WIndies bowled out with England needing 32 runs to win.

Currently 7-0.

Great bowling performances from Broad and Swann.

England [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8039072.stmwin[/url by 10 wickets.

The Ashes are coming home, they're coming home.

If only it was that easy

Good start to the summer from England and plenty of positives.

The Windies were a bit underwhelming after showing some good signs in the winter, so hopefully they'll improve as the tour goes on to give us more of a solid test ahead of the Ashes.

Hope Bresnan doesn't get sacked off after hardly getting the chance to feature with the ball, and the poor call he got batting - no real need to change anything ahead of the 2nd test for me.

Has to be the same team for the second test and hopefully Bresnan will get a chance to show what he can do abit more.

I think it's pretty obvious he'll be the man to make way for Flintoff should he get fit but it's good to have plenty of back up outside of having to bring a waster like Harmison back in!

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8041773.stmSidebottom and Bell recalled to the squad, Monty left out.[/url

I reckon Sidebottom will replace Bresnan in the only change for the 2nd test.

I would think they'll go with the same side, I think they have called Ian Bell up so that he knows he's in the frame. I think he felt, that he'd been diascarded, and one or two interviews he gave, he wasn't best pleased. By calling him up, he knows he;s in the selctors thoughts, and the pressure is put on, well, realistically only Collingwood, unless they were brave enough to drop KP. (Not that I would.)

I suppose Sidebottom for Bresnan, if there's swing, different angle etc. It's be tough on Bresnan, not sure.

Probably although I think Bresnan deserves anothe shot.

Absolutely no need to change anything for me...I'd expect a much better effort from the Windies (unless its the usual freezing May weather in Durham) so we can check Bresnan a bit more closely.

Bresnan too stay send sidebottom back to notts to get some overs under hes belt bresnan gives us the balance cause he can bat too

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8047374.stmGayle has a bit of a b\tch back at Strauss[/url

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that would be my side, tough on Bressy but Sid just gives that extra variation in the attack.

You just get the feeling most of the W.Indies side really don't want to be here

yes.

England 70-1.

Strauss C Ramdin b Gayle 26. I'm imagining the irony of that dismissal will not have been lost on either of the 2 captains

I bet Gayle's face was beaming.

LUNCH

England 85-1
Cook 39
Bopara 9

Decent session for England, I'm sure they'd have settled for only losing one wicket before the start of play.

123-1

Cook 56
Bopara 30

Cook gets a ton...well played lad, about time he started converting his 50s and 60s.
And Bopara surely puts to bed the number 3 issue for a while with another excellent knock, closing in century number 3 in successive tests...I will await him getting out shortly as I will have clearly jinxed the fella now!!

I bet all 6 people in the crowd were well happy

Well done to Ravi Bopara, another great century.

So we send in Jimmy Anderson as a nighchman.



Mind you, Pietersen would've only been a nighchman as well, wouldn't he?

Great knocks by the two Essex lads yesterday, would like to see KP come into today and really try and blast WI away.

167-8

Nearly there now, Bresnan has taken two wickets but I can't see it saving his place in the Test team.