*Official* England Tour of West Indies 2019

[lockton2skipper]

England team still very poor , two unproven openers , Buttler is not test standard and neither is Curran as a bowler , having recently returned from the carribean I can tell you Windies are really improving and have a very good captain .

 

[wpdavid]

Oh dear. I do wonder whether we'll see another decent English opening batsman in my lifetime. I couldn't begin to say how many we've tried since Strauss retired.

 

[vcs]

Holder gets the breakthrough.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well the openers have scored far more than I expected before a wicket has gone, shame it was Burns out though. Need a repeat by YJB here and we may yet have a slim chance.

 

[Groundking]

That's just crap Rory.

Not expecting anything from YJB here.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

That's just crap Rory.

We may as well open with Hales and Roy. They may come off occasionally.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Holder holder holder

 

[Groundking]

We may as well open with Hales and Roy. They may come off occasionally.

Meh Hales doesn't bat at a quicker strike rate than 50 in tests.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Need a Mal Loye in this situation...

 

[Groundking]

Funking hell Jonny. Need a Joe Root special here.

 

[vcs]

Holder again.. Bairstow bowled through the gate. Definitely been an area of weakness for him in recent times.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Holder Holder holder!

 

[vcs]

This really is Holder's series.

 

[theegyptian]

Just way too loose a shot to be playing early in an innings. That's two poor dismissals so far in the innings.

 

[Woodster]

I understand that on the pitch like this your mindset may be to be very positive and get some runs before a shooter or a popper or whatever gets you. But the dangers are exactly what has happened to Burns and Bairstow and that’s playing positive shots where the odds really aren't in your favour.

Burns has cut a ball that is far too close, it was only ever going at catching height to the slip region, his only hope was finding the small gap between slips and gully. Bairstow has tried driving a ball on a flat one at the Oval where he can hit it on the up. It really isn’t that type of pitch.

 

[Groundking]

I understand that on the pitch like this your mindset may be to be very positive and get some runs before a shooter or a popper or whatever gets you. But the dangers are exactly what has happened to Burns and Bairstow and that’s playing positive shots where the odds really aren't in your favour.

Burns has cut a ball that is far too close, it was only ever going at catching height to the slip region, his only hope was finding the small gap between slips and gully. Bairstow has tried driving a ball on a flat one at the Oval where he can hit it on the up. It really isn’t that type of pitch.

And to make it worse is that the West Indies have shown the thick ****s how to bat on this pitch.

 

[Groundking]

That's us done, we'll collapse now I think. Innings defeat.

 

[fredfertang]

Not good

 

[vcs]

And now with a genius review as well. Midas touch. England deeper in the mire.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

What a review by Holder!

Holder holder holder!