- First Test, day one: England 35-1 after several rain breaks
- Opener Dom Sibley bowled by Shannon Gabriel
This England team has been readier to acknowledge the virtue of patience since the advent of Chris Silverwood as head coach. They have opted for a Dominic Sibley rather than a Jason Roy at the top of the order; swashbucklers are not quite so trendy now. Well, we all needed plenty of patience on the first day of this historic Test match.
Ever since West Indies arrived in England on 9 June we have been contemplating the resumption of Test cricket with a mixture of incredulity and eager anticipation. Eventually the long-awaited day arrived and spoilsport clouds hovering over the Ageas Bowl joined forces to ensure that only 17.4 overs were possible. After all their hard work at least the ECB was spared having to compensate spectators for lack of play.