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Day 4 (4th test):
Ramnaresh Sarwan makes a brilliant 291 as West Indies declare on 749-9 against England.
Ramdin added 166 and Taylor reached 53 as England struggled in the field.

With the Windies traditionally having long hot summer days, you would think that England would have an attack based upon spin and medium pace?

Seam bowling only has good returns when there is cloud and air pressure, hence the reason why most of the wickets have fallen at the end of each day as the sun starts to set and temperatures drop.
England need more bowlers that can drop in a few slower balls and mix it up instead of treadmill like fast seam bowling.

The Windies finished day three of the fourth test, on 398-5.
The impressive Sarwan is still unbeaten on 184, showing many more runs are left in the wicket.

There is hope for England, with the windies 202 behind England’s total, but they need quick wickets tomorrow if we are to avoid a drawn match.
The batsmen have done their job, now we need the bowlers to step up and make an impression.

Brilliant batting display from England!
They finally stepped on the gas and hit a big score that they’ve been threatening to do for ages, declaring at 600-5.
Windies finished the day at 85-1.

Its a cracking day for sports today, with an almost full football fixture list, 6 nations rugby and test match cricket, its hard to know wether to sing barmy army songs or swing low!

DAY 1:
England won the toss and elected to bat.
By the end of the first day, England are 301-3, with KP and Colly still there at the close.
Strauss hit a magnificent 142 (he was dropped on 58) and Cook chipped in with 94, again falling short of hitting a ton.
Can’t complain though with an opening stand of 229 (a record against the Windies) the barmy army have plenty to sing about… at last!
A 1st innings score of over 500 should be on the cards, if the batsmen keep their heads… we shall see.