I'm sorry, but Tait has no accuracy and Lee little more.

Loved this snippet from CricInfo yesterday:

"Rawwwwwrrr!!!"

I thought Sammy had a wonderful debut. Why do WI bowl so many extras? It'll cost them the match. Fidel Edwards brought agression but at a cost of 10 no balls. It was the medium pacers who did the damage.

I was dissapointed to see Prior not bat for stumps, but that's lack of experience I suppose.

Vaughan showed what a peculiar player he is, and Cook looked class. Strauss looks like he needs a big score soon

Well bowled and some good fields set by Ganga who looked a good captain.

__________________
I have a dream.... (Martin Luther King)

Edwards and Taylor clearly want to be killed later on, bouncing Harmison repeatedly. Not to mention that when we's wound up with the bat he can dish out some meaty blows. Taylor has just bowled a really strange wide for four byes too, apparently.

Entertaining cricket!

It is entertaining cricket to listen to, winding up Harmison may not necessarily be such a bad ploy for the Windies. Aside from attempting to injure him out of the game he will possibly be tempted to over-do it, drop it short and be ineffective. Harmison will be at his best if he pitches it up and gets exaggerated bounce from a good length - will he remember that or recollect the briuses in his ribs?

Harmison has always bowled at his best when he has been hostile, and therefore I'll disagree with you there Gremlin. The Old Trafford pitch is a good one for him and I think the Windies have done themselves few favours by winding him up.

He's out by the way, Edwards finally got one right. 324/8 with Bell on 84 and accompanied by Sidebottom.

Harmison gone...Edwards finally gets him with another short one and Harmison can't get his gloves down in time.

Not sure if Sidebottom and Panesar can stick with Bell who's only 15 away now. 43 extras at the moment including 17 no-balls and 14 byes. With all the short-pitched stuff on leg-stump I don't think Ramdin can be blamed. He seems capable enough.

Bell gone for 97.

Think he took too many singles early in the overs before his dismissal. Sidebottom faced far more balls in that partnership than Bell did, poor batting IMO. Let's hope Monty and Sid can have a little fun.

370 all out after Monty and Sidebottom did indeed have a bit of fun. Not a bad score give yesterday and the way the pitch seems to be playing, but 400 would have been good.

Harmison's start:

1.1 1wide
1.1 5wides
1.1 No run
1.2 No run
1.3 1wide
1.3 Wicket - Ganga lbw.

Steve, oh Steve, just get it straight!

Harmison has started badly with the ball. How much longer is he going to be allowed to waste the new cherry? He's so ineffective with the new ball I'd rather see it given to Collingwood or Bell (or Monty)!!

ooooooh! a wicket! do I take it all back ? .............