Yesterday was the first when I felt that the W Indies were getting ragged and England consistently on top. Broad’s typically impish innings a real game changer I think.
Eng lead by 314 (fer 9)
When will they declare ??? give the Windies an hour of mayhem tonite ???
Tomorrow (day 4) is 99% sure a washout, so can they bowl them out in a day on Tuesday ???
Tuesday WX is for 15’C overcast & moderate breeze
I’m 25 miles or so East, just the far side of the Pennines. Looking West I can’t see the tops of the hills 3 miles away, so it’s very dark over that way. . It’s cloudy but bright here, a short shower just blew through. Wind is very strong, so weather will blow through rapidly, could see patches of play between showers I reckon,
Going back to my earlier post (~158), with the hindsight of the current match conditions (slow pitch/bit of swing & seam - as expected), I’d have liked to see Curran preferred to Archer.
When looking at England’s bowling resources it’s easy to see why we struggle in Aus, where the wickets are quicker and the ball does a lot less. And I don’t think Archer & Wood appear to be the answer to this challenge.
In English conditions the qualities of the likes of Broad & Anderson shine out but not on the ‘flat tracks’ down-under. Broad’s delivery which got Campbell in the WI’s 2nd innings was a peach (great slow-mo’s). Modest swing, seam slightly askew and stable in flight, quite full, with movement away post pitching.
I recon its doable in 2,
If they loose a few cheaply this morning … batting against a brisk chilly breeze blowing across the line, some movement in the air … its possible.