Right. So what is minimum we need here to be competitive?
So difficult to tell but I suspect that it will be down to how quickly we can get the bloke out who has almost 300 more runs in the Series than anyone else. He's averaging over a hundred and even a 60 or 70 from him may be enough for them to win it.
I'm not sure what the debate was about Robinson reviewing that. It might have been smashing into all three but with three reviews in hand and Shoaib and Jimmy to come it had to be a no brainer to do so. Unfortunate that it was "umpire's call"
What's happened to Bazball ? What's happened to Stokes striding down the wicket & slogging it for 6 ? Seems we're back to the usual push & prod and out within a few balls.
Lead of 200 wont be enough.
Stokes have been starting slowly since Baz has turned up as well as before unless he needed to go for it from the get go.
I think there has been far too much reverse sweeping in this series. I get why it's played but it always seems to carry risk, particularly when tail enders attempt it.
This 30 minutes or so is massive. Get Jaiswal and we are well and truly in the game especially as they have three batting match winners missing in Kohli, KL Rahul and Pant.
The reverse is one of Jimmy's favourite shots though. In this situation England either needed runs or a 25 minute session against the Indian openers. Defending for 7 overs would have been pointless.
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Hartley's batting getting quite predictable now.
133/7
Robinson lbw Kuldeep 0
133/8 (179/8)
Kuldeep 4/16 in his 10 over of wrist spin.
I thought we needed to set them 250 to 275.
We are struggling to set 200.
Robinson survives
Robinson out.
133-8
One minute you are tickling it's belly and it's benign and the next it decides to take a chunk off your arm.
Stokes have been starting slowly since Baz has turned up as well as before unless he needed to go for it from the get go.
India 1.39
England 3.45
Draw 650.00
145-9 and a lead of 191
145/9 (191/9)
A pair for Jimmy and he should be dropped down the order !
145 all out
Ashwin 15.5 overs 5/51
Kuldeep 15 overs 4/22
Jadea 20 overs 1/56
Siraj 3 overs 0/16
10 wickets to the top class spin attack who all turned up in this innings.