England-Windies Limited Overs Stuff

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England messing up a T20 chase at the moment.

Wonderful hundred for the bearded one

Got there in style too

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:Words cannot describe the love I have for Moeen Ali. What a man

Moeen you utter legend

2nd fastest ODI 100 for England from Ali. What an innings from him, the last 61 coming off 13 balls

eirebilly wrote:Ali's last 50 runs only took 11 balls

Incredible ! Is that a record ?

It might be Alfie.

Ali gone now but what an innings, England were under some pressure when he arrived. Absolute class

alfie wrote:

eirebilly wrote:Ali's last 50 runs only took 11 balls

Incredible !  Is that a record ?

Not sure but think Buttler did similar in his 44 ball hundred - might've been a ball or two more tho

What the most important thing to remember here is not that Ali got the 100 but that he has also given England a very good position in regards to DL. His effort today may prove even more vital and important later in the day if the weather has any influence...

Imagine ABDV must have something similar too...

I'm sure the statto nuts will tell us.

Wow! Those 50 overs were full of twists and turns. An excellent innings from Ali has surely settled things. The Windies their own worst enemies at times.

Used up every ball ...and everyone batted. Excellent.

369 . West Indies won't get near that.

One of the great ODI innings from Ali, then.

Hope it counts for something, as there is a band of rain bearing down on Bristol.

Ali with an early catch as well to get rid of a very dangerous Lewis. Already man of the match in my mind, whatever happens.

That ultra-edge to get Samuels is incredibly harsh.

Massive win for England in the end but the day belongs to Ali with a record fastest 50 in ODI history.

Seems Stokes has been a naughty boy and will miss tomorrow's ODI match along with Hales. Roy called in for Hales but no word on who will replace Stokes as yet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41399632

eirebilly wrote:Seems Stokes has been a naughty boy and will miss tomorrow's ODI match along with Hales. Roy called in for Hales but no word on who will replace Stokes as yet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41399632

With the game being played at the Oval, some of the locals are hoping Surrey's Tom Curran makes his ODI debut.

Sam Billings has been called into the ODI squad

guildfordbat wrote:

eirebilly wrote:Seems Stokes has been a naughty boy and will miss tomorrow's ODI match along with Hales. Roy called in for Hales but no word on who will replace Stokes as yet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41399632

With the game being played at the Oval, some of the locals are hoping Surrey's Tom Curran makes his ODI debut.

I would also like to see that, he is some prospect

Ball in instead of Curran, bit of a shame for Curran but hey ho.

England to bowl first.

I love Botham giving advice on how to keep Stokes in order... Good thing he was always perfectly in order

Gayle gone in the first over for 2. He is their lynchpin so this could be a very short day for the Windies.

He's not called Sir Chris Woakes for no reason folks

Actually quite impressed with the Windies today. They are really putting up a good fight, I was sure they would crumble after Gayle went.

Excellent 100 for Lewis

this lewis looks a bit special. not seen much of him. where the hell they been hiding him

compelling and rich wrote:this lewis looks a bit special. not seen much of him. where the hell they been hiding him

He's been magnificent in the CPL for a bit now - genuinely better than Gayle the past season. He's a ludicrous striker of a cricket ball

Salutary lesson of the day - if you hit a cricket ball as hard as Evin Lewis, get your own leg out of the way. Possibly deprived us of the first ODI double hundred in England.

England to chase 356. Could be fun

Superb from Lewis. Didn't think Moeen's efforts could be bettered so soon!

Windies can be backed at 4/5, which I think is very generous given the circumstances.

A very strong chance that the weather will affect this game within the next 15-20 overs. Does not look like England will get this one. Simply a fantastic innings from Lewis has taken the game away from them, a real shame that he hurt himself and I hope that it is not too bad.

50 for Roy

Could do with Bairstow getting a bit of a shift on here

Still above the DL score so not going too badly.

Lovely 6 from Roy who is playing very well indeed.

Great start from England.

Do they have the staying power?

If the weather holds off, I think they do Duty. They are scoring at a decent tempo and keeping ahead of the DL score. Lose 1 or 2 quick wickets and they could be in trouble. Have next to no faith in Morgan batting anymore.

Oh Roy, that was a soft out.

Still, well played though and he certainly looked in good nick.

84 from 66 for Roy who feathers on behind - has done his job and got England off to a great start, and ahead of the rate

England just need to be careful and not get bogged down with Bairstow/Root now in

DL par score is getting very close now. One of these two has to take the Roy role and play shots to stay ahead.

Bairstow out exactly the same way as Roy to Joseph. Very soft dismissals. Come on Morgan, prove me wrong now in having no faith in ye.

Identical dismissals!

If Bairstow is gonna play like that he has to make 90 off 100, not 39 off 50 odd. England in danger of throwing it away

Morgan splits the slips... Very lucky there for him.

Maybe that was the fortune Morgan needed...

Root falls now to Joseph. That's 3 for him and he has hardly looked threatening as a bowler.

England in real trouble now.

Root never got going; England fading into the night.

Some 20 runs behind D/L now.

https://mobile.twitter.com/bbctms/status/913089427781677057/photo/1

Another life for Morgan, really should have been run out. Not sure what he was doing there. Maybe he is getting all the luck today...

And Morgan's luck runs out. Great catch mind but Morgan rarely looked comfortable.

Morgan all over the place in that innings, save for one excellent cover drive.

I reckon that's game over.

5 for Joseph and Billings is gone. Great catch by Gayle

I would say its all over now.

Joseph has not looked a threatening bowler at all but he now has 5 and is on a hat trick

An Ali or Butler special required now to save England.

Think Mr Billings time as the go to backup batsman should be over

What about Mr Morgan as captain and batsman?