First Test: West Indies v England, Antigua, April 13-17.

[Aidan11]

BLOODY NO BALL!!!!

at least it didn't waste a review

Is that how it works? I didn't realise that.

[rich1uk]

BLOODY NO BALL!!!!

at least it didn't waste a review

Is that how it works? I didn't realise that.

yeah the referral doesn't count as the umpire missed the no-ball

[backfootpunch]

this is the sort of match where we miss swann

he would have won this for us

its also why we should have picked rashid instead of four identical seamers, all of which look toothless on a flat pitch

[Aidan11]

England will already be rehearsing their excuses. Expect the flat pitch to be at the top of them.

[Gingerfinch]

Time for Root.

[mikesiva]

beginning to really rate holder

he looks to have a very good head on his shoulders and handles himself very well

I know he suffers from a similar issue Darren Sammy had with a question of whether he is good enough atm to be a 3rd seamer but given the right support his bowling should develop, he definitely has the right build to get a lot more pace than he does atm

all in all someone the WI need to stick with

To me, Holder looks like more of a genuine batsmen at Test level than Sammy....

I've been more impressed with Holder's batting than his bowling....

Maybe that's what he should work on, with a view to taking the number six spot, as the Dwayne-Bravo-allrounder. That would then allow us to play two other pacers, as well as two spinners.

Ramdin gets his half-century....

[Aidan11]

Need more Yorkshiremen.

[Aidan11]

Just get everyone around the bat.

[Durhamfootman]

Is Cook attacking or defending?

[Aidan11]

Is Cook attacking or defending?

Sleeping I think.

[Durhamfootman]

they won't get the runs, and they'd be foolish to try, so are there lots of men around the bat?

[Aidan11]

This is where Cook's captaincy is failing.

He needs to try different things....everyone around the bat...9 slips...anything that can get a wicket. WIs wont get the runs.

[Aidan11]

If I was the umpire I'd be saying to Cook "You've got twenty minutes to finish this or I'm taking them off. This is torture and it's just not worth what I get paid, standing in the middle watching some of the blandest cricket in history".

[mikesiva]

That's the hundred partnership....

[Durhamfootman]

If I was the umpire I'd be saying to Cook "You've got twenty minutes to finish this or I'm taking them off. This is torture and it's just not worth what I get paid, standing in the middle watching some of the blandest cricket in history".

but if you were in the crowd and they took the players off after 20 mins, you'd be incandescent because you'd been cheated of 15 overs of play that you'd paid for