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[Calzehbhoy]

That is amazing fielding!

Worrying that has happened a couple of hours into the test!

[KD4]

This match will be over quickly. There's nothing Root could do.

[Kulli]

We'll win this if the pitch doesn't flatten out as the game goes on.

[csnew]

Do we think this pitch is unfit for purpose? I mean, Jesus Christ.

Think a couple of the South african ones were a lot worse this year and last year. looks flat compared to them

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Broad and Stokes should be able to shred the Windies on this surface. Borderline dodgy this pitch

[Manormanic]

This match will be over quickly. There's nothing Root could do.

Nope, not sure what anyone can do about that.

You wonder at this point whether someone like Buttler should be told to treat it like an ODI and give it some humpty, because this looks like a pitch that has one with your name written on it in big gold letters...

[rickjames]

Think a couple of the South african ones were a lot worse this year and last year. looks flat compared to them

Guess we'll see how it goes when they have a bat, but the variable bounce on this inside an hour and a half is just mad.

[ppccopener]

Nope, not sure what anyone can do about that.

You wonder at this point whether someone like Buttler should be told to treat it like an ODI and give it some humpty, because this looks like a pitch that has one with your name written on it in big gold letters...

Bairstow is playing his shots and this could suit his game on this track. He is aggressive and so that's how you has to play on this

[goodarmcindy]

Appreciate the intent to come down to Holder to unsettle him, but look where Buttler ends up playing that ball. He's gone down and across outside off stump, so is looking to defend a ball on about a sixth stump line. Just because you've rushed down doesn't mean you have to play at the ball, or you have to ensure you come down in a straight line. It's just brainless.

[KD4]

Yeah he didn't need to play at it. He just should have left it.

[csnew]

First session of a test match and coming down the wicket. The pitch isn't that poor surely!

[six and out]

Yep good luck playing that.....

https://twitter.com/TheCricketPaper/status/1090998572173148161?s=19

[rickjames]

Bairstow taking it to them

[Manormanic]

Bairstow has been superb this morning. 

[edge]

Bairstow has been superb this morning.

He really stepped it up a gear after Root got out, great awareness to get on the counterattack given the pitch.