00:00Hello everyone, this morning we're coming to you from Kensington Oval, you join us for
00:23this match between West Indies and England.
00:40You'd be tempted to bat first on this pitch, but with this bowling attack it's not a bad
00:44idea to get them at the opposition early and see what problems they can cause.
00:50Hossein has the privilege of bowling with the new ball, the umpires have signalled that
00:54they're ready, let's get this game underway.
01:01Straight to the fielder, a little late on that, no run scored.
01:19On to the front foot, super shot, should be four.
01:23A juicy delivery like that on leg stump isn't going to be missed by this batter, they just
01:28put it away.
01:37Nicely played.
01:40Saw it from the moment it left the hand, latched onto it and given the full treatment.
01:47A boundary off the last ball, is it a sign they're trying to push the run rate?
01:52Gone, played all around it.
01:59It's the wicket they so desperately wanted, they've removed a real threat before they
02:04could get going.
02:05With the fall of that wicket we have a new batter at the crease.
02:09Marshall will be looking to make a strong start to their innings.
02:19Picks the gap perfectly.
02:24You can't fault the bowling, sometimes your opponent is just too good, wonderful front
02:29foot shot and there was absolutely no point in chasing that.
02:40Couldn't get it through the field, maybe they didn't pick it up, very late on the shot.
02:45Playing all their shots in that over, a very expensive over.
02:50Bowling with pace now.
03:06The whole team goes up for that one, they feel pretty confident about this.
03:30They've picked the gap, perfect timing.
03:34There was minimal follow through, just great timing to punch it through the field for four.
03:40Don't need to do anything special, line and length is the key.
03:50That was a tremendous delivery, fizzed through to the keeper.
03:53No more short balls, this over.
04:08Struck it nicely, could go to the boundary.
04:11Onto the front foot early, placed it perfectly into the gap, timed it nicely for four more.
04:18Bowling nicely settled at the crease now, would have been really happy with that last shot.
04:28Yes, edge, amazing delivery.
04:31Nothing really wrong with the delivery, got onto the front foot and found the space to get that one to the boundary.
04:38Russell is really starting to get on top of this bowling, may need a few changes to halt this momentum.
04:49Great shot, at least one on offer.
04:54Had all the time in the world to get in position to play that ball, timed it nicely for four runs.
05:02Always difficult to focus after what happened last ball, but you've just got to stay positive
05:08and believe the wicket will come.
05:12Lovely timing, will this one go to the fence?
05:16Always backing the ball there, drives the ball away nicely and picked the gap at cover very well.
05:22Really playing all their shots that over, really expensive.
05:26They've really piled on the runs in that innings, not the best bowling though,
05:30let's let this total get away from them, such a big total to chase.
06:30This is a massive total to chase, you have to stay positive, but the openers are going to have to get at it straight away.
06:59There can't be any settling in.
07:12Confident appeal, could it be?
07:35King shakes their head, it was there to be hit, but couldn't make the most of it.
07:50How's that? Big shout.
08:04A new batter always likes to feel bat on ball early on, as they bring a bit of energy to the crease.
08:19Edged it, misses out there on the short and wide one.
08:26A wonderful delivery to get the edge, you've got to keep hammering away at that spot time and again.
08:39This is where they can be so good, because they were so quick to get back and onto this.
08:45Patel, I don't think will be too happy with their bowler at the moment.
08:55Sounded good the moment it hit the bat.
08:58Overstepping, just a little too eager on that delivery.
09:10Don't mind getting hit for runs, what's important is to focus on getting the next ball right.
09:22Just the sort of delivery you want as a follow up to a no ball.
09:25End of the over, ten runs coming from it.
09:28West Indies are ten for none.
09:31The right armour is coming on to bowl, from the University end.
09:39That's gone all the way, right out of the middle.
09:42That's what you pay the entrance money for, it's flown into the crowd.
09:46A brilliant shot off the front foot, no need to move.
09:50A little short on that occasion, needs to adjust the length slightly to be just a little fuller.
09:56Too short on this pitch, and as we've seen already, it makes it very easy to score.
10:02That's just silly, the power on that shot is incredible.
10:05That's the sort of shot you want to see at a cricket match.
10:09I'd like to see them aim for the top of off now.
10:12As a bowler you've got to make them play on your terms.
10:20Strong appeal.
10:31Took a long time to discuss, but we finally got a review.
10:34This late in the game it makes sense to try.
10:37Nothing picked up from the bat, this could spell trouble.
10:40Looking good so far, no issue with the bounce.
10:43How close is that? Could be the wicket.
10:46America with a fantastic review, that will be very pleasing.
10:56A trudge back to the pavilion, a disappointing display in the end.
11:00For someone with such batting skills, this goes down as a fail.
11:04The field will come up now you'd think.
11:06Pressure should definitely be on the new batter, who strides to the middle.
11:11He'll be looking for another quick wicket.
11:16That's right out of the middle of the bat.
11:18Off the front foot, hit it with all the power and elegance of a batter,
11:23right at the top of their game.
11:26It can be very disheartening seeing good deliveries smacked around.
11:29Sometimes you've just got to accept it and move on.
11:36Thought it got past them, but a fantastic dive to cut it off.
11:40Short and wide, did well to get some bat on that.
11:44The crowd are really getting quite raucous.
11:47It's going to be difficult to focus down in the middle with this amount of noise.
11:54That's going a long way, what a shot that is.
11:57That ball has been hit.
12:00It's flown into the crowd.
12:02To get that much power coming forward on the front foot is ridiculous.
12:06A great win.
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