00:00Live this evening from Dharan Sami Stadium, you join us for this match between West Indies
00:26and England.
00:41The away side win the toss and they all have a bat.
00:51Right so we're ready to get underway, always something special about that first delivery,
00:56it can really set the tone for the match.
01:02And gone, first ball, wow!
01:11A trudge bats the pavilion, a disappointing display in the end, for someone with such
01:15batting skills this goes down as a fail.
01:19The field will come up now you'd think, pressure should definitely be on the new batter who
01:24strides to the middle, they'll be looking for another quick wicket.
01:29Well look how close that was to off stump, the timing on the shot was poor, really didn't
01:34even get close to the ball, very lucky to get away with that.
01:44You can't fault that shot, nicely played and it was four runs all the way.
01:49That last ball isn't something you'd want to see a repeat of, you don't want to be giving
01:53easy runs away.
01:58That's right out of the middle of the bat.
02:03That was timed very, very well, great shot, driven down the ground and flew over the boundary.
02:11Jack has got the big shot away this over, now they can focus on playing the next ball
02:17on its merits.
02:19Just about timed that perfectly.
02:22Always backing the ball there, drives the ball away nicely and picked the gap at cover
02:26very well.
02:31Tried for something a bit different the last ball, the captain shouldn't mind that, if
02:35they get it right they might just get the wicket.
02:40Nice shot.
02:41You can't fault the bowling, sometimes your opponent is just too good, wonderful front
02:47foot shot and there was absolutely no point in chasing that.
02:51The team will be after a positive innings from this batter, a great opportunity to come
02:55in and put some runs on the board.
02:57Joseph coming on, obviously hoping the pace will cause some trouble.
03:13Can't bowl there, too full and helped on its way.
03:16That went all the way up towards the grandstand for four, driven away nicely.
03:31Joseph shouldn't be too worried about that last ball, they've got them playing their
03:35shots, just need to tighten their areas now.
03:39Out, good catch, close to the ground.
03:51An innings that promised much and really in the end delivered very little, pretty disappointing
03:56all round.
03:57And with that wicket we'll see a change out in the middle, Bairstow, whose first task
04:03is getting themselves settled.
04:11Straight to the fielder.
04:13Just threw the shot too early.
04:15Time to keep the pressure on now.
04:18Great last ball to find the edge, it's just a case of finding the same spot.
04:23Edged, now then, was there a faint edge?
04:39Nicely taken, quick to latch on to it.
04:42So that's the third wicket down, not a happy person walking off the field, there's a real
04:48disappointment.
04:49Gone, another one goes, two wickets in two balls and they're on a roll now.
05:08Just managed to clasp their hands around that one, disappointment for the batter, joy for
05:12the bowler.
05:14Another wicket down, this one without scoring.
05:17Coming to the wicket, they'll be looking to play within the V early and expand as they
05:21get settled.
05:26Nice shot, runs possible.
05:31There'll be one run here for them, five runs in that over.
05:35England are 23 for 4.
05:42We thought it might be a good pitch to bat on at the start of the day and we were right.
05:46It was a long hard slog from the bowlers and now it's a big total to chase down.
05:52A couple of big partnerships will be required to get these runs.
06:38This is a respectable total, if the bowlers can get firing and get some early wickets
07:06this will be a difficult chase.
07:13Yeah, not taken, a boundary but not a convincing one.
07:25Nothing really wrong with the delivery, got onto the front foot and found the space to
07:29get that one to the boundary.
07:42I don't think there was any bat on that as they come through for the single.
07:58Charles comes out to bat in a bit of form but it'll be interesting to see how they
08:02go today.
08:05Let's see if they can get the ball up into the slot like before.
08:08So crucial to follow up that last delivery and keep the batter under pressure.
08:14Four runs, square of the wicket, excellent shot.
08:17This is where they can be so good because they were so quick to get back and onto this.
08:22Butler I don't think will be too happy with their bowler at the moment.
08:33Good bit of timing there.
08:35Had all the time in the world to get in position to play that ball, timed it nicely for four
08:40runs.
08:43It can be very disheartening seeing good deliveries smacked around, sometimes you've just got
08:49to accept it and move on.
08:55Doesn't beat the infield.
08:58No runs on that occasion, got into position nicely just too early on the shot, couldn't
09:03find a gap.
09:16Charles shakes their head, was there to be hit but couldn't make the most of it.
09:21A brilliant over for the batting side, not so for the bowlers.
09:26One over left in the innings, would to bowl it.
09:39Very sweet off the bat and four all the way.
09:42The fielder could only pick that up off the boundary rope, punch that away through the
09:46covers with exquisite timing.
09:50Don't need to do anything special, line and length is the key.
10:02The bowler is confident on this one.
10:24Clipped neatly off the pads, should get four.
10:28Moved the front foot early, placed it perfectly into the gap, timed it nicely for four more.
10:34I'd like to see them aim for the top of off now, as a bowler you've got to make them play
10:40on your terms.
10:45Two-fold, got what it deserved.
10:55That always looked like a total that would be tough to defend.
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