#EngWI I must say I'm really enjoying this.

[Burney]

Somehow, I don't think you'd say the same about a rubbish Manchester United side, or a down-at-heels Bayern or Barcelona, would you? Or would you?

Yes, but that's just football. And besides, no-one ever hated the West Indies. Not in the way everyone hated the dominant Aussie side of the 90s. One could admire the great West Indian teams while simply accepting that they were going to give England a bloody good hiding.

[redgunamo]

Yes, but that's just football. And besides, no-one ever hated the West Indies. Not in the way everyone hated the dominant Aussie side of the 90s. One could admire the great West Indian teams while simply accepting that they were going to give England a bloody good hiding.

I certainly hated the fact that we didn't compete against them, same with the Australians. And no-one ever cried for us when we were losing every game, did they. As I say, **** 'em. This is all just your leftiness, anti-Englishness, shining through.

Viv Richards is actually a relative of a family friend; met him many times, when I was a nipper.

[Ash]

Somehow, I don't think you'd say the same about a rubbish Manchester United side, or a down-at-heels Bayern or Barcelona, would you? Or would you?

Football isn't going anywhere, though. Not soon, anyway. Test cricket has a gloomier future, and a poor W. Indies side won't help that.

And Holding, Roberts, Daniel. Makes me feel like Jorge reminiscing of the great Meeelan team of the blah blah blah.

[Burney]

Football isn't going anywhere, though. Not soon, anyway. Test cricket has a gloomier future, and a poor W. Indies side won't help that.

And Holding, Roberts, Daniel. Makes me feel like Jorge reminiscing of the great Meeelan team of the blah blah blah.

Greenidge, Haynes, Richards, Lloyd, Kallicharan, Rowe, Murray, Holding, Garner, Croft, Roberts

Sylvester Clarke and Wayne Daniel couldn't even get into the the team, a. Even Marshall struggled early in his career.

[PSRB]

Having grown up watching the great West Indies sides I find it quite depressing.

THe series is going to be pretty dull.

It could rain for 2 days and we'll still win this match. The bowling is WI's strong suit......I'll just leave that there

[Just Trent]

It's not as though we haven't suffered plenty at their hands over the years, is it. **** 'em.

Cook must be eyeing Graham Gooch's 333.

[Burney]

Cook must be eyeing Graham Gooch's 333.

Jesus. Another 130 runs of this?

[Just Trent]

Jesus. Another 130 runs of this?

He's going for it. At his own steady pace.

[Burney]

He's going for it. At his own steady pace.

This Dave Chappelle-looking motherfúcker is possibly the most innocuous off-spinner I've seen in decades, btw.

[Ash]

Cook must be eyeing Graham Gooch's 333.

Has Boycott said that Cook's 200 isn't good enough yet?