1st Test, West Indies tour of England at Southampton, Jul 8-12 2020

Anderson is kicking away at the foot-hole there, he's not happy with it at all. Dust flying out of it.

West Indies should be on course for a 300+ score at this point, which would be massive.

Mark Wood's average speed in this innings is 144.64kph, or 89.88mph.

That's *currently* the fastest innings performance by an English bowler in a home Test since such data has been recorded (2006).

The off-side is packed and Dowrich is finding the fielders quite often, but he's not been tempted to hit across the ball as yet

Are England in danger of being seduced into the Aussie mantra of Faster, Faster, Faster when the Windies have shown them line and length is always king in England...?

can they put another 100 on board by end of day
34 overs left

i hope so. that will be a commanding lead

England are being punished badly here.

Too wide from Anderson and Dowrich slaps the ball away again.

There's no applause from fans, of course. But there will be from the West Indies camp. This second new ball is proving to be expensive for England. Anderson is looking dismayed.

WICKET

Chaee lbw Anderson 47 (WI 267-6)