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5th over: West Indies 10-2 (Hope 0, Bravo 0) Bravo is beaten twice more by the brilliant Anderson. It looks like a wicket could fall every delivery, though West Indies know that things should get a lot easier as the ball loses its hardness. The drive, it’s fair to say, is not a percentage shot at this stage of the innings.
“Would you feel cheated,” says Adam Hirst, “if Anderson and Broad cleaned up the Windies before Wood could get on?”
4th over: West Indies 10-2 (Hope 0, Bravo 0) The Buttler dropped it again. Hope drives loosely at Broad and edges it straight to third slip, where Buttler puts down a routine chance. He’s had a shocker in the slips in this series.
“Most devastating fast bowler I have ever seen was Roy Gilchrist, and by a country mile,” says Peter Rowntree. “Went to a charity match between Brondesbury and Yorkshire yonks ago in aid of Brian Close’s benefit. Not much charity about Brondesbury that afternoon, had Roy Gilchrist as a guest player, after he was banned from the first-class game. It was utter carnage, never seen anyone bowl that fast in my life, before or since.”
Written by Rob Smyth (now) and Simon Burnton (later)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/feb/12/west-indies-v-england-third-cricket-test-day-four-live under the title “England set West Indies 485 to win third Test: day four – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
