article_snippet.sent: Jos Buttler appeals for a stumping as England dominated the second day of a farcical match in St Kitts .
article_snippet.sent: The statistics will say that England, having bowled St Kitts out for 59 on the first day of The statistics opening two-day tour match, rattled up 379 for six declared with both Alastair Cook and Ian Bell retiring out.
article_snippet.sent: The modern fixture madness that will see England play 17 Tests in the next 10 months makes proper warm-ups almost impossible and is one of the main reasons why home teams nearly always win Test series these days.
article_snippet.sent: England may have spent time in the middle but home teams may as well have just turned up in Antigua next week to play the first of three Tests.
article_snippet.sent: Alastair Cook acknowledges the crowd after making a century, shortly before being retired out .
article_snippet.sent: Jos Battler had a short go at attacking the home bowlers before England declared with a mammoth 320 lead .
article_snippet.sent: For what it is worth, Bell and Joe Root made untroubled half-centuries yesterday after Alastair Cook had moved to Jos Battler first century for England since the Ashes warm-up in Hobart 18 months ago and promptly retired.
article_snippet.sent: Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler then had a bit of a bash before England declared at the fall of Ben Stokes just before tea, the small matter of 320 ahead.
article_snippet.sent: England’s desperate attempt to get as much as they can from the second of these two warm-ups will tomorrow see these two warm-ups bowl 90 overs at St Kitts whatever happens and then bat for 90 overs on Thursday.
article_snippet.sent: The first cricket score of 225 for 25 could be recorded at Warner Park tomorrow and the once proud reputation of Caribbean cricket will most likely take another hit.
highlights_snippet.sent: England reduce Invitational XI to 24 for six after amassing lead of 320 .
  