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Updates from the fourth day at the Ageas Bowl
Day three report: Chase’s patience gives West Indies control
Andy Bull: Wood’s struggles prove pace not always the best option
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10.34am BST
Good news for those at home (So, all of us, then?). Ian Bishop is out of quarantine and on the TV call for the next couple of days. Outstanding. Sky Cricket’s broadcast has been quite superb over the last few days. Covering England from the ground, as I normally am, I don’t get a chance to watch as much as I otherwise would but they are the best in the business, without a doubt. They had Stuart Broad on before play yesterday, which our Andy Bull wrote about last night. Fantastic telly.
Related: Mark Wood's struggles prove quickest does not always mean most effective | Andy Bull
10.19am BST
We’re off the mark with an email from Andrew Brooks. “Hi Adam.” Morning, Andrew. “After a win for either side or a draw, please could you let me know what the ‘fourth’ result could be? Thanks.”
That would be a tie. We should be so lucky. But I never lose faith that we’ll see another in my lifetime. I spent many hours during lockdown making an audio documentary about the history of cricket commentary with Daniel Norcross from TMS, called Calling the Shots. As part of that research task, we learned that the first televised game in Australia - just after the 1956 Olympics - was a drawn Shield encounter between Victoria and New South Wales where the scores were level. So, not a tie - but close. Of course, that was also England’s fate at Bulawayo in 1996. Continue reading...