Not expected at all. I guess England is a way better team than West Indies. I didn't watch the match though; kept some update only. Lucky that I was busy with gambling on soccer onlym Otherwise, I would have lost definitely.
It is obvious England are a much better team but the main players was taking an extended break and West Indies was able to capitalize on the situation and win the first match which no one really expected, the major difference in this match was the way in which both captains played and the team they selected and crucial catch Ben Stokes missed in slips which was a straight forward catch off Blackwood, literally the dropped the match.Broad and Joe root will join the playing XI in the next match. so we can hope 1-1 and then series decider on 3rd test match.
The way West Indies played the first match shows that they have come prepared. I am not sure whether these two players will give advantage in the next test but the way they played the first test they should now buckle up for the second test.
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This is the type of game I wanted to see after the long pandemic break. Now ENG has the upper hand as WI are down by 3 wickets. But WI batsmen are unpredictable, so a target of 165 runs is still gettable in 2 sessions.
