Saturday, March 11, 2017

Sunday, March 5, 2017

England bowlers on top in 2nd ODI v West Indies

Drinks are done, and Ben Stokes will continue. Kraigg Brathwaite controls an edge down into the deep to nab a single and keep the runs ticking over. Steady progress for the Windies, as they work another few runs here and there off Stokes.

Two wickets for Steven Finn, one for Ben Stokes, supreme consistency from Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett; that's the story of the morning.
It's time for drinks, and also time for this superb piece of musical cricket punnery.

There's one particularly vocal West Indies fan who is making his presence known from the stands. It doesn't perturb Liam Plunkett, who sticks to his consistent line and length, sapping any thought of a boundary from the minds of the batsmen. A maiden over.

West Indies are in a spot of bother at the moment. Soft dismissals in my opinion. Good work from the England bowlers, they have created pressure and made them think. 
The batsmen need some patience and application. I don't quite understand their plan. 

Ben Stokes will continue, stomping his way to his mark. The West Indies are content to work the singles for the time being, Stokes rarely straying from the pads. The coaching staff of the home side are lurking on the sidelines, notepads in hands.

That's nice from Jason Mohammed; a late cut, controlled all the way, and he can edge down to third man for his first boundary. He then flashes at a wide one but Eoin Morgan is super quick to move to his right and cut the ball off, earning a round of applause from the England fans in the crowd.