Greetings and welcome to the OBO of the fourth day of the competition between West Indies and England in Antigua.
Tortoise and… despair?
What to do with tomorrow’s proceedings? Nkrumah Bonner knocks England down, but not quickly. Bonner’s nine-hour oversight at the crease was a less high-end Italian coffee grinder (though it was d Lunge – Hoho) and more resembles an ancient Calabrian olive oil press driven by a Dodari donkey and overseen by a stern-looking elderly signer, between long puffs on a cigarillo.
but and I should emphasize thisThis is not to take anything away from Bonner, who has probably put his side in a position that if not really winning the match is certainly not dominating the match.
Bonner spent years in the cricket jungle after making his international debut in a few T20Is in 2011/12, where he was eventually dropped for slow scoring.
He found some form for Jamaica in 2019 and since then there has really been no looking back. He scored 86 off 245 balls in his Test debut against Bangladesh at Chattogram in early 2021 As West Indies chase highest Test run ever in Asia, Kyle Meyers’ unbelievable 210* made headlines, but Bonner was there, doing his job – fooling around, submitting and gaining a foothold on which his side could then capitalize on.
West Indies put England ahead by 62 runs and still have one wicket to spare.
England? Well, they have a problem. Mostly in the form of Paul Collingwood wants to applaud the efforts of his boys It was a depressing day in the dirt. Woakes and Overton didn’t see any real danger and with Mark Wood off the field for the second half of the day with an elbow injury, England will be praying it’s a position that Jofra Archer doesn’t start with Is. , put him out of the game for a long time.
Ben Stokes, fresh off a side strain, ended up dismissing Ben Stokes, grinding his gunslingers and returning figures of 2-42 in the process, in 28 overs. Good at that, but it’s not really the way things were supposed to go. this was it?
Can England trap the sharp stick of this last wicket and put themselves in a position where they can put some pressure on Jason Holder’s men sometime tomorrow? (hmm, not likely)
Will West Indies overtake them and charge for the win? (more likely)
Or will things slowly turn into a memorable draw? (most likely but please, Please No).
Jim holds the reins until Tim swoops in later, keeping in touch as usual Via email or @Jimbo_Cricket on Twitter. Your ideas, theories, whims and… and whatever else are most welcome.
We will leave at 14:00 GMT (10:00 local time)