England Test tour of WI, March 1-28

[Arthur Crabtree]

Brathwaite batting for 11 hours!

[yuppie]

Its about now that Anderson and Broad are so grateful for being rested.

[Arthur Crabtree]

This partnership going at 1.5 an over. It's getting even slower.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Brathwaite batting for 11 hours!

Out just short of 12 hours. Salute.

[sussexpob]

Assuming England can get a 100 lead....is it even worth setting a target? Or just give the bowlers a rest and bat out the draw?

[yuppie]

Is the pitch getting any tougher to bat on?

[sussexpob]

Is the pitch getting any tougher to bat on?

Leach'l has found help, and the odd one is skidding a bit lower, but it's so slow you'd back even these two batting line ups to bat out a whole day

[sussexpob]

England have bowled for 2 days though, so even if they get another session or two at windies tomorrow, they will be knackered in back to back test and a quick innings rotation.

[sussexpob]

Say the wicket is down soon...

20 overs left (but we had rain so light may not hold)....say 5 an over is a 200 lead at stumps....

I think they not consider anything sub 275....so at the very best, probably 65-70 overs

[Arthur Crabtree]

Got to try and set a target, even if just notional. Just batting out a third innings draw is too horribly futile to contemplate.

[bigfluffylemon]

Gotta take that last wicket first.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Never a good look when a team tries to draw the game in the first innings.

[mikesiva]

West Indies 411 all out

Braithwaite 160
Blackwood 102

Leach 3-118

[Arthur Crabtree]

Pleased Flat Jack got another after all that toil.

[sussexpob]

5 overs for 3 runs....England not showing a great desire to make a game of this