England Test tour of WI, March 1-28

[bigfluffylemon]

Everyone was wondering when the series losing England collapse would happen........

might be looking at it here

114-9

Pretty much. I hadn't even realised this started today.

[bigfluffylemon]

Everyone was wondering when the series losing England collapse would happen........

might be looking at it here

114-9

Pretty much. I hadn't even realised this started today.

[Arthur Crabtree]

This is the biggest partnership of the innings between Woakes and Overton.

Bettered by Woakes and Leach.

And again by Leach and Mahmood.

[sussexpob]

Saqib has mastered the hoick and miss shot

[alfie]

Brathwaite turns to Mayers the Wrecker again...

Has 2/6 from seven overs so far. Who does he think he is ? Scott Boland ?

[sussexpob]

Is that Jack leach or Brian Lara straight driving holder down the ground?

[sussexpob]

Can feel Windies frustration....

Mahmood wildly slogs, inside edge past the stumps. Next ball hes dropped.... he then runs down the pitch and mows one charging down the wicket like hes just finished an all day session, and it sails into the car park

[Arthur Crabtree]

Fifty partnership and Leach top scorer all in one shot.

[sussexpob]

All Mahmood is doing is playing behind square on the leg side, and Braithwaite has no fielders there....

[alfie]

West Indies seem to be just waiting for the new ball now.

They are still presumably ahead in the game with England at 174/9 ; but this all sends a bit of a message about mind set , I'd suggest. If this were England in the field , Joe Root would be getting barbecued on the net...

[sussexpob]

New ball now... wonder if his will do anything

[sussexpob]

Mahmood edges past a fielder again..... needs to get some Euromillions numbers on asap, by tomorrow night hes going to be a millionaire.

[alfie]

Looks like a bit of seam movement ... Even if no extravagant bounce showing yet .Roach and Seales look a bit weary though - understandably.

190/9 now. Way closer to 200 than I'd dared to dream an hour or so ago...

[mikesiva]

Braithwaite worrying about run rate allowed the final pair to play themselves in.

[sussexpob]

Looks like a bit of seam movement ... Even if no extravagant bounce showing yet .Roach and Seales look a bit weary though - understandably.

190/9 now. Way closer to 200 than I'd dared to dream an hour or so ago...

The first ball only started moving about 10 overs in. Its been a very weird day. For 10 overs it looked sort of flat save for 1 ball every 2 overs moving 3 feet, after that it moved all over for 40 overs, then it looked the flattest pitch ever.

This innings has been freaky. One of those few hours that nothing the Windies do seems to work. The ball is passing stumps by mm, both have been dropped, edges flying past stumps... just one of those evenings.

Seales is now getting booming swing.