![]() The replay confirms contact with the glove, the ideal scenario for the referral, only England have none to call on. The off-spinner sees a pad-glove catch off Daren Powell loop into the hands of Alastair Cook at short leg, only for umpire Russell Tiffin to shake his head. But on this track, even Johann Sebastian Strauss and Kathy Cook could get Test tons.Ģ057: West Indies 744-8 Ramdin attempts to play the reverse sweep with the back of his bat off Swann, only succeeding in sending the ball towards square leg, odd.Ģ054: West Indies 741-8 Ramdin opens the face of his bat and glides two James Anderson deliveries down to third man to collect three runs, taking this ninth-wicket stand to 40.Ģ050: West Indies 737-8 Poor old Graeme Swann. Awesome batting from the Windies, who now have a comfortable 149-run cushion to play with. Alastair Cook's first ball is far from convincing, although he does well to keep out a ball which keeps low from castling his stumps.Ģ113: Out come Strauss and Cook, who punch gloves as they look to negotiate two potentially tricky overs in the fading Bridgetown light, although the light roller is still flattening the flattest pitch ever seen in the history of flat pitches.Ģ108: So! Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook, whose brains must be close to mush and squirting out of their ears after almost two days of abuse on the pitch, will have to fend off two or three testing overs from fast bowlers fresh from a two-day rest. James Anderson, the poor lad, after sending down 37 overs for little reward, has his pads on should he be required to bat this evening. A no-ball gives England their first run of their second innings, which Strauss doubles with a flick off the pad. Fidel licks his lips like a cheeky toddler eyeing a doughnut on the kitchen table. Strauss firmly drives the final ball of the day to mid-off and a tricky two-over tester ends without too many issues.Ģ121: England 2-0 Fidel Edwards sends down a brute of a first delivery - easily the fastest of the day at 89mph - which Ramdin collects way above his head. Adios one and all.Ģ126: England 6-0 Daren Powell, not Jerome Taylor, is given the responsibility from the Joel Garner End, but Strauss easily paddles two around the corner before punching a couple more down the track. Tom Fordyce will be your shepherd tomorrow, I will be avidly watching the denouement of the South Africa v Australia match from the comfort of my sofa. I'm guessing you'll tune in tomorrow for a second successive draw, albeit slightly less exciting than the fare on offer in Antigua, but I guess you can never write England off from snatching defeat from the jaws of a draw. Extra kudos for Ramdin for his first ever Test ton. ![]() ![]() (Not all contributions can be used)Ģ130: Hats off to Ramnaresh Sarwan and Denesh Ramdin, England have not toiled like that in the field since the days of the 2006 Ashes series. E-mail (with 'For Pranav Soneji' in the subject), text 81111 (with "CRICKET" as the first word) or use 606.
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