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13th over: West Indies 30-0 (Brathwaite 5, Campbell 25) Another lbw shout, but though there’s a lusty appeal everyone agrees that the ball would have cleared the stumps and thus there’s no raised finger and no review. Brathwaite bats out another maiden, and his five runs have come off 42 balls so far.
12th over: West Indies 30-0 (Brathwaite 5, Campbell 25) Stokes replaces Curran, and Campbell heaves a ball over point for four. That was the second ball of an over that improved from there, though that isn’t really saying a great deal. “I know nostalgia is a bit of an overused commodity but I always look forward to a Windies series,” says Guy Hornsby. “As a man of a certain age, I grew up with us getting a shelling by Ambrose, Walsh, Marshall et al. As a result, it always feels a big series. Bring it on, I say.” I know exactly what you mean. The status of any Test opponent is pretty much established by the time you turn 15, I think, and thus for many of us this remains a biggy.
Written by Simon Burnton (now) and Rob Smyth (later)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/23/west-indies-v-england-first-test-day-one-live under the title “West Indies v England: first Test, day one – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
