1st Test: West Indies v England at North Sound

138 - 3 after 48 overs

Bell 62*

Current partnership 104 runs, 31.1 overs, RR: 3.33 (Bell 55, Root 40)

bowl sammy or bravo

Bring on Polly or Sunil Narine .

I really dunno bout dis batting first ting.

Anyway day not over yet.

England v Australia is a 5 Test series. The series against New Zealand is just 2 Test matches.

Thank goodness for Joe Root. He is one of the few bright rays of sunshine in English cricket right now. I am disappointed that the selectors went for Tredders over Rashid. I like Tredders a lot but he can't even get in the Kent first team and is not a real big spinner of the ball. It seems pretty clear that they don't feel as though Rashid has a future at the Test level and he was brought on this tour to be a tea caddy. A shame. I would have liked to see what he has to offer.

Big let off for Root! Can't drop those.

Benn is a liability in the field but WI doan seem to think so.

And Samuels is a waste of time as a 5th test bowler.

England doing the right thing - putting some good wood on Samuels.