Highlights
Joe Denly and Rory Burns (AP Photo)
OVERS 18: Joseph completed his over by bowling two dot balls. ENGLAND 35/1
Here we go.. Alzarri Joseph starts the Day 2 for West Indies
Welcome back! Like you, we here at Timesofindia.com too hope the rain Gods in Southampton are more kind today and fans world over get to see a full day’s play on the second day of the first Test between England and West Indies that marked return of cricket after almost a four-month-long break forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
After all the anticipation, day one of the first of three Tests turned out to be a damp squib. If any fans had been allowed, in they would have been jeering and complaining as the players remained in the pavilion for more than 90 minutes because of bad light, despite the Ageas Bowl having floodlights.
The bad weather allowed just 17.4 overs and the hosts closed a frustrating day on 35/1. England won the toss and opted to bat but soon lost Dom Sibley for nought after he left a Shannon Gabriel delivery which cut back to clip his off stump.
The match is being played in a “bio-secure environment” with daily health checks for everyone in the ground.
