England vs West Indies, 1st Test, West Indies tour of England, 2017 - CommentaryENG vs WI, 1st Test, West Indies tour of England, 2017 - Commentary

Harsha Bhogle: It isn't just that the West Indies have been dire. It is that you expected them to be.

Mhm: "Is it me or has Root reviewed extremely well since the start of his captaincy?" -- Beginner's luck? Actually he was a bit indecisive during the early part of the SA series. But now has settled down!

Praneeth Brahmadevara: "What India has done to SL, Eng is doing the same to the Caribbean team" -- The parallel drawn sadly is true. The gulf between a few Test sides doesn't augur well for the pristine format.

Unknown Guy: "@Rob : What is BOLD in this? Finish the match today itself and enjoy the remaining 2 days. Also they have just bowled 47 overs in 1st innings. It was too obvious to enforce it!!!" -- Gave up a good chance to increase the batting averages.

John: "If they keep batting like this, match could be over today." -- Will Root enforce the follow-on?

jrk: "The better Test team? West Indies / Sri Lanka?" -- Sri Lanka (90) above West Indies (75) in Test rankings.

Allan Alexander: "I am not surprised that Brathwaite has fallen so early. He does not play enough cricket to enable his development which has been stagnant for some years now. This lack of real match time may be concealed in the other formats, but in Tests he will be found out. " -- A bit harsh IMHO. But yes, lack of game time might be a major factor. He got a good ball as well.

Mohammad Waji: Looks like Cook is cooking something really, really special to celebrate England's foray into D/N Tests

Prakash S: We generally hear so much of criticism when Kohli doesn't score. And he already has 4 double hundreds so far!! Just imagine the level of sarcasm. Cook scored 4th 200+ score and he is close to a legend.

Chetan Botre: Just noticed that KP is third on the list of double hundred scorers for England. Man, he is a legend... and Cook too..!!

Aryansh: Who knows, we might see a Cook triple hundred (or 400, I dare say) in this Test Match.

Achyut: "Good Knock from Dawid Malan. It's a great opportunity for him to get a hundred (or more) for himself, which would help increase his confidence." -- England need the new comers to fire. Malan is one of them.

Mohit: The new question arises.. Can Cook break Sachin's record in Tests for most Test runs? -- New?! That has been the talk of the town ever since Cook scored 10000 Test runs!

Soumya Chakraborty: "What is the record of consecutive fifties in terms of innings (not matches)? Is KL Rahul there?" -- Yes, Rahul has 50+ scores in seven successive innings. He shares the record with Weekes, Andy Flower, Chanderpaul, Sangakkara and Rogers.

Harsha Bhogle: One day they may solve the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle but the mystery of England's second opener will endure.

Rajat kelkar: "What was Erasmus thinking there? How on earth did he not raise the finger? Any Idea CB?" -- Spare him! He is officiating a pink-ball Test for the first time.

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