England are hoping to stage a fightback with the bat on the fourth day of their first Take a look at in opposition to the West Indies, after an damage scare for Mark Wooden left them chasing the sport in Antigua.
Wooden was solely match sufficient to play a bit-part in Thursday’s motion after it emerged he was battling ache in his proper elbow. He was restricted to simply 5 overs earlier than admitting defeat and didn’t take the sector in both of the final two periods.
In his absence Nkrumah Bonner dropped anchor to make 123, a mammoth knock lasting over 9 hours. He was out simply earlier than the shut however left his aspect with a helpful benefit as they resume 62 forward on 373 for 9.
England’s prime order, which slumped to 48 for 4 on day one, might want to clear that deficit with minimal injury sustained to keep away from turning into heavy outsiders.
What went incorrect with Wooden?
Mark Wooden faces an unsure future within the sequence (Jason O’Brien/PA)
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England’s interim coach Paul Collingwood described Wooden’s downside as a brand new challenge, however it’s understood the Durham seamer wanted an injection within the joint shortly earlier than departing for the Caribbean. Now there are questions over how dangerous the damage is and the way lengthy it has been on the radar, notably given Ollie Robinson has additionally suffered a recurrence of a again downside courting again to the Ashes and missed this sport consequently. Wooden has not but been dominated out of participating within the second innings, however risking additional injury can be unwise.
England to ship out an SOS?
Warwickshire’s Liam Norwell is one possibility who might be thought-about (Nick Potts/PA)
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With the second Take a look at in Barbados following scorching on the heels of the sequence opener and uncertainty over two members of their tempo assault, England might have to act shortly in the event that they need to draft back-up from again house. There are already two readymade stand-ins straining on the leash for an opportunity – Saqib Mahmood and Matt Fisher – however extra our bodies might be required. In that case the likes of Liam Norwell and Sam Cook dinner, who each went on the current Lions journey to Australia, and skilled left-armer David Payne may discover themselves boarding a airplane to Bridgetown over the weekend.
Numbers sport – 355
View from the dressing room
There have been two totally different opinions concerning the state of the pitch on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The person who spent most time batting on it appeared to suppose there have been a couple of tell-tale indicators of misbehaviour, whereas England’s teaching employees appeared to suppose it was prone to keep useless.
The wicket is deteriorating, there’s some variable bounce on the market and if our bowlers bowl straight on that there’s a preventing likelihood.
Nkrumah Bonner
It is a placid pitch. It is a docile pitch. I believe all of us anticipated it to interrupt up much more than it has achieved. I believe if you understand something about cricket, then you definately’ll realise how that pitch is enjoying.
Paul Collingwood
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