England v West Indies 3 Match Test Series

1st Test - Lords 10-14 July
2nd Test - Trent Bridge 18-22 July
3rd Test - Edgbaston 26-30 July

England Squad (1st & 2nd Tests)
Stokes ©
Anderson
Atkinson
Bashir
Brook
Crawley
Duckett
Lawrence
Pennington
Pope
Potts
Root
J Smith (wk)
Woakes

Can't believe this will be Jimmy's final Test. Jimmy has beeen our bowling spearhead for many yeard and even now I still think he has a few more years left in him. It would be a marvellous finish to his International career if he can sign off by equalling Shane Warne's Test Wickets haul and England will miss him immenesly. We have been fotunate to winesss the likes of Flintoff, Jimmy, and Stuart Broad, Simon Jones and others over the years, but Jimmy is ghe last of that era to retire for me. Jimmy was just impeccable and let's hope with Jimmy's mentoring Jofra Archer keeps our proud fast bowling sucess story going.
He has a lot to take on his shoulders after Jimmy retires.

West Indies are on day 2 of their Test Series warm-up against County Select X1. Replying to West Indies 339 in which the promising Hampshire pace bowler John Turner returned figures of 4-60 & Rehan Ahmed's younger brother Farhan took 4-48 with his off-breaks. Kavem Hodge made 112, the Select XI made 373-4 declared. Tom Prest made 53, before the Yorkshire duo of Luxton (112) & Duke (46) put on an unbeaten 5th wicket stand of 140.
I doubt if this fixture carries first class status as the West Indies have been allowed to use 14 players.

England v West Indies 1st Test - Lords Day 1
Toss - England elected to field
West Indies 121 (41.4 overs)
Louis 27 Hodge 24 Athanaze 23 Atkinson 7-45
England 189-3 (40 overs) Crawley 76 Pope 57
England lead by 68 runs

England give debuts to the Surrey pair, wicket keeper/batsman Jamie Smith & fast bowler Gus Atkinson.

What a dream debut for Atkinson 7 Wickets!! Hope Jimmy is not too disappointed

(10-07-2024 07:17 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v West Indies 1st Test - Lords Day 2 Close
Toss - England elected to field
West Indies 121 (41.4 overs)
Louis 27 Hodge 24 Athanaze 23 Atkinson 7-45
England 371 (90 overs) Crawley 76 Smith 70 Root 68 Pope 57 Brook 50 Seales 4-77 Motie 2-41 Holder 2-58
West Indies 79-6 (34.5 overs) Athanaze 22 Holder 20 Anderson 2-11 Stokes 2-25 Atkinson 2-27
West Indies trail by 171 runs

still need to be around 300 - 350 ahead to finish the game off

Well done to Jamie Smith in getting his maiden half century in his first test.

England are currently 347/8 with Smith on 50 NO. So it could be that unless he's out he won't have an average, and if he is then it will be an impressive 50+.

(11-07-2024 13:03 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(10-07-2024 07:17 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v West Indies 1st Test - Lords Day 3 Session 1
Toss - England elected to field
West Indies 121 (41.4 overs)
Louis 27 Hodge 24 Athanaze 23 Atkinson 7-45
England 371 (90 overs) Crawley 76 Smith 70 Root 68 Pope 57 Brook 50 Seales 4-77 Motie 2-41 Holder 2-58
West Indies 135 (47 overs) Motie 31 no Athanaze 22 Holder 20 Anderson 3-32 Stokes 2-25 Atkinson 5-61
England won by an innings & 114 runs