3rd Test: England v West Indies at Birmingham Jun 7-11, 2012

[TheParraboy]

WI have a two day game before this 3rd and final test. Poms to go 3-0 up. Oddly enough I have a few days off work during this test match, would love the WI to get up here

 

[Hallatia]

Chris Gayle was formally recalled into the West Indies squad today, bnut he was just named in the ODI squad, won't be brought into this

 

[TheParraboy]

Anderson rested

 

[Hallatia]

I'm hearing that play before lunch appears unlikely because of weather

 

[TheParraboy]

might not see a ball bowled on day 1 due to the heavy rain

 

[TheParraboy]

DAY 2 starting the same way , very miserable

no play in the very near future at least

 

[TheParraboy]

day 2 washed out as well

must be sick of playing cards

 

[Hallatia]

it won't happen, but I would LOVE to see WIndies call Gayle into the side if and when this does start, he is already around the squad, so why not.

I was also reading this morning that Gayle is such a drawcard that Hampshire are bringing in a couple of thousand extra seats into the stadium for his return to international cricket - first ODI

 

[Hallatia]

:crazy: the toss has occurred and play will be under way shortly, England have won the toss and elected to field first

 

[Hallatia]

TEAMS!

West Indies:
Adrian Barath, Kieran Powell, Assad Fudadin, Darren Bravo, Narsingh Deonarine, Marlon Samuels, Dinesh Ramdin (keeper), Darren Sammy (captain), Tino Best, Ravi Rampaul, Sunil Narine

England:
Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (keeper), Tim Bresnan, Steven Finn, Graeme Swann, Graham Onions

 

[TheParraboy]

WI 0/15

Bell dropped a sitter

 

[Hallatia]

WIndies finished the day 280/8, half centuries to Samuels who finished with 76 and Ramdin who is on 60 not out.

The bowling was pretty good all day, Onions and Bresnan took 3 scalps each and Finn 2.

 

[TheParraboy]

Lets see how Antilags high profile spinner Narine goes with the red ball

 

[Horrie Is God]

Tino Best on fire with the bat!!..

I never thought i'd type those words..

:lol:

And now he gets his 50 off 44 balls..

Windies 9/342..

 

[Hallatia]

sensational display from Best, awesome to see him get his 50 then, first number 11 to get his test 50 against England since 1906

 

[Horrie Is God]

It's bizzaro world..

Ramdin is farming all the strike to Tino..

 

[Hallatia]

this has been really enjoyable to watch this session. It's just a tragedy that we've lost two days and there isn't much time left in this test match

 

[Hallatia]

Tino Best is trending worldwide on Twitter

 

[Horrie Is God]

These 2 just passed Warnie & Scotty Muller's 86 on the list of best 10th wicket stands in tests..:lol:

Only 24 more to catch Pidge & Dizzy against the Kiwi's..

 

[Hallatia]

16 more to be the highest West Indian tenth wicket stand