Summary

  • Eng 74-0: Cook 37*, Trott 32*

  • West Indies 299 all out

  • Samuels 103; Broad 4-61

  • Second Test, day three, Grenada

  1. Email tms@bbc.co.ukpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Edmund Tapfield: The Windows-D shortcut leaves you with a blank desktop, which looks distinctly suspicious. Might I suggest having a complicated-looking spreadsheet open in another window, and hitting Alt-Tab instead?

    Evan Byrne: I'm keeping up with the text commentary on my mobile phone in the office in Piemonte - looks like a message for work and the screen goes blank after a few seconds anyway, so no-one can see it. Easy.

  2. WI 198-5 (Samuels 95, Ramdin 14)published at 16:06 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    There's at least one member of the crowd dressed in both an MCC blazer and tie - the full egg and bacon. I'm dubious enough about someone donning that get-up at Lord's, buy why would you go all the way to the Caribbean and dress like a rhubarb and custard? Stokes still getting it to hoop, Ramdin squeezing a drive behind square.

  3. Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "This is why Test cricket is great because last night the wicket was doing nothing and today it is swinging about. Sometimes Sometimes conditions change between sessions and as a player you have to be able to adapt."

  4. WI 193-5 (Samuels 95, Ramdin 10)published at 16:02 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Grenada is picture perfect - straw-brown wicket, lush green outfield, blue sky and sunshine. The cricket is decent too, Jordan testing Ramdin on a decent length, with the skipper then going to the text book for a cover drive when served a wide half-volley. Very watchable, miles better than most of yesterday's action.

  5. Email tms@bbc.co.ukpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Chris Hedger: 10:40 pm in Langkawi, Malaysia. Sitting in my underpants, dentures in soak and single malt in my hand. I just want to watch cricket but all I hear are moans about 2 great all-rounders, Woakes and Jordan, who both get runs and wickets and would get into any international side. We have a great well balanced side. What do you want?

  6. WI 189-5 (73 overs)published at 15:58 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Stokes and Samuels resume their duel as we set yet more replays of Cook dropping Samuels off Chris Jordan. The right-hander had 32 at the time. No sign of any verbals from Stokes yet, he doesn't even appeal when the keeper and slips are up for a caught behind. You should be screaming for them, Benjamin, you never know what you might get. No sign of an edge, mind. Decent start by England with the ball.

  7. Postpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Samuels came past us all at dinner yesterday. He just walked passed me, Swanny and the rest of the TMS team and walked up to the legend Tony Cozier and just said 'Ledge', shook his hand and walked off."

  8. WI 189-5 (Samuels 95, Ramdin 6)published at 15:54 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Samuels, chewing gum and pectorals, faces up to Chris Jordan as he hunts down a seventh Test ton. A long hop is a nice start for the batsman, but is well stopped at point. Just a single. Jordan, the shuffler, then hangs the ball outside Ramdin's off stump, starting wide and swinging wider. Three slips and gully, warming themselves under the sort of sunshine you associate with the Caribbean. One from the over. I suspect the Stokes-Jordan duo will take us to the new ball, where Broad and Anderson will take over.

  9. Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "England are just waiting for the new ball in 10 overs. Samuels will hope to have his hundred by then but Stokes has managed to have got the ball swinging both ways this morning and he will be hoping to pick up a wicket or two before the new ball."

  10. WI 188-5 (Samuels 94, Ramdin 6)published at 15:50 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Stokes tries again in the sunshine as the Barmy Army sing Jerusalem. Creatures of habit, the Barmies. Then again, most cricket fans are. Stokes is getting this old ball to reverse, ducking in to the pads of Ramdin, with the final ball nipping away. Captain Ramdin is fooling no one by pretending he didn't play at that. The new ball is due in nine overs, but the old ball is doing plenty.

  11. Postpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "It was worth a gamble and you get two new reviews in 10 overs time. Jos Buttler was about three quarters convinced."

  12. Not outpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Yep, probably the right decision. England were whooping and clapping, even when the replays were shown on the big screen. But, there was nothing to suggest that Ramdin had got bat or glove on it as the ball flew down the leg side. As we were.

  13. Umpire reviewpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    It was short, down the leg side. Ramdin had a waft, taken by Jos Buttler. Can't see this going England's way...

    Jos Buttler misses the ball and the opportunity to run out West Indies' Denesh RamdinImage source, AP
  14. Umpire reviewpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    No Hot Spot, so there will be no help there. The replays don't suggest that England have got this right. It's hard to see how this will be overturned.

  15. Umpire reviewpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    First ball, England think they have success. Gloved down the leg side? Umpire says no. Let's have a look...

    Ben Stokes awaits the appeal resultImage source, Reuters
  16. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Simon Hodgson: Stokes is a batting all-rounder. That he can bowl quickly is a bonus but he isn't more than a 4th seamer at the moment.

    Chris Parker: Can people just bear in mind Stokes is 23, at that age McGrath's bowling average was 42.

    Philippa Dasher: Stokes is a very aggressive, talented bowler- he has Test class quality and huge potential, from what I see.

  17. Postpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Right then, after a hour-long delay, we are about to get some cricket. Put the stress ball away, settle in and pretend you're doing some work. Ben Stokes has the ball, Denesh Ramdin is on strike. Three slips...

    Moeen Ali and his teammates come out to bowlImage source, Reuters
  18. Postpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "We have got some blue skies above, the sun is shining and the umpires are heading out. Alastair Cook is leading out the team and the fans are on their feet and applauding."

  19. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Wonderfully, the sun is shining in Grenada and the England bowlers are out going through some looseners. Ottis Gibson, the bowling coach, has a baseball mitt on. I wonder if there's a practical part of the interview for the role of bowling coach, where you have to demonstrate your competency with a mitt?

  20. Email tms@bbc.co.ukpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 22 April 2015

    Sam in Wokingham: Whatever you do don't watch highlights of 2005 Ashes. It's a mistake. All it does is highlight just how far behind we are. I'm all for being positive, and I think we have plenty of talent - but nowhere near enough bravery and belief, both at player and selector levels. How can all of us keyboard activists see the errors, but the powers can't?