Cricket - First Test v West Indies

tail enders holding their own. having a bit of a go at swan. great stuff.

would not like to come out with just a few overs of the day left. be really interesting tomorrow if they get one of the opening pair out this evening.

strauss out. anderson is in as night watchman. he's got 5.

8/1

well trott will have to come in now. anderson is gone. 10/2.

My word we got lucky there!!!

WIndies bowled very well there, I'm pretty certain the batsmen will be happy to be walking off here

Strauss gone, silly one too

Thats a little harsh isnt it! Was a great ball to get Strauss, he had to play at it and it just got that little bit of extra bounce.

Going to be a thrilling day tomorrow

And yes it should be exciting tomorrow

The whole idea of a night watchman does my head in.

It's cowardly of the proper batsmen you ask me. Do not see the point of it

Today is the perfect example of the nightwatchman...
We have very little time left in the day, the light is getting poor, the weather is predicted to be much better tomorrow, and therefore, you would hope, batting would be easier - therefore the idea is that you want your real batsmen to be facing more balls in condition that favour batting rather than facing more balls than favour bowling.
Simples really. !

Now see how I would look at it is... You've got a handful of overs left, it could get on top a tad, light isn't great sooo

Put your best men for the job out there, it gives too much of a psychological boost to take a wicket allbeit a nightwatchman late in the day and makes it even more stressful for the proper batsman that does come out, in this case Trott. Who in my opinion was very lucky to stay at the crease.

Besides anything else, Anderson is our main man with the ball and I wouldn't risk his hands over Trott's!

Hard to say Trott was lucky to still be there, as the ball hit him outside the line. Yes it was close, but it wasn't out!

But often I agree with you about nightwatchmen, but today was the perfect time to use one, and now we have Cook and Trott starting tomorrow, on what should hopefully be a nice day for batting. If we hadn't used Jimmy then they would have had even more balls at Trott this evening, and who knows he could have gone too as they were bowling very well in tricky conditions. If they had got Strauss and Trott tonight then they would really have been in the driving seat, but with it only being Jimmy that was out we have every chance of knocking the runs off comfortably tomorrow.

29-3

57-4 peiterson out

Lol cricket is poo

We'll make it for 7

83-4

Cook has just headbutted Sammy in the chest whilst trying to look for a second run. Total accident.

86-4. Keep it steady till lunch, and England will be home and hosed.