England vs West Indies - Second Test @ Port of Spain, Trinidad

[CHAPPERS]

Yup, that's right. The second test is upon us.

Can we do it again? Will the West Indies bring the backlash that they are promising? Will Grievous Bodily Harmison rip through the WIndies batting line up again?

It's a big game this one, England could all but tie up the series with a victory but if the 'Calypso Kings' can snatch the win the series will be there for the taking for either team. Oooooh the excitement.

England unchanged from the first test:

M Vaughan (Yorkshire, capt), M Trescothick (Somerset), M Butcher (Surrey), N Hussain (Essex), G Thorpe (Surrey), A Flintoff (Lancashire), C Read (Nottinghamshire, wkt), A Giles (Warwickshire), S Jones (Glamorgan), M Hoggard (Yorkshire), S Harmison (Durham).


The West Indies have a selection dilemma.

Pedro Collins comes in to replace Fidel Edwards who is injured. Dwayne Smith could come in to replace Ryan Hinds although Hinds was one of the few batsmen to perform for the West Indies in the first test.

Brain Lara insists he is fit but after Harmison bounces one into his dislocted finger he's gonna cry like a baby.

COME ON ENGLAND!!

Desktop Richie Benaud is alive and well....

 

[Marc]

Why's it starting on a Friday?
Is it raining down there too?
Whens Kirtley gonna get a match?
Will Harmison get 7 again?


COME ON ENGLAND!

 

[CHAPPERS]

The West Indies have won the toss and are batting.




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West Indies: B Lara (capt), C Gayle, Devon Smith, R Sarwan, S Chanderpaul, R Jacobs, Dwayne Smith, T Best, C Collymore, P Collins, A Sanford.

England: M Vaughan (capt), M Trescothick, M Butcher, N Hussain, G Thorpe, A Flintoff, C Read (wkt), A Giles, S Jones, M Hoggard, S Harmison.

Umpires: B Bowden (NZ) & D Harper (Aus).

Match referee: M Procter (SA)

 

[Marshy]

gutted, fancied a bat first in this one.

 

[Trigger]

Billy Bowden is an umpiring legend, almost up there with the Steve Buckor's of this world!

COME ON ENGLAND!!!

 

[CHAPPERS]

The Australia v Sri Lanka game looks exciting. Chasing 352 they go into the final day on 301/7.

Murali now has 505 Test Match wickets, one behind Warne.

 

[fatbadger]

I think Warne is now on 509 and Murali on 505.

 

[Trigger]

Chris Gayle is on fire...

 

[CHAPPERS]

I think Warne is now on 509 and Murali on 505.

I sit corrected.


Gayle opening his shoulders?

 

[Trigger]

I sit corrected.


Gayle opening his shoulders?

17 from 18 balls

 

[CHAPPERS]

Bastard

 

[Trigger]

Hoggard is taking a spanking, no swing out there... I'd get jones into the attack now!

 

[Marc]

Billy Bowden is an umpiring legend, almost up there with the Steve Buckor's of this world!

COME ON ENGLAND!!!

his 6 signal makes me laugh! up up up UP!

 

[Marc]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY GILES :mexican: :dance:

 

[Trigger]

Oh dear, 53/0

 

[Marc]

54-0

Jagger & Atherton sitting together.....MARVELOUS SCENES!

 

[Trigger]

They've just shown highlights of all Chris Gayle's boundaries so far... Sensational stuff, he is a HUGE hitter, we really need to get him out of there...

 

[Marc]

64-0 in 75mins

Come on boys

 

[n1 gull]

Ashley Giles is getting royally tonked. He's a nice bloke but a rubbish bowler

 

[Gary Nelson]

4-1 on the series ending in a draw