England v India 4th Test

[claretonthecoast1882]

358 all out

3rd for Archer

[Spijed]

Remarkable that only Root was remotely interested in appealing for caught behind.

[claretonthecoast1882]

Remarkable that only Root was remotely interested in appealing for caught behind.

Bumrah's expression told you he had hit it as well

[ClaretTony]

And 358 all out.

England 12/0.

[claretonthecoast1882]

77/0 from 14 overs at tea

[Taffy on the wing]

77/0 from 14 overs at tea

Going well.

[Vintage Claret]

Going to the cricket tomorrow and hoping the weather will stay fine and we get to see a full day of England batting (fingers crossed emoji)

[ClaretTony]

Going to the cricket tomorrow and hoping the weather will stay fine and we get to see a full day of England batting (fingers crossed emoji)

Can’t speak for the England batsmen but the weather looks as though it will be ok.

[Taffy on the wing]

These two are going very well....piling on the pressure!

[Buxtonclaret]

What a way to bring 150 up!

[TheFamilyCat]

Going to the cricket tomorrow and hoping the weather will stay fine and we get to see a full day of England batting (fingers crossed emoji)

I always prefer to watch England bowl live (as long as we're taking wickets, of course). It always creates s better atmosphere.

Ideal situation tomorrow (for live viewing) is that we bat until about tea, have a lead of about 150, or more, they way they're going, then knock 4 or 5 of them over in the last session.

[martin_p]

Crawley gone 166-1

[Quickenthetempo]

What an opening partnership that was.

After watching the ball wobble about this morning, i expected a 60-4 score for us tonight.

[dandeclaret]

Another brilliant partnership from these 2. Their average as a pair is higher than cook and Strauss, and the left / right, tall / short combo, along with their aggression is an asset to this team.

[Buxtonclaret]

Drat.
Ben deserved a ton there.

[Taffy on the wing]

Another brilliant partnership from these 2. Their average as a pair is higher than cook and Strauss, and the left / right, tall / short combo, along with their aggression is an asset to this team.

They also keep the scorer busy......very entertaining to watch.

[bobinho]

Bumrah's expression told you he had hit it as well

Yep - and he immediately straightened himself out when he realised we hadn’t claimed the wicket.

Hopefully a decent day at the crease for us today… ain’t been to OT for years.

[Buxtonclaret]

Interesting stat.
Root has just become the first batsman to score 1000 test runs at OT.

[Stevie2112]

Any one witha link o this please,stuck in hospital and nothing seems to be working

[ClaretTony]

Any one witha link o this please,stuck in hospital and nothing seems to be working

That’s probably why you are in hospital if nothing is working.

Serious, hope all is ok Steve.

[Stevie2112]

Thanks Tony

[ClaretTony]

Interesting stat.
Root has just become the first batsman to score 1000 test runs at OT.

And he has now become the third highest run scorer in test cricket.

88 behind Ponting
2,631 behind Tendulkar

[Rileybobs]

Any one witha link o this please,stuck in hospital and nothing seems to be working

Do you subscribe to Sky Sports? If so you can watch via their website.

[Buxtonclaret]

And he has now become the third highest run scorer in test cricket

Hopefully into second place sooner, rather than later.

[Stevie2112]

Cheers Riley, will try that

[Buxtonclaret]

They've bowled better this morning, than they did yesterday.

[Buxtonclaret]

Any one witha link o this please,stuck in hospital and nothing seems to be working

I'll find you one.

http://www.fawanews.sc/cricket-test-Eng ... India.html

There you go.

[Buxtonclaret]

Where's Rawtenstall, the philistine on coms asks.

[CoolClaret]

What's the tactic then? Bat for as long as possible and try and win by an innings + or put them in tonight and try and scuttle a few?

[Papabendi]

Where's Rawtenstall, the philistine on coms asks.

I'm told he played for Tordmorden

[Buxtonclaret]

Want these two to stay together, & take us into a lead.

[claretonthecoast1882]

What's the tactic then? Bat for as long as possible and try and win by an innings + or put them in tonight and try and scuttle a few?

Bat the full day and a bit of tomorrow if they can, keep them in the field for a long spell

[Buxtonclaret]

I'm told he played for Tordmorden

I don't know, having not seen any Lancs league cricket for many years.
Athers said he payed with Rawtenstall.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Fantastic performance so far.

Good to see the change in tactics recently that 99% of people were calling for.

[Buxtonclaret]

Fantastic performance so far.

Good to see the change in tactics recently that 99% of people were calling for.

Taking ones & twos is really grinding the Indians down.
Great running between the wickets.
It's brilliant seeing us play good Test cricket against a really good side!

[CoolClaret]

Bat the full day and a bit of tomorrow if they can, keep them in the field for a long spell

Yeah, that would be my choice as well - but you just never know with this England team.

[claretonthecoast1882]

332/2 at lunch

Root 63*
Pope 70*

[Bordeauxclaret]

India looked a broken side at the end of that session.

[Milltown1882]

Bat bat and bat a little bit more. The position we’re in we should only be batting once here.

[Buxtonclaret]

Oooops
341/3

[claretonthecoast1882]

Brook could have given himself a few overs before thinking that was the right move 349/4

[RVclaret]

No idea why Washington hasn’t bowled more than he has in this innings. Took us apart in the last test and has looked threatening here, taking two big wickets. England should still be aiming for 500+.

[CoolClaret]

Really poor from Brook, absolutely no need to be dancing down the wicket like that.

[LeadBelly]

New ball taken. A few wickets or a few boundaries?

[ClaretTony]

New ball taken. A few wickets or a few boundaries?

Or a painful blow for Stokes

[LeadBelly]

Or a painful blow for Stokes

Anybody who's been on the receiving end of one of those will be whining along with Ben Stokes

[claretonthecoast1882]

Anybody who's been on the receiving end of one of those will be whining along with Ben Stokes

And those that haven't will be giggling like a child

[CoolClaret]

Good to see Stokes playing himself in, hope our middle order can take us to 500+ , then let the tail have a bit of fun.

[LeadBelly]

Just one over with new ball for Bumrah, not swapping ends either. Speeds were around 80 mph too. Maybe out of sorts or carrying an injury
Joe getting nervy as he approaches ton. Hope he gets it for his and the team's sake.

[ClaretTony]

Another ton for Root