what do you reckon we need 2nd innings to have a chance ?? 250 ?? 300 ?? 350 ??. I think we need to get at least 250....thus leaving them 220 to win. Anything less and it will be hard. Cant see us getting over 300 though.....
Got to set at least 300 in my opinion so 330+ from tomorrow hopefully, even better if we can give ourselves 5 or 6 overs to get stuck into their openers.
In reality, probably all out by tea and India halfway to the target for no loss by the close of play.
Fair point. I’ll take that on the chin. I do remember thinking it was unfair to drop him for in the first place and then bring in Rashid, especially given Rashid’s less than fantastic Test record.
What was shambolic was dropping Moeen than playing various other people, none of which did especially well (or badly) anyway. Would Leach or Bess have done any better yesterday?
In retrospect, a trick has been missed. You tend to think of an off spinner like Moeen being more dangerous against left handers, but with Ishant (and indeed Curran) playing, there is also rough outside the right handers off stump, which was how Moeen got his wickets yesterday.
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195-8
Ali on a hat trick, but that was the end of the over, so we'll have to wait.
Jimmy working the tail and Pujara over slightly here
227-9
It looked like there was no bat to me, but no reviews left
Elsewhere, I see Notts have signed Duckett from Northants.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45368703
Pujarah 132 no
273 All Out India lead by 27 runs
I hope Jennings gets a score and Cook doesn't get out early
In reality, probably all out by tea and India halfway to the target for no loss by the close of play.
But in the team you put forward on August 20th, it didn't have Ali in it!
In retrospect, a trick has been missed. You tend to think of an off spinner like Moeen being more dangerous against left handers, but with Ishant (and indeed Curran) playing, there is also rough outside the right handers off stump, which was how Moeen got his wickets yesterday.