Starting to think cook has got stinky feet. He looks good today thou

39-2

A familiar looking England scorecard.

oh god make the pink ball talk stop. Boycs is repeating himself

11 tests in a row for Root with at least a 50, England record, one more to equal world record.

Interested in what happens when the moisture comes out of the pitch

Ton for root

About time he converted – about time for Cook too…

Captain and ex-captain both getting a ton.

Tidy.

It’s just bullying though isn’t it. oooh wait a pink ball!

flat track, poor county attack and a very soft ball.

I’m pleased to see I didn’t jinx Cook – dangerous times now though with Malan having to come out in the twilight with the new ball due.

dangerous times now though

not with 287 on the board 😉

if the old ball is starting to moving around the new ball will be unplayable!

Night time. Let utter carnage ensue

Not necessarily – reverse with the old ball can be much deadlier than a new cherry.

the crowd is going to be smashed at stumps!

the old ball is starting to seam around

they’ve lost the plot!

Did you hear the bit on TMS earlier today when they were saying the England team have to goto bed at 2am to adjust to the day night format.

Tuffnell was loving it and wished it was around in his day, being ordered by the management to go out late ha

Have the windies left the game plan on the coach

the ball doesn’t show up very well on the tv 😯

152 for cook and still going . Windies attack is poor

The Chef is on for a big one here, isn’t he?

Quite a score for day 1.

allready in one i would say but yes I can see him batting for three days and perhaps being towards 400 😉

Imagine what the team would be like if it had two openers of his quality and Root!

That was the thinking, Junky.

150 is nothing for Cook on this track, and against this “attack”. He could go very big here.

don’t see this day night thing adds anything to test cricket in this country

348-3 on first day of a test is pretty much as bad as it gets.

He’ll be out first ball tomorrow then 🙂

against this “attack”

does not bode well for the rest if the contenders to bat early doors though if they struggle – though one was a peach of a ball to be fair .

BBC had someone suggesting england just start at 30-2 after 10 overs to save time.

Ashes will be much better if they get two openers though

He’ll be out first ball tomorrow then

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Pleased for Malan too – on TMS they said he’d been sitting nearly 6 hours with his pads on with the potential to be in at any point, and then when it finally came it was in the tricky evening / new ball period and with the last pair having made it look like a piece of piss. So his 28 and having a chance tomorrow afternoon should also be recognised as having been dug out from a hiding to nothing position.

Was boring even though England were winning. Curtis Ambrose’s voice made it worth wile though.

Curtis Ambrose

That would be SIR Curtly Ambrose to you!

He does a beautifully mellifluous voice, though, I agree.
See also Whispering Death himself, among many others.

If you like the vocal tone, I highly recommend seeking out some Derek Walcott, a poet from Saint Lucia.

Oh, and the wondrous voice of Don Warrington hamming it up in Death in Paradise, obviously.

That would mean subjecting myself to Death in Paradise, I haven’t given up on life yet!

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The current state of WI cricket is very sad, but being a regular Visitor out there it encapsulates the “Americanisation ” of their culture. The list of current players not available for selection is disgraceful. Holding the CPL T20 tournament at during a test tour doesn’t reflect well on the WICB

Agreed, Dan. Have have many conversations in the Caribbean with folks lamenting the state of the game there.

As someone who grew up with the ferocious quicks like Ambrose, Garner and Marshall, and then the glorious batting from Sir Viv, Lara, etc, it saddens me.

Anyway, Chef to push on for a double at least?

can’t see Malan lasting long out in Australia far too wafty outside his off stump and thats to a 75 mph part timer 😯