Gus Atkinson Takes 7-45 on Debut Highlights - England v West Indies Day 1 Rothesay Test 2024
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00:00Good morning to you Michael, hello to everyone out there and it's a moving occasion for the
00:06man that leads England on to the field. Recognition from the authorities for his long service,
00:13yes, you're talking about Rathwaite.
00:20Well, that'll be a moment of relief for Mikhail Lui. You get your first runs on the board,
00:26it was a thickish outside edge that ran away past the widest of those fielders at slip.
00:35And that's lovely. He's not even running for that. He knows that's come out of the middle
00:39of the back and has gone straight down to the long off-boundary. So that is a confident-looking shot.
00:49Wide on the crease there, Wokes, but it was a poor delivery after that.
00:54And it was carved away by Mikhail Lui for his third boundary.
01:04Oh, just a pick-up flick.
01:08That's woken the crowd up and it's gone all the way.
01:12Tracked on! A wicket with his second ball in Test match cricket. It's as easy as that.
01:21Celebrations on the England balcony.
01:26Oh, that is an absolute japper. The finger goes up and England are finding their groove
01:31in their first session.
01:33Oh, that is an absolute japper. The finger goes up and England are finding their groove
01:38in their first session.
01:42Or are they, as we go upstairs?
01:45Keep running it through. Keep going through. Keep going through.
01:49There's a flat line as the ball passes the bat. Just keep running it through.
01:56No bat involved. That's when I need you to reverse your artisan.
02:03Chris Wokes is going to have to wait to chalk up his 150th Test match wicket.
02:08You can see the shadow as Atkinson runs in.
02:11Edged. Gone. Second slip takes it comfortably. Atkinson has two. England have two.
02:19Great balling from Atkinson, his second.
02:23Well, somehow that has evaded fine leg and has gone away for four.
02:27Cracking delivery again from Stokes, who's been right on the button.
02:35Oh, now, has that carried? I reckon it has.
02:38Harry Brooke, a third slip. The bat awaits, but Brooke believes he's caught that.
02:43That is some grab. That is some grab.
02:47Full driven. There is no gully. Four slips in a row.
02:52That will go away for a boundary.
02:57Short and cut nicely from Hodge.
03:02That will be his second boundary.
03:05And that will be his third boundary.
03:08Short and cut nicely from Hodge.
03:14That will be his second boundary.
03:23And he gets it past that sort of backwards square leg.
03:28First ball after the luncheon interval.
03:38You describe that as a pleasant shot.
03:43No real attempt to generate great power. Just pure timing from Afanis.
03:53A little bit more forceful. Only a smidgen compared to the boundary before.
03:59That goes fine and not controlled.
04:03They were setting him up to hit it squarer, where there's a deep square and a long leg.
04:09And he's flown all the way for six.
04:20Another nice glimpse of Afanis.
04:26Very well done. Very well done.
04:30First by the keeper to allow passage through to first slip.
04:34Unhindered.
04:36And to Atkinson, whose audition for a future place here is going brilliantly.
04:46And he's got two and two.
04:49The return for Hodge.
04:52And he's got two and two.
04:54The return for Holder doesn't go well.
04:59But again, the audition keeps getting better and better for Gus Atkinson, if you want to call it that.
05:06There is a noise. And that is out.
05:12Atkinson on test match debut with a fiver.
05:17He must think it's an easy game.
05:20Fiver at Lord's.
05:23And it was.
05:25And it was.
05:27And it was.
05:29And it was.
05:31And it was.
05:33And it was.
05:34And raising the ball.
05:37And remember, first catch for Jamie Smith as well.
05:41The two debutants teaming up.
05:47Oh, no.
05:49Kamem Hodge cannot believe it.
05:51He is down on his haunches.
05:54Because Oli Pope has just taken a spellbinding catch at short point or short cover.
06:00The seam is intentional.
06:04Well, there's a bit of flair there from Alzari Joseph.
06:09It was very straight.
06:14It's not going to be easy.
06:16Another boundary.
06:17Atkinson trying to swing it off the straight.
06:24Well, great shot.
06:26Terrific shot.
06:27It was catchable hype for a moment that Gus Atkinson just stuck out his left hand.
06:33Hoping the ball might stick.
06:34But it went past him.
06:39High in the air.
06:41And should be taken.
06:43And is.
06:44Very comfortably so.
06:46By Chris Wokes.
06:51Oh, now he's in trouble here.
06:54He is in trouble.
06:55Pope takes the catch.
06:57Atkinson has another.
06:59He now has seven.
07:01The remarkable figures of seven.
07:05Oh, that's got to be close.
07:07That's got to be 701 for Anderson.
07:09It is.
07:12Well, Atkinson might have seven.
07:13But that's the biggest cheer we've heard to date.
07:16Jimmy's final test.
07:18It's taken him ten overs and four balls.
07:20But he's finally got his first one.
07:31It doesn't appear to be any bat.
07:32But ultra edge confirmed bat.
07:33No bat, please.
07:36Original decision is out.
07:38Pitching in line.
07:39Impact in line.
07:41Wickett's hitting.
07:42Mitten you can stay with the original out decision.
07:44Standby.
07:46Adrian Holtstock is the third umpire.
07:48Menon giving the decision on field.
07:50That is out.
07:51That is the end of West Indies inning.
07:53It's aggressive.
07:56Yeah, it squirted through.
07:59It's an angled bat.
08:01It came from gully.
08:03But it found the edge and it went away for a boundary.
08:05First one of England's innings.
08:10That's right off the middle of the bat.
08:13No doubting what he meant there.
08:15It was similar to the shot he started the ashes with last summer.
08:23It was up in the air for a long time.
08:25Mid-on was wide.
08:27It went straight.
08:28And it will go for four.
08:31Spreading butter for Crawley.
08:33He loves it there.
08:35The outfield is quick.
08:37Even with all the rain.
08:39That will be a boundary.
08:46Now as he net that.
08:48That was full.
08:49There was a noise.
08:51And he's gone past the edge.
08:53Now he's found the edge.
08:55England have lost their first.
08:57It's Duckett.
09:01He gives Ollie Pope a very nice ball to get off the mark.
09:05Short and wide.
09:07It's not a full-blooded cut from Pope.
09:09But it's like a dab behind square.
09:11Using the pace that Joseph gives him.
09:13It missed.
09:17He started here very confidently.
09:21A cut off the first ball of the over.
09:23And now a lovely off-drive for four.
09:29Shot.
09:30From Ollie Pope.
09:32This is a really pleasing start.
09:34In the first over after tee.
09:36His third boundary.
09:41Pulls.
09:43And pulls rather more impressively this time.
09:45Than the last ball of the previous over.
09:47From Alzari Joseph.
09:49This one whistles to the fence.
09:51It's Pope's fourth boundary.
09:53England 49 for one.
10:00Joseph won't.
10:02Cut that off as quick as he is across the outfield.
10:04So four more to Pope.
10:09It wasn't far away.
10:11There was late swing.
10:13Pope was drawn into the drive.
10:20Almost a back foot.
10:22Forced by Zach Paul.
10:24It's still a very good shot.
10:26Lovely shot.
10:28That's terrific from Ollie Pope.
10:30If you can beat.
10:33The ball to mid-ons left.
10:35Go between.
10:37Thread it between the stumps.
10:39And mid-ons left hand side.
10:43Holder likes it.
10:45The umpire likes it.
10:47And Ollie Pope doesn't.
10:49The finger has gone up.
10:51Holder strikes.
10:53Pope will have a chat here with Crawley.
10:55Original decision is out.
10:58Pitching outs are off.
11:00Impact in line.
11:02Wickets missing.
11:04Missing immediate to reverse shot.
11:06Not out.
11:08Standby.
11:10You can throw the ball at the stumps.
11:14He's thrown that at Pope.
11:16And Pope has thrown it to the boundary.
11:18Nicely played.
11:20He was width on offer.
11:22From Shemar Joseph.
11:24And Pope.
11:28Well that's OK.
11:30As far as the light is concerned.
11:33That's in front with the in-swing.
11:35But.
11:37I don't think so.
11:39It's in front with the in-swing.
11:41It's in front with the in-swing.
11:43It's in front with the in-swing.
11:45It's in front with the in-swing.
11:46I don't think so.
11:48Original decision.
11:50Not out.
11:52Pitching outs are off.
11:54Impact in line.
11:56Wickets missing.
11:58Missing.
12:00You can stay with your original.
12:02Not out.
12:04Standby.
12:06There's the edge.
12:08And it's through the slipscord.
12:10He's been toiling away.
12:12Jason Holder back into the West Indian Test side.
12:14After missing the Australian Tour.
12:16It's waited on it.
12:18That was the beauty of that shot there.
12:20From Zach Crawley.
12:24On the front foot.
12:26On the drive.
12:28Probably not quite where he wanted to go.
12:30But he still gets the boundary.
12:32And he brings up his half century Ollie Pope.
12:38It was Pope to start with.
12:40And then very shortly after.
12:42It's Zach Crawley.
12:44He brings up his half century.
12:46Wonderful partnership.
12:48Blossoming here at Lords.
12:54That's a glorious shot off the legs again.
12:56He's been tested a couple of times.
12:58Missed.
13:00Quite a few that he should have put away.
13:02But that one.
13:04Straight on to the middle of the bat.
13:06Oh, that's full netted.
13:08Get under the bat.
13:10Umpire thinks so.
13:12The finger goes in.
13:14The ball goes up.
13:16Ollie Pope.
13:18Original decision is out.
13:20Pitch in line.
13:22Impact in line.
13:24Wickets hitting.
13:26You can stay with your original up.
13:30Got it right.
13:32Nitin Menon.
13:34He's been asked a lot of questions today from that end.
13:38Nice.
13:41Very nice from Zach Crawley.
13:44Given the width.
13:47And the first boundary.
13:52And that is lovely.
13:54It really is allowing the ball to come to him on the angle.
14:01And there's a gap there.
14:03And he's got it.
14:05He's got it.
14:07He's got it.
14:09He's got it.
14:11He's got it.
14:13A gap there.
14:15Which it has flown through.
14:21Superb.
14:23Not for the first time.
14:25In battles between Jaden Seals and Crawley.
14:27Has he gone under or inside the bat?
14:31That was a brilliant delivery.
14:34Not easy to get down to the Yorker.
14:36And this was perfectly thought out.
14:38And perfectly executed.
14:40Brilliant from Seals.
14:43The field has slipped over there.
14:45May have a bit of cramp as well.
14:47Allows Harry Brook just to come back.
14:49For two.