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In reply to Narper

Match starts at 10 am EST

Windies have won the toss and have opted to field

Am waiting to catch a few minutes of it before I have to leave the house. I might get to see the last hour.

Completely nonsensical. Unchanged side that gave away 420 runs last match. When would they check the match readiness of Russel and Allen ?

In reply to Narper

"10.46am West Indies will be wearing black armbands today in memory of the veteran Windies journalist, Tony Becca, who died earlier this week."

0.2
Cottrell to Bairstow, FOUR

In reply to mikesiva


WOW! that's proactive.

I thought it was because they select a leg spinner yet again

Just a recap......our leg spinner has played all 3 matches (a 4th was rained out) and has taken 1 wicket at an average of 170.00

Rawle go mek dem bawl Lewis little edgy right now as his record in danger.

ENG 6/0 (1.0 Ovs)

Bairstow 5(6)
Hales 0(0)

Cottrell 1-0-6-0

1.4
Holder to Bairstow, wide, unbelievable. It's three in a row. Has the breeze here got something to do with?
1.4
Holder to Bairstow, wide, again, very identical to the previous ball. Short of a length and veering down leg, Holder gets penalised for the second time
1.4
Holder to Bairstow, wide, digs it short, drifting a bit down leg and Bairstow moves inside the line. Called a wide

Wicket

Anticipated this.

Saw the 4 and knew next ball would be out.

2.3
Cottrell to Bairstow, out Bowled!! Leg-stump takes a beating. There comes the mandatory salute from Cottrell. England have lost an early wicket here. Very well planned by the bowler, follows the short ball with a one that is pitched full in the driving spot. Bairstow is tempted to drive and he goes for it without any second thoughts. There's some nip in the air, seamed in a bit and Bairstow's feet went nowhere. Thick inside edge is found and it deflects back to smash the leg-stump.

Bairstow b Cottrell 11(11) [4s-2]

2.3 WICKET
Cottrell to Bairstow, OUT, inswing does the trick! So full from Cottrell, bending in all the time, a big wafting drive, an inside-edge into the sticks, and Cottrell brings out his salute for the first time today! Finally, West Indies find the fuller length to challenge the stumps on this deck, and it pays instant dividends
JM Bairstow b Cottrell 11 (11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

In reply to LBW375

Soldier man!

I salute you....

Root out to Holder for one!

Cottrell with the catch....

3.1
Holder to Root, out Caught by Cottrell!! Two in two for Windies and Holder, who was all over the place in his first over, manages to get rid of Root with a short ball. There has been tennis-ball like bounce in this pitch and Root should've been wary about it. Arches his back and tries to ramp it, but didn't get the execution right. It comes off the splice and balloons up to Cottrell at third man, who cups it easily. The visitors have been jolted.

Root c Cottrell b Holder 1(2)

ENG 18/2 (3.1 Ovs) CRR: 5.68

Root out.

Phew


Deck is even Stevens, no advantage to batsmen today

ENG 22/2 (5.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.4

Hales 2(15)
Morgan 1(3)

Cottrell 3-0-14-1

Man on cricinfo criticizing Cottrell's salute

In reply to LBW375

The salute irritating the Poms, including the eediyat cricinfo commentator Andrew Miller.

Keep using it, Cottrell!

5.4
Holder to Hales, FOUR, this boundary should ease some nerves for Hales. Juicy half-volley, the length that Hales was waiting for sometime now. Gets his weight forward and bullies it past mid-on

5.6
Holder to Morgan, FOUR wow! Stunning drive from Morgan. Holder dishes out a half-volley outside off,

Holder should now bowl Thomas from his end.

ENG 33/2 (6.0 Ovs) CRR: 5.5

Morgan 6(6)
Hales 7(1

Holder 3-0-19-1

6.4
Cottrell to Hales, FOUR
6.5
Cottrell to Hales, FOUR

ENG 42/2 (7.1 Ovs) CRR:

ENG 45/2 (8.0 Ovs) CRR: 5.62

Holder 4-0-22-1

Cottrell 4-0-23-1

Carlos Brathwaite, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

8.3
Brathwaite to Hales, FOUR, square of the wicket, it comes off on this occasion albeit danger was written all over it. Hales gets deep and adjusts for the dodgy bounce, cuts it uppishly to point where Hetmyer gets his fingertips to it Fails to hold onto it as the batsman hit it quite hard. Such was the power behind it that it purrs all the way to the fence

9.5
Holder to Morgan, FOUR, fabulous from Morgan. Holder overpitches and pays the price. Fast hands from Morgan as he leans across and fillets the drive in the gap between extra cover and mid-offr

ENG 55/2 (10.0 Ovs) CRR: 5.5

Morgan 14(15)
Hales 21(33

10.2
Brathwaite to Hales, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Edged and gone. Brathwaite is elated and gets his man. Hales was just settling in but gets greedy for runs and throws his wicket away to Brathwaite. It banged in short outside off like the previous ball, but there was extra bounce which Hales couldn't combat. Only hands following the ball and he ended up outside edging it behind. Hope nestles in his gloves safely.

Hales c Shai Hope b Brathwaite 23(35) [4s-4]


ENG 57/3 (10.2 Ovs) CRR: 5.52

3 down. 7 to go soon.

In reply to Narper

Important blow by Carlos....

In reply to mikesiva

Russell's presence in the squad has dome wonders for Braffit

ENG 58/3 (11.0 Ovs) CRR: 5.27

Brathwaite 2-0-7-1

Oshane Thomas, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

ENG 59/3 (12.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.92

Morgan 14(19)
Stokes 2(6)

Thomas 1-0-1-0

excellent bowling from CB

ENG 59/3 (13.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.54

Brathwaite 3-1-7-1

13.2
Thomas to Morgan, FOUR, square of the wicket. Morgan breaks the shackles. Too short and wide of off, Morgan reaches out and slaps it through covers

Morgan gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thommo strikes

13.3
Thomas to Morgan, out Caught by Cottrell!! Thomas to Morgan, out Caught by Cottrell!! Huge blow for England this. Thomas takes his revenge and the plan has worked for the Windies. Dug in short, Morgan wanted to pull but there were two fielders waiting in the deep on the leg-side.Steep bounce meant that Morgan messes the timing and top-edges it up in the air towards fine leg. Cottrell keeps his calm and snaffles it. Windies are delighted and it will also be drinks

Morgan c Cottrell b Thomas 18(22) [4s-3]

ENG 63/4 (13.3 Ovs) CRR: 4.67

In reply to Narper


Russell should sit on the bench more often....

Thomas gets rid of Captain Morgan.

Cotterel is getting involved in all the wickets to irritate that condescending guy on cricinfo. Maybe he should salute every time.

ENG 67/4 (15.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.47

Buttler 3(8 )
Stokes 2(13)

Brathwaite 4-1-9-1

15.2
Thomas to Stokes, FOUR, to sweeper cover dismissed disdainfully. This short ball sits up beautifully for Stokes,
15.4
Thomas to Stokes, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket shot of authority from Stokes. Thomas lands it on a short of length outside off, Stokes rises on his toes and crashes it flat and hard past cover

ENG 76/4 (16.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.75

Stokes 11(19)
Buttler 3(8 )

Thomas 3-0-16-1

ENG 78/4 (17.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.59

Brathwaite 5-1-11-1

Ashley Nurse, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

17.5
Nurse to Buttler, FOUR, effortless from Buttler. Bottom-hand power as he crouches and extends his hands into a classic drive past extra cover. Flamboyance on show from Buttler

ENG 87/4 (18.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.83

Nurse 1-0-9-0

18.5
Brathwaite to Stokes, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Short balls are working like a charm for Windies. Another instance of England batsman getting into strife and Stokes shakes his head in disappointment as he trudges off the field. Brathwaite leaps in the air and celebrates the fall of England's fifth wicket with his team-mates

Stokes c Shai Hope b Brathwaite 15(27) [4s-2]


ENG 88/5 (18.5 Ovs) CRR: 4.67

In reply to crapaud

These Pommie cricinfo commentators are a pain in the arse....

Carlos gets rid of Stokes!

In reply to mikesiva

So pompous and full of it.

Chance for Moeen Ali

18.6
Brathwaite to Moeen Ali, 1 run, oh, Ali has a close shave first ball. Hits the deck on a length and it climbs up awkwardly at Ali, who gets it off the top-edge and it loops over leg-gullyball.Hety

ENG 93/5 (20.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.65

Buttler 13(19)
Moeen Ali 3(5)

Nurse 2-0-13-0

ENG 100/5 (21.3 Ovs) CRR: 4.65

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

24.5
Thomas to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Got him. Thomas picks up his second wicket and it's that extra bounce which has done the trick. Very poor shot from Ali under the circumstances. It was wide enough to be left alone but he hangs his bat and doesn't counter for the skiddy bounce. Feeds an outside edge and easy catch for Hope behind. England are in a disarray now.

Moeen Ali c Shai Hope b Thomas 12(25) [4s-1]

In reply to Narper

Thomas gets his second wicket!

ENG 111/6 (25.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.44

Woakes 0(1)
Buttler 21(2

Thomas 4-0-19-2


Jason Holder [5.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack

Gawn

26.3
Thomas to Woakes, out Caught by Brathwaite!!

Woakes c Brathwaite b Thomas 0(4)

Gawn again

26.5
Thomas to Buttler, out Caught by Cottrell!! That's probably the end of England's hopes of getting to a total of some respectability. Another short ball, another wicket. Buttler completely took his eyes off the pull there. It was well directed into his body, and his head instinctively flinched away from the line. Results in a thick top-edge and a simple catch at fine leg

Buttler c Cottrell b Thomas 23(36) [4s-1]

ENG 113/8 (27.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.19

Tom Curran 0(1)
Adil Rashid 0(0)

Thomas 5-0-21-4

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!


27.6
Holder to Adil Rashid, out Caught by Shai Hope!!

Adil Rashid c Shai Hope b Holder 0(6)

ENG 113/9 (28.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.04

28.1
Thomas to Tom Curran, out Bowled!! Curran steps away from the stumps, probably looking to evade an anticipated short ball. Thomas bluffs him. He fires this right in the blockhole at the stumps and cleans him up. England blasted out for 113

om Curran b Thomas 0(2)

ENG 113-all out (28.1 Ovs) CRR: 4.01

Jaguars 114 for victory.
Windies 114 for victory

SS Cottrell 4 0 23 1 5.75
JO Holder 7 2 28 2 4.00
CR Brathwaite 8 1 17 2 2.12
O Thomas 5.1 0 21 5 4.06
AR Nurse 4 0 24 0 6.00

Gayle off the mark

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0.4
Woakes to Gayle, FOUR, to third man

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0.5
Woakes to Gayle, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, heaved off the toe-end wide of midwicket. Desperate dive there but in vain

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0.6
Woakes to Gayle, SIX, shimmies down towards the ball and launches it over midwicket. Gayle probably fancies a swim in the beach come evening, wants to get this over with

In reply to Ridge

The poor St Lucian fans will feel so short-changed by this insipid England batting performance.

When I went to the railway station to pick up my daughter, and by the time I got home England were all out!

WI 16/0 (1.0 Ovs) CRR: 16 REQ: 2

Windies need 98 runs

Gayle 15(5)
John Campbell 1(1)

Woakes 1-0-16-0

In reply to mikesiva
Was thinking the same. Holder should have bowled the Shooo so they can get some runs.

2.2
Woakes to Gayle, SIX, he's not escaping this time.The idea was to cramp him up by bowling on the legs, which would've worked if not for Gayle actually holding his shape, not swinging blindly, and just effortlessly flicking it over the midwicket boundary

2.3
Woakes to Gayle, SIX, there's six more.

2.5
Woakes to Gayle, FOUR, to backward square leg

Birthday boy Woakes getting murdered


Gayle gawn ????? Another bouncer???


2.6
Woakes to Gayle, out Caught by Adil Rashid!!



[b]2.6
Woakes to Gayle, no ball, now this is contentious. Gayle is caught at deep backward square off a short ball, but he's going nowhere. It's been sent upstairs, and the third umpire decides that it's a no ball. Woakes had bowled two bouncers already, and this one is deemed to be a third one[/b]

NO BALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FREE HIT

Gayle swinging to the hills of St Lucia every ball

One swing too much Chris

Who is the third umpire?

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2.6
Woakes to Gayle, SIX, to long-off

In reply to Ridge

I thought that was a strange decision...but I'll take it!

In reply to mikesiva
yes we need the entertainment .

WI 40/0 (3.1 Ovs) CRR: 12.63 REQ: 1.58

Windies need 74 runs

3.2
Mark Wood to John Campbell, out Bowled!! That's quick and full, a rapid delivery from Mark Wood to rattle into Campbell's off stump. Beat him for pace. Went right through the defences before the bat even came down.

John Campbell b Mark Wood 1(9)

Does Campbell go to the World Cup?

In reply to WICFan

YES

In reply to WICFan
For me no.

ENG 113 (28.1 Ovs)
WI 43/1 (4.0 Ovs) CRR: 10.75 REQ: 1.54

Windies need 71 runs

Gayle 37(14)
Shai Hope 1(2)

Mark Wood 2-0-4-1

Gawn LBW !!!!!

Hope reviews

Not effin out !!!!!
4.1
Woakes to Shai Hope, no run, Hope given out leg-before. He goes for a review, and benefits from it. Length ball on middle and leg, Hope was trapped in the crease as it nipped back in and struck him on the knee-roll. But there's so much bounce in this pitch that ball-tracking shows it going well over

In reply to Narper

Good review by Hope.

Now, make good use of it, young man.

In reply to mikesiva

No free gifts for the birthday boy Woakes

5.3
Mark Wood to Gayle, SIX, to deep mid-wicket,

5.1
Mark Wood to Gayle, SIX, even Wood isn't spared by Gayle. Back of a length at the stumps, gets the front leg away and mows it over midwicket

5.5
Mark Wood to Gayle, 1 run, to cover point

Chris Gayle 50 (19

50 to Gayle

5.5
Mark Wood to Gayle, 1 run, knocks the slower ball into the off-side and lumbers through for a single to bring up a 19-ball fifty - the fastest ever by a West Indies batsman

In reply to Narper

Fastest 50 by a West Indian...at the grand old age of 39!

Shai lick a six now!

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6.5
Woakes to Shai Hope, SIX, to long-off

WI 67/1 (7.0 Ovs) CRR: 9.57 REQ: 1.09
Windies need 47 runs

Shai Hope 11(13)
Gayle 51(21)

Woakes
4-0-48-0

7.1
Mark Wood to Gayle, SIX, square of the wicket

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7.2
Mark Wood to Gayle, SIX, to deep backward point

7.3
Mark Wood to Gayle, FOUR, to third man

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7.4
Mark Wood to Gayle, FOUR, to fine leg

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7.5
Mark Wood to Gayle, SIX

7.6
Mark Wood to Gayle, out Bowled!!

Gayle b Mark Wood 77(27) [4s-5 6s-9]

WI 93/2 (8.0 Ovs) CRR: 11.62 REQ: 0.5

Windies need 21 runs

In reply to Narper

Gayle gave the Caribbean a wonderful farewell present....

Shai bowled by Woakes for 13...disappointing shot.

Hope didn't have to play that shot. I hope Hetmyer plays more responsibly.

8.5
WWoakes to Shai Hope, out Bowled!! Swings across the line of this slower ball, it curves away past his outside edge and clips the outside of off stump. Brilliantly executed delivery from Woakes, held it back in the fingers with the seam upright and even managed to find swing after beating Hope for the lack of pace.

Shai Hope b Woakes 13(1 [6s-1]

WI 95/3 (8.5 Ovs) CRR: 10.75 REQ: 0.46
Windies need 19 runs

In reply to Narper

nonsense to not spot the slow ball Shai...
come on mate!!

WI 97/3 (10.0 Ovs) CRR: 9.7 REQ: 0.42

Windies need 17 runs

In reply to Narper

Bumble: "I'm surprised Gayle's still here. I thought he had a bus to catch!"

Gayle - 39 sixes in a bilateral ODI series, more than any other batsman.

!
10.5
Woakes to Darren Bravo, FOUR, to long-on

ENG 113 (28.1 Ovs)
WI 103/3 (11.0 Ovs) CRR: 9.36 REQ: 0.28
Windies need 11 runs

11.1
Mark Wood to Hetmyer, FOUR, to sweeper cover

In reply to Narper

Hetmyer just can't help himself!

His shots have shown that he continues to have confidence in his attacking play.

WI 109/3 (11.4 Ovs) CRR: 9.34 REQ: 0.13
Windies need 5 runs

WI 111/3 (12.0 Ovs) CRR: 9.25 REQ: 0.08
Windies need 3 runs

12.1
Tom Curran to Hetmyer, FOUR, Curran introduces himself with a slower ball, and that's all he'll get to do today. Hetmyer punches this through mid-off into the boundary to hand England an absolute shellacking - their biggest ODI defeat in terms of balls remaining

ENG 113 (28.1 Ovs)

WI 115/3 (12.1 Ovs) CRR: 9.45

Windies won by 7 wkts

Darren Bravo 7(14)
Hetmyer 11(6)

In reply to Narper

Wonderful series for our guys!

Won the Test series 2-1....

Drew the ODI series 2-2 against the number one ranked side.

CR Woakes 6 0 56 1 9.33
MA Wood 6 0 55 2 9.16
TK Curran 0.1 0 4 0 24.00

In reply to mikesiva

Superb performance.

We have regained a lot of respect already.

Well done guys