For spectators waiting impatiently in the Old Trafford stands, it took a while for the entertainment to get going, the start of play infuriatingly delayed by a wet outfield despite bright sunshine. With Chris Gayle opening the batting for West Indies, though, once the game was finally underway there was no shortage of action. Playing his first one-day international for more than two years, the intervening period spent travelling the globe as the Twenty20 game’s iconic figure, Gayle’s innings of 37 from 27 balls gave West Indies’ innings a start brisk enough to bring a worried look to the face of Eoin Morgan, the England captain. This is a batsman, after all, who has made 175 not out in a 20-over match, so any prolonged…

Source: The Times September 19, 2017 16:07 UTC