Reckon Braithwaite chucks it.
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Blatant from the side on when they did the Stokes review.
Creatures of habit. I reckon changing up was just too uncomfortable/weird for most of them
If you missed why the comms box was in hysterics.
Nasser namechecked Valentines Park earlier!
How the hell did Athers fall for that!
How the hell did Athers fall for that!England can't get out of their own way.
This could end up being a very good day 5.
Really good spell from Joseph this.
England need to find 100 runs from somewhere to have any hope
Buttler has had more chances than anyone. He's not up to it.
Cracker. Into the tail now. England need another 40-50.
Atherton says ‘he’ll be in an England shirt for many years and score a lot of runs in it’
Literally 5 seconds later: Bess has his off stump smacked into the ground and it out.
Hilarious
Literally 5 seconds later: Bess has his off stump smacked into the ground and it out.
Hilarious
He was saying that about Pope. Who is also gone now.
FFS what a collapse, all came from Stokes throwing a way his wicket. Not for the first time England have gone to pot after Stokes has got out
Vintage England collapse.
Bad loss this.
Bad loss this.
Was on a phone call for an hour and then England collapse like this!
So it’s your fault then
Patience paid off for West Indies but England rather handed the game to them, the top 3 batted too slowly and got out poorly. Pitch is slow and has variable bounce but not enough runs on the board for England to defend I feel.
I’ll take the plaudits for Sheffield United tonking Chelsea then!
Fair enough, I switched to the football when Stokes got out, could see that collapse a mile off, don’t have any faith in that lower order rate Pope highly but Buttler, Bess, Archer, Wood, Anderson is a long tail
I don't think I realised quite how hectic this series is, which makes the decision to play both Wood and Archer here even worse. Presumably you can't risk Wood on Thursday.
How was that no ball missed it was huge
Old Trafford is traditionally a bit quicker too, feels like they might compound one error with another. I do find it interesting that the focus has been on the selection of the quicks, it's a good group and any decision is pretty marginal. Denly and Buttler on the other hand...
Archer with a Stuart Broad review
200 to win, 50+ short for England
Still in with a shout though. 70-30 in favour of West Indies I would say.
I guess if you're being generous you could say that Wood can't play back to back tests. If he's only playing one Manchester test anyway, it might as well be the second one.
Doesn't really seem like enough.
Would like a bat-pad and a maybe a short cover on this pitch, not many have gone to slip through the course of the test.
Was going to say that bat-pad needs to be squarer.
Well that's one way to do it I suppose.
Archer gets his 1st (maybe 2nd if Campbell can’t bat again)
Think this is how Archer must be asked to bowl with the rare occasional fast spell.
I don't wanna get all yer da on it, but I don't really understand how you can bat 3 overs on the toe and then have to go off.
Unless it's broken and he physically can't stand on it and should be going for a scan it all seems a little bit weak for me.
Unless it's broken and he physically can't stand on it and should be going for a scan it all seems a little bit weak for me.
Archer and Wood coming into the game.
Umpire's call can be a nonsense sometimes.
Unlucky Bess