England vs West Indies 3rd Test Day 1

Day 1 Pope & Buttler Shine 

In Unbeaten 136 On First Day!  

At Old Trafford 

England v West Indies 3rd Test 2020

Both sets of players in their red caps on this very important day the ruth strauss foundation day old trafford has turned red peruth.

Not much of a breeze. Flag's a limp for the polls at the moment first ball to bowl as kemar roach comes in to rory burns.

Very close must be yes! That looked very very close didn't it sibley will have a chat with burns but I fear for dom sibley.

West Indies got 1^st wicket of Sibley goes for golden duck. it was Roach who got them first break through in first over

Pitched outside the line root got forward and just outside the line.

West Indies went for review and lost their review

Umpire Voice ”Okay, we've got impact outside the line playing a shot so we'll go back to michael on field. Michael, you're on screen now stay with your original decision. You're on screen now”

Wayward, it's beaten everything that down the leg side's beating down rich four by is given england into double figures 11-1.

Something isn't right! That's a problem for the west indies. They already dropped one of their fast bowlers to bring in the spinner and now gabriel has a problem.

Oh beauty! It's a lovely action when he gets into his delivery stride spin.

West Indies like it they think they have got root and this will go upstairs. Joe root is well short of his ground. Work hard! Look at that bale come off root has gone.

Third umpire voice “load out to the big screen with my decision”

West Indies got 2nd  wicket of Root goes for 17 (Run Out) 

Strong footed shane dowrich went down the leg side. There was a bit of late movement.

Stoke skips down the pitch and plays a beautiful on drive to the fence for four.

Job done for rory burns. Gets through the session and is unbeaten on 33. It's been a hard fought nip and tuck session with an early wicket going out of sibley wicket in the second hour a big one out of the england’s captain Joe root.

England were 66-2 End of Session 1 (Lunch Session)

Run straight away for burns. In fact four of them off the first ball after lunch Just said that jason holder hates game for rounds he's crossfit himself that was a real loosener.

Gone bowled him. He stands in disbelief.

West Indies got 3^rd wicket of Ben Stokes goes for 20. it was Roach who got them through

Good start from rory burns he moves on to 50. Yeah, another solid start it's really made an impact on this side.

Slip leg short leg and jason holder the captain is catching very straight on the leg side. It's a bit of a gift it's in too many loose deliveries from cornwall there was one.

That's a gorgeous shot don't think gabriel will be able to pull that back after his injury concerns with his leg real positive clip through wide mid-on from ollie pope.

Well, that's a beauty serious movement into ollie pope. In fairness to dowry she did well because he had to move a long long way down the leg side.

What a grab that is that has gone very quickly that is very serious catch. That man chase again, he's done ferrari burns on a number of occasions he's done him again.

West Indies got 4^th wicket of Rory goes for 57. it was Rostan Chase who got them through

Chase already has had a run out and another opportunity there on his left hand

Last ball of the session! There is that one he just holds out there doesn't swing back in good from butler. Very very important session ahead Excellent catch from cornwall. Good even contest on an excellent pitch. There's been some swing some spin it's a good pitch to bat on as well.

England were 131-4 End of Session 2 (Tea Session)

Well! Oh inside age drop short.

Oh flashed away down to third man gets four. As I said earlier when he flirted run out there that's his area that. Doesn't quite look as comfortable almost tries to hit it too hard.

Four down the ground handsome shots 142-4

Does he get away with this? I think he does all nearly caught. Got himself in a right tangle. They probably wishes he'd played the pull shot.

All the way fine lights are on.

Back cut lovely shot.

Really good shot terrific shot takes popes in into the 40s. Yeah, really nicely put away here.

It looks straight enough. Length of the ball height of gabriel think is the issue.

West Indies Went for review and retained that review

Umpire Voice ”Pitching outside off impact in line stumps umpires call we can go back to michael on field. Michael you're on camera”

I think the on field call was fair enough when you see the length of the ball you see batsman playing off the back foot and you see hit him over the knee roll.

Pulled away in front of square and beautifully to the fence by olly pope.

Lovely way to go to 50. It's the sixth boundary of ollie pokes innings, it's a 50 that has come in 77 balls. He's provided the class today.

It's too wide hopefully he's throwing his hands at the ball anything wide he's prepared to throw the kitchen sink at it. It's four more. He moves to 55.

Wide again and toby's enjoying himself on that line that's three boundaries now in the what last seven or eight deliveries that he's faced.

There you go! That is very sensible. Very smart test match cricket. That's what it's all about thread that situation spot on. Right on cue.

Here again It's even better even bigger From just joss butler. That's what he can do That's what england want him to do 204-4.

He must have hit it surely there must be an inside edge yeah Two noises I heard on the stamp effects just two noises. Side edge destinies would dearly love to get a breakthrough before then.

Discussion And they go for it.

West Indies went for review and lost that review

Umpire Voice “okay, we've got uh, pitching outside off impacted mine and missing the stumps so we can go back to richard on field Uh, stay with your original decision richard. You're on screen”

100 partnership comes up from 175 deliveries. Well constructed well put together.

More runs and that'll loosen the legs of shannon Gabriel and goes all the way for pope it is it's the new sweep is this he's taken over.

Lovely shot another lovely and imperious drive.

Well deserved half century for joss butler. It's been patiently constructed the second in the last 12 Test matches and it will ease some pressure that he may have been feeling coming into this game.

In the gap for four and roach curses his luck and smiles or grimaces.

if they are satisfied with that the light isn't the best quick bowlers bowling of course brand new ball. So I suppose they'll take our reading at this point and this no reading will be what will be judged for the rest of this test match as being bad light? Well played though by these two pope and butler a partnership of 136. Rescuing this innings the 122-4 it was looking a little bit shaky, especially with the selection that england decided on this morning. All rounders and bowlers to come so these two needed to do exactly what they have done.

Day 1 Stumps