In England today against a Marylebone Cricket Club XI made up mainly of University students, including one Mali Richards, son of Sir Viv, Jerome Taylor bowled with impressive accuracy and pace to take 5 for 43. The performance would have been a big boost for Taylor, as his place in next week's Third Test was surely in question following rough outings in the previous Tests.
Despite Taylor's figures, the Windies were unable to bowl out the opposition as after having reduced them to 152/6, the MCC team was able to battle back to 234/7. Fidel Edwards, even though he only took one wicket, gave the selectors something to think about as he bowled with pace and venom. One criticism of his bowling may be that he pitched the ball too short too often rather than trying to get as much swing as possible with his slinging action.
Injuries agains struck the Windies, as Ravi Rampaul suffered a groin strain after bowling 3 overs. He was taken to hospital and has been ruled out for next week's Test match. Chris Gayle also tweaked a side muscle when bowling and will not field for the rest of the match. He may bat if necessary and should be fit enough to play in the next Test match.
Live coverage of the match can be heard at this link. Thanks Ryan for the heads up.
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