I'm enjoying this chat about following the live text in the office, it has me in mind of the lengths we go to in order to keep in touch with the Test match. Being dragged on a shopping trip and watching the TV in Dixons, holding your mobile in the air to get a signal. Aged 14, I was on a school trip in France and phoned home to get the Test score. Had to explain to my sister that Ceefax page 341 had the scorecard. I thought she was mistaken when she said Alex Tudor had made 99.

Richard: Amateur hour from Jacob (15:21), there. I have spent much of my working life mastering the art of live text viewing on the company's time. Live text in a separate browser, minimise that window, learn your keyboard shortcuts (windows button + D to clear screen) and be vigilant!

Tim: Jacob (and other slackers) you need to import data from web, on the Data menu...

Cook's just dropped Samuels again, too. Bit slow to move to his right, the skipper.

Just watching some replays of yesterday's action. A second look doesn't make Moeen Ali's bowling any better.

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Tom Buckley: Philippa Dasher (15:13). It doesn't matter how fast you bowl it's where you're aiming. You have to make a batsman work for his runs.

Richard: People talking about England's determination to pick all-rounders the whole time who aren't good enough at either batting or bowling, which is a criticism I wholeheartedly agree with. Jordan, Stokes are just not good enough to help bowl out an Australian batting line up twice in five days. However, the bigger point is, how on earth is Broad still in the team. He is an "all rounder" whose bowling is probably the worst of the whole attack and who, by his own admission, can no longer bat against fast bowling. How can he still be automatic choice? I really don't understand. Time for big change in this England team.

Jacob, in a previous live text, a very helpful chap got in touch to say there is a way to link a live text directly to a spreadsheet, so that entries go there and make it seem like you're doing some work. I don't remember the exact details, but perhaps the same whizz could remind us of the trick? Obviously I don't condone slacking, want you to work hard, expect everyone to pay attention in double maths class etc etc.

Jacob: Can you make a live text feed where it is office friendly so anyone who walks by or overlooks doesn't see pictures and big logos. Blowing my cover here.

Philippa Dasher: Rob in Salisbury (14:52) reckons Stokes isn't Test class. Stokes was bowling 85-91mph, can't imagine there are many quicker county bowlers.

News. Good news.

Play will begin at 15:45 BST, providing there is no more rain. There were 98 set to be bowled today, but we have lost eight of them.

So, that's about half an hour for you to fill before there is cricket to entertain us. Another innings of office cricket, then maybe a brew. Send an email and make a phone call, just to make it look like you're doing some work.

BBC Radio Test Match Special

The TMS team have decided it's time for a game of corridor cricket too, with coverage of 5 live sports extra switching to the County Championship game between Glamorgan and Surry, where some bloke called Pietersen has made a half-century.

Remember, every single ball of county cricket will be live on the BBC this summer.

Alan: England's issue is the selection of so-called 'all-rounders' who aren't good enough at either discipline to get in the side. Chris Jordan isn't in the top 10 seamers in the country, but he can bat a bit, so he gets picked. James Taylor must be considering polishing up that off-break because clearly a plethora of first-class runs doesn't get you a place as a batsman anymore. Stokes can bowl a bit though, so...

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Neil Foot: Can you do a live text "replay" of the 2005 Ashes or something during this rain delay? I need occupying.

Excellent news if you need a distraction. The covers are coming off. Maybe give yourself 10 more minutes of office cricket. You know the drill - stress ball, maybe an umbrella for a bat and bin as stumps. Automatically out if you hit the ball into the boss's office. One hand, one bounce.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Against a West Indies attack without Taylor you have got to fancy your chances. With Gabriel, Roach and Holder those types of bowlers should be good for Alastair Cook."

There's a couple of frustrating things about this lack of cricket. Firstly, a glance out of the window tells me that the weather in Salford - not renowned for its cricketing suitability - is better than in Grenada. Secondly, I fully understand that the Test match provides excellent distraction from a day in the office/school/mortuary. Without the cricket, there's a serious danger of some work having to be done.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I do not think a single ball Stuart Broad bowled would have hit the stumps and that is poor from a player like Broad. England have got into these positions far too many times over the last few years. I do not see the bowlers bowling enough balls asking the batsman if they have a good enough technique to play a proper forward defensive."

Rob in Salisbury: Is this the strongest XI England could put out? In my view, not even close. Jordan is a fine player but is not in the top 10 seamers in the country. Stokes isn't a test class bowler. Broad needs a rest - he's mentally shot. Moeen isn't fit. Trott is scared of fast bowling. Cook is totally out of touch. Even ignoring KP, this is never the best XI we have got - nowhere near.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"We were debating last night who had the best of the day. I think the West Indies to have got to 188-5 will have been delighted - especially with the ball swinging and being put into bat. If you are swing bowler you have to try and get it swing it to hit off-stump. The batsman yesterday were missing so many balls that would have hit fourth or fifth stump and that was the problem."

There's that ethereal haze hanging over Grenada again, covering the hills that surround the ground. The seats inside are very sparsely populated, spectators almost outnumbered by the amount of England flags that hangs from the walls. The raining is easing, but the wind has dropped. When the players do get out, it looks a good time to be bowling.

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