Stokes struggling with his shoulder now. Bowling on through but it is a worry for sure
Takes wickets with half a shoulder, what a man
And doing an important job here not just taking wickets and looking threatening but also keeping the other 3 quicks fresh for when the new ball arrives.
Looks really tough out there now. A nonsense that the next Test starts on Thursday, the players deserve a proper rest before the 5th Test.
Yep, plus 9 days between tests 3 and 4 and that's not even considered back to back. It damages the quality, Bumrah won't play and I don't see much point Stokes playing if England win today. Plus add Siraj and maybe Archer to the rest room.
As long as KP Crisps get to play Tyrrell's crisps on 5th August though.
Tough chance. Sometimes they stick, sometimes they dont. Might be the game though because with him gone I think we'd have won it by tea.
Now I think it will be a draw. India will get a lead and we wont have enough time to chase it down.
They only scored 49 runs in the session at less than 2 runs an over and are still 88 behind. Yes they might put the foot down but not without potentially losing wickets more quickly. They are going to have to bat for most of the day to be certain of a draw.
Still a long way to go. If we can get 2 more wickets quickly after lunch then we're into the tail plus Pant is clearly going to struggle. New ball is still only 9 overs old as well.
Yep, the moment Stoke and Pope pulled up with cramp and now injuries has stopped us winning this. I felt we needed about a 400 to 450 lead. Stokes now injured has rule out a win.
Yep, the moment Stoke and Pope pulled up with cramp and now injuries has stopped us winning this. I felt we needed about a 400 to 450 lead. Stokes now injured has rule out a win.
Reaching a lead of 450 would have meant England having even fewer overs in which to take ten wickets. Why would they have taken wickets at a considerably faster rate with a bigger lead?
I like the ambition of aiming for a lead of 450. But, seeing as England have only done this twice in more than 1,000 Tests, it's a bit of a stretch.
This has to be one of the biggest anti-climaxes to a test ever.
To go from having them at 0/2 just before lunch on day 4 and staring a series defeat in the face to being 314/4 on the afternoon of day 5 is pretty wild.
Let's be honest here. England do not have a single spin bowler that is remotely good enough for Test cricket. There are of course many reasons for this but unfortunately it's where we are
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Now I think it will be a draw. India will get a lead and we wont have enough time to chase it down.
Draw 2.06
I like the ambition of aiming for a lead of 450. But, seeing as England have only done this twice in more than 1,000 Tests, it's a bit of a stretch.
England 4.20
Draw 1.30
To go from having them at 0/2 just before lunch on day 4 and staring a series defeat in the face to being 314/4 on the afternoon of day 5 is pretty wild.
Grinding out a draw is exactly what England didn't do well enough in the second test.
Stokes now seeing why he didn't play for eight years!
England do not have a single spin bowler that is remotely good enough for Test cricket.
There are of course many reasons for this but unfortunately it's where we are
Blackpool is right , we just don't produce test quality spinners and end up cycling through various bits and pieces options.