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Going to be tough to bat for the rest of the day and tomorrow to battle for a draw

Englands fascination with wanting to chase is a mixture of arrogance and little confidence in their bowlers
 
600+ is a big figure, anything under 450 would have been game on…

But With this England team.. nothing is guaranteed. So will be fascinating. Will depend on how Eng finish on Sat. If Pope, Root, Stokes and Brook still around, then who knows they may even attack.

What an inning by Gill again..
 
600+ is a big figure, anything under 450 would have been game on…

But With this England team.. nothing is guaranteed. So will be fascinating. Will depend on how Eng finish on Sat. If Pope, Root, Stokes and Brook still around, then who knows they may even attack.

What an inning by Gill again..


They will do will to last until tea tomorrow
 
They will do will to last until tea tomorrow
May have to make it ‘until lunch’.. how is it the ball & pitch doing so much in the first hour? English bowlers did not get anything

If this was in the subcontinent, we would be complaining about the ground and other things.

Stokes must be praying for rain…
 
May have to make it ‘until lunch’.. how is it the ball & pitch doing so much in the first hour? English bowlers did not get anything

If this was in the subcontinent, we would be complaining about the ground and other things.

Stokes must be praying for rain…

There was always the chance that the last two days would be more bowler friendly after 3 days of batting paradise

They got lucky in the last test , not this time , poor choice to bowl
 
The good news… target is under 500 and 5 men still in the tank… I can see a ray of light.


Btw Sky cricket seems to be struggling for me.. blacks out every 30 mins or so.
 
Beautiful bowling from Akashdeep, going to be some series this now with Bumrah to come back in.
It’s always great to have a series where a non fancied bowler steps up and runs thru an opposition…

In this case, agree will be good to see this guy. Bhoom is great, but the other end was leaking. Can’t wait to see Jofra at Lords… with the slope at Lords it will be fascinating
 


Respect 👏👏👏
I like the story and sentiment but don’t agree … Massive Lara fan but records are there to be broken. Him scoring a 400 would not make Lara’s any less. If Lara had thought that way and declared under 350, no man would have made 400..

He will feel like a mug when Pope, Brook or Smith breaks it
 
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5 glorious days of sunshine at Lords, sloping pitch…

What’s the verdict.. Bat or Ball first if given a chance.
Hopefully they will assess the conditions, the health f the bowlers, etc and make an informed decision.

Or they could just bowl first as usual, stating they are happy to chase in the 4th innings and flog the already tired bowlers for another coupe of days in the heat.
 
I like the story and sentiment but don’t agree … Massive Lara fan but records are there to be broken. Him scoring a 400 would not make Lara’s any less. If Lara had thought that way and declared under 350, no man would have made 400..

He will feel like a mug when Pope, Brook or Smith breaks it
I think he's on a safe bet that two of those will never get near to it.
 
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