36 minutes, 44 balls, 87 runs. Yes the WI capitulated spectacularly in the last 75 minutes but take nothing away from Wood and Stokes. Absolutely ruthless.
Love watching Wood bowl, at last had a bit of luck today but he has so deserved that, fantastic spell of proper fast accurate bowling. Wrap him in cotton wool.
Stokes very much back to his best. Clocked bowling at 85mph in what was his quickest spell for England in 4 years. Fielding very sharply and batting like that. Long may it last!
Another three day Test. The amount of revenue the ECB must be losing on ticket and hospitality income must be considerable. Surely they must be wishing for the days of Boycott and Tavare?
Another three day Test. The amount of revenue the ECB must be losing on ticket and hospitality income must be considerable. Surely they must be wishing for the days of Boycott and Tavare?
Or decent opposition...
That West Indies batting lineup is desperately weak and inexperienced, and with the poor state of domestic cricket over there, you can hardly blame West Indian cricketers for concentrating on white ball cricket and the T20 leagues.
What happened to Shai Hope? He scored centuries in both innings in the 2017 Headingley Test, and instead of going on to be a top Test batsman, hasn't scored a Test ton since, finishing in 2021 with an average of 25.
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Going to be following on at this rate!
see ball smack ball. Doesn’t matter that we are over 200 runs behind and now into the lower order
edit, I forgot about stokes and thought smith was in next
Hopefully get past 300.
Superb innings
337-8
That West Indies batting lineup is desperately weak and inexperienced, and with the poor state of domestic cricket over there, you can hardly blame West Indian cricketers for concentrating on white ball cricket and the T20 leagues.
What happened to Shai Hope? He scored centuries in both innings in the 2017 Headingley Test, and instead of going on to be a top Test batsman, hasn't scored a Test ton since, finishing in 2021 with an average of 25.