3rd warm up vs. Derbyshire

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

130 - 1 after 24 overs

Kieron Powell 78*

West Indies tour of England 2017

Paint lbw 3, Kyle Hope 43*

138 - 1

Current Partnership: 132 runs (25.4 ov)

TEA, day 1

Fall of Wicket: 6 -1 (3.2 ov)

Last 10 Overs: 40/0

Hope Powell can get to the Ton after this dreaded 'break"

Lord knows we need a solid opening stand for the TEST series.

paint dried already

moves to 92*

31.5  Milnes to Powell, FOUR

dammit man, these chaps need to bathe in some blue water !  >


32.4  Palladino to Powell, lbw !

Palladino, a bustling seam bowler, became the whistle-blower in the spot-fixing case

that exposed Mervyn Westfield and Danish Kaneria while at Essex county.

He reported his suspicions to the ECB and the subsequent investigation

led to a ban for Kaneria and jail-term for Westfield

Nickname : Dino, Italian Stallion

Powell made 92 and Hope looks like he is closing in on a century.

Do not be fooled by Powell's 92. If he can't make 100 vs Derbyshire, he cant make 50 vs real bowling. Indeed, he hasn't made a 50 in international cricket in almost 5 years.

Paint's lack of runs is disturbing. The batting coach probably told him to bat later than usual, not understanding that he already plays late, and that these county bowlers bowl short and slow anyway.