One of these days I'll have to visit your office....during an England match

I too am actually looking forward to the World Cup (although it remains to see if the mind numbing group stages sap that enthusiasm)

It does go on a bit I grant you. I think you have to be selective in your viewing as all the decent teams make into the second round anyway

Come on Jimmy hurry it up with the new ball as I've got to get some work in today before I bunk off for the afternoon.

Was anyone able to find video of Jordan's catch yesterday on the 'net ?

I only managed to find Sky commentary feed, which blocked me based on location

I think that bowling figures against the West Indies these days need to be discounted, the same way - and for the same reason - that figures against Bangla Desh are discounted. WI is scarcely (or barely) a Test-standard team, now.

I think the Windies are going to do this.

Only video I've found is a Vine clip https://vine.co/v/ezMTUOZHEVA

Thanks for that ! Yep, that was indeed a pretty good catch.

I fear Oink is correct & Cook will appear over cautious in his declaration, although to be fair Jimmy has been distracted, Jordan (catching aside) and Stokes are not doing much and Broad has been relatively innocuous.

YESSSSSSS !!!!

Arise Sir Jimmy of Anderson

Well done Jimmy.

What do Lyth, Rashid and Plunkett have to do to get a game out there?

Broad bowling his medium fast filth....again, but this time in favorable conditions. <sigh>

Broad needs to go back to county cricket and prove himself because he looks very down on pace and accuracy. We're going to get slaughtered in the Ashes with this lot.

Well that was a jolly old day at HQ.

Shame about Root, Stokes missing tons and Buttler being out last ball.

Otherwise strangely un-England in the run rate.

I had the misfortune that work was actually work today so I missed the action but from reading the report it was lucky that the ball stopped swinging about mid morning. I agree it was rubbish they both missed out on tons as that would have lifted the team's spirit and given them something to build on this summer. Lets hope the tail and Ali can put on 70+ more runs on, then get that new ball moving about.

I can't imagine there being anything worth starting on a Friday so if I go in to work pretty early I should be able to start watching as they come back from lunch and then I'll take the afternoon off.

So Lyth, Balance, Bell and Broad made a combined 12 runs.