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[Gerry SA]

Alastair Cook using up all his luck against ICC ranked #8 side West Indies...he might've been wiser saving it for the Kiwis and the Aussies.

Ian Bell going missing again...shock.

[wasted_talent]

trott is finished? why england are picking him as an opener, is beyond me when they have other candidates warranting a spot

[Gerry SA]

Root out caught behind off the bowling off Permaul for 33.

[csnew]

As I said earlier this isn't the usual Barbados pitch and is going to turn. England probably going to miss a front line spinner

[Sam]

The other problem with central contracts is they aren't split between Test and ODI. No point giving somebody a central contract who doesn't figure in test cricket on a regular basis, effectively it's money down the drain as ECB are paying the county for the luxury to not use him. Somebody like Woakes should get a ODI Central Contract, not one that covers tests (at the moment).

It would result in more contracts being given but worth less per player. Might also result in more choice and better use of a player, in terms of value for money.

Isn't that what incremental contracts are?

[jwebber86]

i dont see the reason to try and force trott in to the team as an opener. i dont see him playing against australia. why not give adma lyth a few tests to open before the ashes

[Manormanic]

Well, they wouldn't want another Yorkshire lad showing the establishment up.  So they select the skippers mate.

Worst thing is, Buzz may well be right - Lyth may well find that he never plays for England because he missed those three county games to reinforce the point that he was the next best behind....no, not going there.

[Alvaro]

Cook's just sold Mo down the river.

[jwebber86]

Ridiculous getting 2 run outs in the first innings of a test match.

[Kulli]

Ridiculous getting 2 run outs in the first innings of a test match.

It would be, but there's only been one so far, unless you're friends with a few Indian bookmakers?

[jwebber86]

The ecb app showed cook as being run out

[procricket]

I wonder if there people watching and hopeing Cook doesnt score a hundred some negative threads beginning to look daft..

Good players will always be good form is form...

Go on tell me it is poor bowling and so on....

Hope he gets a "Goochie"......

[ProCricketer1982]

I wonder if there people watching and hopeing Cook doesnt score a hundred some negative threads beginning to look daft..

Good players will always be good form is form...

Go on tell me it is poor bowling and so on....

Hope he gets a "Goochie"......

Let's see after NZ and aus Dave, you know as well as anyone this WI side is poor

[FattusCattus]

Fair play Dave, but it's supposedly a flat pitch, and we're dribbling along at 2.5 an over. In fact 1.4 an over for the last 10.

I, like you, want England to do well, but this seems pretty uninspiring at the moment. I hope this is the calm before our batting storm, I really do!!!

[ProCricketer1982]

I wonder if there people watching and hopeing Cook doesnt score a hundred some negative threads beginning to look daft..

Good players will always be good form is form...

Go on tell me it is poor bowling and so on....

Hope he gets a "Goochie"......

The pro ecb/cook brigade will finally fall apart after the ashes. Cooks got away with a few bits today, inside edges, third umpire call, top edges. Hardly inspiring stuff, still at least he's putting a poor WI away as any test batsmen should