Seriously, how does Jadeja manage to bowl so many no balls. My biggest fear is that one of our batsmen will go into "free hit" mode following one such calls and gets out doing so!!!
Good recovery from England.Not many teams get 200 in both innings against India in India.21 test matches in India since Sri Lanka last done it.It shows how well England have played 2nd innings. It will give us a little bit of hope when we bowl..150 lead be nice.🤞
Well played Ollie Pope.And how the hell Ben Foakes didnt play in the ashes is beyond me.He is such a class cricketer.
I doubt that he will be dropped after the next Test but if Bairstow doesn't do so in the next couple then he is the one that is going to vulnerable for Brook and that would be a "like for like" replacement
Seriously, how does Jadeja manage to bowl so many no balls. My biggest fear is that one of our batsmen will go into "free hit" mode following one such calls and gets out doing so!!!
Six no balls now. Hope he "takes" a wicket from one or, even better, we win by 5 runs!
I doubt that he will be dropped after the next Test but if Bairstow doesn't do so in the next couple then he is the one that is going to vulnerable for Brook and that would be a "like for like" replacement
Bairstow was brilliant in the first innings to be fair. Got easily the ball of the match
If and when Brook returns to the squad he will have to fight for his place the same as everyone else. Pope showed his class today Bairstow played well in the first innings Foakes is also playing well.
Brook just might not get back in as quickly as some were hoping.
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243-5 and a lead of 53
Foakes 29* (64)
England lead by 53
Obviously keeping himself very fit.
It will give us a little bit of hope when we bowl..150 lead be nice.🤞
Well played Ollie Pope.And how the hell Ben Foakes didnt play in the ashes is beyond me.He is such a class cricketer.
We are only 110 ahead. If Pope goes the remaining 3 wickets will fall for less than 20 runs.
I dont expect India will be chasing much more than 130.
Pope 148* (208)
Rehan 16* (31)
Still, new ball after 3 overs tomorrow so let's see where we are half an hour after the start tomorrow.
India have only twice successfully chased more than the current lead at home against England.
And their highest-ever successful chase in Hyderabad is 22!
In Pope that is.
Pope showed his class today
Bairstow played well in the first innings
Foakes is also playing well.
Brook just might not get back in as quickly as some were hoping.
Rehan Ahmed 28 (53) c Bharat b Bumrah
Went fishing outside the off stump and nicked off
388-7 after 93 overs, lead by 198.
Pope 179 (255)
Hartley 21 (27)
Indian bowling and fielding started to get a bit listless in the last half hour pre-drinks. We are proper grinding them down.