Twitter Reactions: England fold for 187 as Kemar Roach shines with a 4-wicket haul
Another humiliation on the way for England?
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The troubles for England in the Caribbean islands are increasing manifold. After they were slapped with a 381-run defeat in the first Test, their performance didn’t seem to improve much in the second Test either. They were bundled out of only 187 runs in the first innings of the game. Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel were terrific with the ball for the Windies.
If not for half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali, the Brits would’ve been in a much more difficult situation. The Windies openers successfully got through the final passage of play on the day without losing any wickets. At the close of play on day-1, the hosts clearly have the upper hand.
Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow come to the rescue
Jason Holder won the toss on a green surface that seemed to have a lot of assistance for the pacers. He had no hesitations in putting England to bat first. Rory Burns and the debutant Joe Denly both failed to deliver and were dismissed for 4 and 6 runs respectively. Also, skipper Joe Root wasn’t amongst the runs and got out for 7 runs.
Jonny Bairstow played counter-attacking cricket at this juncture. He stretched his score to 52 off just 64 balls before Kemar Roach got the better of him. Moeen Ali was the leading run-scorer in the innings with 60 runs. Ben Foakes, with 35 runs, came in handy to a certain extent. England was all-out for 187 in 61 overs.
The English bowlers didn’t enjoy as much success as the Windies bowlers did. Kraigg Brathwaite was brilliant at doing his usual job while there were some plays and misses for John Campbell. Both James Anderson and Stuart Broad were great with the new ball while Sam Curran was fantastic too. Ben Stokes though was a little bit wayward. Windies survived the 21 overs of play and put up 30 runs on the board. They trail England’s score by 157 runs.
Twitterati feels that the Windies are announcing their comeback in style with this young crop of cricketers. The team hasn’t dominated any opposition in recent times as they are doing now. Kemar Roach was praised for his brilliant efforts.
Here is how Twitterati reacted:
Not sure a first day Test pitch should be doing that…. #WIvENG
— Rob Johnston (@RobJ_Cricket) January 31, 2019
Nothing against umpires, but I don’t understand how a LBW can be both out and not out depending on his decision…?
Surely if it’s hitting the stumps, no matter what percentage, it’s out?— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) January 31, 2019
But I guess you can’t judge a Pitch till both bowlers & Batsman have had a go … My cliche of the morning … !! #OnOn #WIvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 31, 2019
Would England’s Top order show the fight & disipline the West Indies are showing right now !!!!! A question for you all …… #ProperCricket
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 31, 2019
This makes it 5 consecutively excellent days of Test match cricket for the @windiescricket vs England. To not lose a wicket this evening on a tough pitch was commendable work by the openers.
— ian bishop (@irbishi) January 31, 2019
30-0 after 21 overs …… Proper Test Match cricket ….
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 31, 2019
6 months away .. but I am now officially concerned about the #Ashes !!!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 31, 2019
Fielded @joed1986 😂😂! pic.twitter.com/fZK7Vh7qD8
— Charlie Hartley (@hartcf) January 31, 2019
Opening batting combination a big worry and spin bowling looks thin.
— Mark Waugh (@juniorwaugh349) January 31, 2019
A great honour and very well done @StuartBroad8 👏🏼 https://t.co/W9lEQpQtvs
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) January 31, 2019
A special moment for @StuartBroad8 to receive his 125th cap from his mate @MattPrior13! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/xMkKPQgglS
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 31, 2019
Eng’s batting not looking to sharp either. Bowled out v WI again and again lower order runs got them to close to 200. This #Ashes could be about who bats less badly. #WIvEng
— Rahul Puri (@rahulpuri) February 1, 2019
What magic potion have Windies bowlers taken, all of a sudden they are bowling with so much sting! #WIvENG #WIvsENG
— Minhan Liu (@minhan408) February 1, 2019
Just noticed, Australia and England are playing Burns as openers — Jo and Rory. #AUSvSL #WIvENG
— Unnikrishnan (@unni1974) February 1, 2019
How is that for a slip catch? #WIvsENG pic.twitter.com/jG626a77re
— Hassan Cheema (@Gotoxytop1) January 31, 2019
Sam Curran is learning the very hard way that life is very different when you have 150kph cherries aimed at your throat on a green top. But the feisty kid should learn from this & I guess he will @MichaelVaughan #WIvENG
— venugopal 🇮🇳 (@rvgpl71) February 1, 2019
1st test 1st inn 77/10
2nd test 1st inn 187/10
Well that's some improvement.#WIvENG
— അത്തർ 🏏 (@cricdrugs) February 1, 2019
West Indies had the smallest roller possible on an up and down surface with indentations on it ??? Why not the heavy ?
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) January 31, 2019
Wow @windiescricket wow 😮
Win the series 👊👍🏻🔥#WIvENG— Karan Patel (@patelkaran952) February 1, 2019
What is happening in the West Indies??!! Is it the bouncy pitches, poor Eng batting or did I just miss the Windies insurgence in between? #WIvENG 🙄
— Aditya Ambekar (@ambekaraditya) February 1, 2019
Since ball by ball data began in 1999, England have not faced four maidens in a row at the start of the innings. They've been 1-0 on four occasions, but never 0-0 until now. #WIvEng
— The Cricket Prof. (@CricProf) January 31, 2019
The Windies bowled notably wider than England with the new ball (40% wide compared to 26%) meaning England's batsmen could leave more balls (39% compared to 29%) but the Windies bowled significantly fuller (44% compared to 29%). #WIvENG
— The Cricket Prof. (@CricProf) January 31, 2019
From the mugs who brought you "Vince should have played straighter to that ball from Starc" comes the new hit: "Root could have left that" #WIvEng
— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) January 31, 2019
Just a gentle reminder.
India's next Test series is against the West Indies in the Caribbean in August this year! 🥴#WIvEng— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) January 31, 2019
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