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Win the toss, bat, and win the match again. It's a simple game ;)

The bowling attack is is great, but the England coach is right, they have problems in the batting that will be exposed in Australia. Need to try some new blood for the WI series, not that they'll be much of a test.

Day/night Test and pink ball at Edgbaston will be interesting - I predict a 3 day test and some cases of hypothermia in the WI team...

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Englands new top order batsmen fail once again. :(

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Keep on like this and the Aussies will be licking their lips in anticipation down under this winter.:(

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If the Windies bat as badly as the have bowled this test won't last three days.:(

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SWMBO is definitely not a fan of day/night tests, may have to watch it on the other tv or my iPad.:D

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Know thy station in your household or you could be in deep trouble else Jim.;)

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Got tickets for the Saturday at Headingley on the 26th - always a fun day out.

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l hope you enjoy it Hugh as there are many good memories there for England.:tu:

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So far today WI have lost 3 wickets and scored 5 runs. It's just no contest which is no fun for anyone really.

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Don't feel sorry for them Mr K as they did not feel sorry for us 30 years ago.:erm:

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Ahem.

Have to say that on balance I am not a fan of Day/Night tests.

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Why?.

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The rythym of the day feels all wrong for me.

Even the crowd at the game starts leaving around 7.00 leaving the mainly drunken oafs singing the same boring song.:(

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Perhaps you are too set in your ways as you need to give it a chance Jim.:)

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Call me Mystic Meg !

Day night tests don't work. Too much of a disadvantage to the team batting under lights, the pink ball is silly and the evening crowd aren't really interested. Coupled with the fact the WIndies aren't a Test Match team atm.
Hopefully they'll compete more in the one dayers, but 2 utterly pointless 'Test' Matches coming up.

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Rather than messing around with day/night matches this game highlights the need for a proper test league table and two or even three divisions. Such one sided games do nothing for the future of test match cricket.:(