England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1

Day 1 Ben Stokes & Sibley Bat Strong 
At Old Trafford 
England v West Indies 2nd Test 2020

Well, not since 1988 have west indies won a series in England Not for a hundred years before that of England come Back from being one nil down in a three match series to win at home.

Beauty from roach to start second test so good to left-handers immediately starting round the wicket to rory burns and finding late movement away from the bat.

Shanon  Gabriel bowled very wide That is a very tentative start. Shanon  lost his run-up again there. Pulled out of his run-up before the first ball and that was a very tensive tiptoe to the crease.

This is a desperate start for shannon gabriel, he's not happy with his approach to the crease and that's in the back of your mind.

They applied from LBW. It's done too much.

England's first boundary came after over no 11 a little bit of a gift for burns.

Gone over no 13.2 West Indies got wicket of Rory Burns. He think about review but other batsmen say to take review

Get your spinner on non-spinning spinner. What do they think review or no review got to be quick Oh two seconds remaining for review.

Umpire Voice “Pitching outside off impacting line and hitting the wickets” England lost their first review in the beginning of the match.

Good work from jason holder to make that change It has bought them that one wicket they were looking for this session

England were 29-1 End of Session 1 (Lunch Session)

West Indies got second wicket of england player It was Rosten chees who got them break through.

Area attacking field slip leg slip back pad short backward square for the top edge sweep Oh, it's turning it's starting.

Perhaps just outside off That's what michael goff thinks that And perhaps roach is thinking that it might be outside off as well. He's sending it upstairs though

West Indies went for their first review Umpire Voice “Pitching outside off impact is outside the line” West lost their first review.

Flow through that's four

Something through extra cover and somehow root has dragged that past his stumps down to keema roach.

Completely fumbled that Way for a couple of buys conditions like this and the flood lights are on Ball can wobble once it goes past the batsman. He leaves it alone

Just trying to attack the pads and bring the stumps into play just going to crawl to the fence

Flashed away down the third man short and wide from shannon Gabriel sibley's first boundary after 91 deliveries

Catches the cry and it's gone through the gap Yeah a little bit loose here

Pictured up in a little bit of swing alsarry. Joseph safe hands at the captain Holder A good groove here. He's got some movement. England lost their 3rd wicket of  Root the England’s captain.

A bit sloppy from shane dorwich.

Almost stuck almost

Shane dorwich was appealing as though he thought he was off the pad rostan chase thought there might have been an edge.

Welcome with six Nice shot from stokes all the way for six got something or made something happen

Nice nudge blackwood is very quick extremely quick

A couple of wickets in the session one to rust and chase tom sibley is batted very very well from

145 deliveries so far throughout the day for 46

England were 112-3 End of Session 2 (Tea Session)

That should be close don't think so

Hesitation in the running It's just knocked into the leg side and I just wonder whether it's with this board just being static and stalks thinking we've got to get things moving

Sibley’s got fifty It has taken some time, but that single brings up siblings half century 218 minutes at the crease carefully put together

Sibley hit four that should go all the way I think yes it does and that's his area and see the strength from the grit.

Well bowled Again Jason Holder, If you remember at Southampton Jesus holder got rid of him. On that very same line looking to play towards the on side

Get a couple of runs here Cannot be done. Just turn this body and said someone please chase that for me 127-3

Was there a little inside edge slip was interested? Another one that just sat in the pitch just before tea Stokes nearly poked it back for a court and bold

It's good again another ball that's gone away to the slip chord the only one who's not loving it probably ben stokes. He wants to entertain

Has to do a lot from there holders asking the question will he review himself I don't think so. I think he was going down. Hit that hard absolutely drill that that's his shot the slog sweep, we saw it last summer on a number of occasions not very successfully might put that shot away for a while. Once again, I might have missed everyone Chase that's two reverse sweep attempts. He's missed both of them fire signals leg bye Oh stokes on the reverse now, that's how you do it tom, sibley as easy as you like.

Might be too unless shannon can get a big boot down to it now they've taken him on he's really struggling physically 159-3.

Edge down Full ball which simply jammed down on Holder in there at second slip usually so so secure

Misfield at midwicket. It's john campbell. He needs to get charging after it

Wow that's gone straight to second slip steve harmerson Sora wide down the leg side and his opening over I'm shannon gabriel that's gone straight to holder at second. Slip and hurt

Gorgeous shot. It was full from shannon gabriel on leg stump ben stokes has tucked into that beautifully

Thick outside edge race down to third map. It's hardly racing heavy outfield.  50 for ben stokes careful 50/119 deliveries three fours one six.

I've seen that before today simply works away into the leg side Sibley moves into the 80’s

He wants it roach straight away and they're gonna have a look Okay,

Umpire voice “It's pitching outside off impact is in line and wickets is umpire's call I'm gonna go back to michael on field. Michael. You can save your original decision. You're on camera now”.

Still holder Goes past the edge well bold and nod from stokes. He appreciates his opponent. There you go. But you're not getting me today 207 for three 82 was bowl today. Remember we started a bit late scheduled to start at 11 and we did not start until 12 30. Extended player, of course got us to 82 overs and England to 207-3 at day 1 stump.

Day 1 Stumps