3rd ODI: West Indies v England at Bridgetown

241- 3 after 40

Root 95*

270 - 6 after 44 overs

42.6  Joseph to Ali, DUCK, another for Jospeh, pouches the caught-and-bowled!
42.4  Joseph to Root, OUT, he falls on 101 ! Joseph delivers it cross-seam
41.1  Nurse to Morgan, OUT, bowled 'im! .

Joe Root has scored six ODI centuries in his last 30 innings.

He's the fastest batsman to bring up nine ODI centuries for England (78 innings)

The others are Trescothick (99), Pietersen (116) & Morgan (161)

Only Tresco ahead of him on England's century-maker list (click)

Woakes and Stokes to bring up the 300  ;D

Current partnership : 34 runs, 3.3 overs, RR: 9.71 (Woakes 10, Stokes 22)

Woakes and Stokes should File Chapter 11 ?  ::LOL::

47.4  Holder to Stokes,  sends up a steepler... taken! Two in two balls for Holder 
47.3  Holder to Woakes, short ball, Bishoo doing very well to hold on

316 - 8 after 49

Partnership  12 runs, 1.3 overs, RR: 8.00 (Plunkett 3, Rashid 9)

48.6  Carlos to Rashid, SIX, slower ball, Rashid picks it, gives it the big heave ho. .

9 Down !

49.2
Holder to Plunkett, sends Rashid back and he is well short as Hope breaks the stumps!

328 All Out

49.6  Holder to Finn, now Plunkett run out !

West Indies have only once scored 300 to win (click)

Might well be Bishoo's last ODI..


He should be mainly the test spinner now.