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England v W Indies : 4th Test [Updates]

Bravo and Chanderpaul batting well, they have erased the lead.

121/4 (Chanderpaul 32, Bravo 15) Good going, hope they keep this up..
 
Muhammad said:
Harmison's bowling pretty well this spell.
He's getting some steep bounce, if only he could bowl like this all the time.
 
England need to get Chanderpaul out after the lunch break but he just won't budge. He hasn't been dismissed since the first innings of the 3rd Test!!
 
Monty's running through them now, he's got 4 for 30 Windies tumbling to defeat it seems with just the tail to keep Chanders company.

Will the other Chanderpaul now stand up the one who starts destroying an attack with scant regard for reputation? He usually remains seated but needs to make it one of those rare days now!
 
Powell gone trying to hook Harmison, ends up top edging straight up in the air straight to Vaughan coming in from cover. It's like a replay of his first innings dismissal. Shocking batting.

188/8, Powell out for 4
 
A wicketkeeper and 6 slips for Edwards. Monty in at 6th slip would you believe.
 
Dont tell me that 3 years on, we'll still see a repeat of that infamous picture of Harmison running in to 8 fielders in the slip cordon...
 
Rob H said:
A wicketkeeper and 6 slips for Edwards. Monty in at 6th slip would you believe.

He was at point / cover in the first inns as well - Monty Rhodes!
 
Vaughan goes to field a ball and his trousers come down. Bumble and Jimmy Adams laughing their heads off in the commentry box. As soon as the shot was hit all you heard was "pull ya pants up" from Jimmy.

:))
 
Rob H said:
Vaughan goes to field a ball and his trousers come down. Bumble and Jimmy Adams laughing their heads off in the commentry box. As soon as the shot was hit all you heard was "pull ya pants up" from Jimmy.

:))

Was it a misfield? will only have added to the embarassment
 
Daoud said:
Dont tell me that 3 years on, we'll still see a repeat of that infamous picture of Harmison running in to 8 fielders in the slip cordon...
This time its only to field his wider deliveries!!
 
Panesar gets another 5 wicket haul. Chanderpaul goes for a big sweep missing it and got bowled. Well bowled Monty.

Windies all out 222. England need 110 to win.
 
"His underwear sponsors will be delighted. They look like Skins to me," says our resident men's underwear correspondent, Jenny Thompson.

60.5 Harmison to Chanderpaul, FOUR, Michael Vaughan has fallen out of his trousers! He was trying to field at mid-off, but dived over the ball and lost his draw-string in the process. Oops
:)))
 
It would seem that Harmy is not the only one to have problems with his loose balls........
 
Shades of the umpire 'Dicky' Bird being hit on the backside by a flat throw and the physio having to take his trousers down to administer the 'magic spray' - I have that on video somewhere (private collection)
 
comment on bbc

"When is Harmison officially 'back' and where has he been and where is he going? Will this debate continue until he eventually gets dropped after his disastrous 2032 Ashes series, where his only wicket is having Glenn McGrath Jnr caught on the boundary by a still sprightly Ian Bell?"
Andy T in the TMS inbox
 
Edged and finally gone. Cook has had 3 edges and finally one has gone to slip and been caught. Powell strikes and Bravo takes an easy one at 2nd slip.

16/1
 
Major disgrace for West Indies, they manage to lose even after the first day was completely washed off. They are the kings of batting collapses!
 
Easa said:
Major disgrace for West Indies, they manage to lose even after the first day was completely washed off. They are the kings of batting collapses!

They were in a good position yesterday lunchtime, their performance in the afternoon session had to be seen to be believed it was that shoddy!

They can drop all the underperformers on this tour(which is just about everyone bar 3 of them) but unfortunately the replacements are unlikely to bring about any improvement, the rampant indiscipline is a disease from which they are unlikely to ever recover.

The inter island politics will help to stall any optmistic ideas anyone has about a resurgent Windies
 
Wowie, Powell knocks over Strauss' off pole and England are 2 down for 29. Superb inswinging delivery.
 
England win the match by 7 wickets & win the series 3-0. Pretty easy stuff, bring on India.
 
England have won 10 out of the last 12 Test matches they have played against West Indies, with the other two being draws. Wow.

Congrats to England, well played.
 
Easa said:
England have won 10 out of the last 12 Test matches they have played against West Indies, with the other two being draws. Wow.

Congrats to England, well played.

Credit must be given to the Windies too, their ability to lose matches which should be safe late into the day is second to none.
 
Arent the celebrations a bit OTT?? Its a poor Windies team - an embarrasingly bad team. Arguably WORST EVER.

England celebrated in the the style of their Ashes win....
 
Apart from the first test it was an ultimately decent performance by England, battling against their own sub-standard bowling, the weather, and Chanderpaul of course. I set this team a target several months ago of winning both test series and both one day tournaments this summer, and phase one is complete. More please.
 
Great stuff by England. I thought they'd win 4-0, but 3-0 is still good!
Great stuff by Monty!

I expect a much closer contest in the ODI series. I think it will be a tied series with one game washed out.
 
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