It was a slow sort of day’s play at Lord’s,MK sports Korea a prop-your-hands-behind-your-head, and swing-your-feet-up-on-the-chair-in-front-of-you sort of afternoon. The match has been drifting towards a predictable finish ever since the West Indies’ batting collapse on Wednesday morning, and midway through the second day MCC staff were already worrying about whether or not they ought to prepare an announcement about ticket refunds on the third. No one else around the ground seemed to be too worried. The sun was out, and the stands buzzed with idle chit chat about this and that, shoes, ships, sealing wax, facts and stats about Jimmy Anderson.