The International Cricket Thread

[hilts_coolerking]

If we're to get a big first innings score, it'll have to be these two who do most of the work.  Next three men in are Woakes, Bess and Archer.

[hilts_coolerking]

Pope and Buttler doing well so far.  That should put the mockers on them.

[Rory]

Really important for Buttler to get a score. He's playing watchfully, looks determined.

[hilts_coolerking]

Really important for Buttler to get a score. He's playing watchfully, looks determined.

He does.  Very intense.  It's working for him so far though.

[hilts_coolerking]

Got ourselves into a decent position here.  Well done Pope and Buttler.

[Villan For Life]

The Windies looked poor in the last session, totally uninterested and they let the game get away.

[PaulWinch again]

Cracking effort from Buttler and Pope.

[paul_e]

The Windies looked poor in the last session, totally uninterested and they let the game get away.

That's why i didn't think we were in such a poor position, any stand was going to be game changing because this pitch isn't going to be nice on Monday and Tuesday.

[hilts_coolerking]

It was a poor position because when an under-pressure Buttler came to the crease the Windies knew that one more wicket and they were into the bowlers.  I bet they're ruing not picking Joseph.

[paul_e]

It was a poor position because when an under-pressure Buttler came to the crease the Windies knew that one more wicket and they were into the bowlers.  I bet they're ruing not picking Joseph.

That depends on what an average score on here is, I think this will be a low scoring game, that's all I meant.

[hilts_coolerking]

It was a poor position because when an under-pressure Buttler came to the crease the Windies knew that one more wicket and they were into the bowlers.  I bet they're ruing not picking Joseph.

That depends on what an average score on here is, I think this will be a low scoring game, that's all I meant.

Fair enough.  You may well be right.  I'd bite your hand off for 350 now.

[Villan For Life]

They’ve bowled well this morning & we will do well to get to 300.

[hilts_coolerking]

Now Archer's gone.  I'd now bite your hand off for 320.

[PaulWinch again]

Typically shambolic morning.

[PaulWinch again]

The batting always did look a bit light. Will have to bowl well.