions.

Yep good thing getting bowled out - otherwise Root may have batted us out of a result. Bad weather predicted for remaining days , we need the game to progress at a speed.

 

[vegster]

Collapso !

 

[jakarta]

And it is now 589 for Anderson, just another 11 wickets to go, might even happen this game? 59-4

 

[jakarta]

Just noticed that these Pair NOW have 1082 Test Wickets, I wonder if any Stattos know if there was ever such a productive pair bowling at the same time?

I'm guessing McGrath and Warne might have been close?

 

[The Wizard]

Broad and Anderson really are a sight to behold in English conditions. 5 down.

 

[jakarta]

Holder going after Archer but all a bit late in the day? 127-6

 

[jakarta]

Light meters coming in to play, get Bess and Root on.

 

[The Wizard]

Umpires are absolutely obsessed by light meters, big massive f**k off flood lights, hundreds of thousands have gone into getting this series on and we are off for bad light again, all this knowing we are going to lose overs in the match. Farcical.

 

[mwrpoole]

Just noticed that these Pair NOW have 1082 Test Wickets, I wonder if any Stattos know if there was ever such a productive pair bowling at the same time?

I'm guessing McGrath and Warne might have been close?

Warne 708
McGrath 563*

* McGrath was the leading wicket taker of pace bowlers when he retired. Jimmy overtook him & now on 587

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Woakes chops on. How annoying is it when commentators say a bowler has bowled a good ball when a batsman chops the ball on to the stumps, it’s a poor shot.

Agreed, and having just watched the highlights [recorded] it was the easiest ever back-foot no-ball for an umpire to give but these internationals don't give no-balls unless it's DRS reviewed - and who's gonna call for that when the bails have gone flying?

Poor cricket all round .... poor delivery, poor shot, poor umpiring and poor old Woakes ....

 

[The Wizard]

Pope takes an unbelievable catch the break the partnership, no ball from Woakes

 

[jakarta]

Question to all you Fast Bowlers out there, past & present, does overstepping by an inch or so actually give you any advantage?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Pope takes an unbelievable catch the break the partnership, no ball from Woakes

Holding reminds us the benefit of the doubt goes to the bowler, there is doubt, then it gets given not out. Only Woakes second ever no ball in 33 tests. I'm not convinced about that decision at all.

 

[vegster]

Question to all you Fast Bowlers out there, past & present, does overstepping by an inch or so actually give you any advantage?

It's the principle behind it, how much leeway would be fair, a Foot, a Yard? Where does it end? You have to have a defined line otherwise a batsman would have virtually no time to get in to position to play the ball.... Says a medium pacer who bowled Off and Leg Cutters.