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do I get Root for the second innings, now that JB1 has a busted finger?

(worth a try, I suppose)

Hmm. I've outsourced the decision to G4S.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Hmm. I've outsourced the decision to G4S.

England should try that

they'd probably escape with a draw, the minute G4S got their first down payment

Alfie's all England side not likely to have a good Test.

I'll do this tomorrow.

Buttler hundred helped me lol!

Sorry fellas.

Mañana.

We have the latest fax technology up and working at last and it's time for the player scores from the exciting Trent Bridge Test which swung wildly over the five days to leave India touching down on the home plate by a slender 203 runs.

Hardik...242
Kohli...230
Buttler...185
Stokes...140
Rahul...139
Rahane...130
Anderson...122
Rashid...99
Pujara...96
Cook...96
Ishant...93
Broad...92
Ashwin...51
Jennings...33
Root...29
Bairstow...25

Moeen, Kuldeep, Jadeja, Umesh, Karthik DNP.

More exciting updates to follow.

me moving up to 1st place would be exciting.... if you can arrange it

I think owing to Brexit that might not be possible.

Or that interpretation might be project fear.

We will see.

Scores for this round are.

Andy...662
BFL...639
Durham...631
GG...571
Ian...546
Red...545
Redjr...541
Prof...528
Doc...516
Mike...502
Adi...498
Arthur...474
Al...469
Alfie...412
DD...346

Scores will be collated by our offices in the Channel Islands. Our commitment to you is that all Fantasy League subscribers will updated as soon as possible. Terms and conditions apply. All promises are only suggestions.

Over the weekend at least, I think.

Fantasy League: England v India 2018 is a boulevard of broken dreams. As so often happens, Mike is operating with less than a full hand by mid series, and clearly invested recklessly in spin bowling all rounders with Moeen Ali, Sir Jadeja joining Murali Vijay in the bargain bin. Doc and DD have been shed off the main thrust of the Fantasy League like the fuel reserves off the back end of a lunar module. The best that most can hope for is a bag of jalebi for finishing eighth.

BFL, Ian, Adi and Durham may dare to hope, but there is more than one way up the greasy pole. All have Kohli, most have Anderson, and then the pattern becomes indistinct. Perhaps it will become clearer at the Rose Bowl where we must gather next.

There's a sorry tale to tell regarding the sponsors for the third Test at Trent Bridge, a partnership package which attracted a great deal of interest across the cricketing world. It was won by Mr Kipling, maker of exceedingly good cakes whose PR department offered to send us a packet of Bakewell Tarts. And who doesn't like Bakewell Tarts? But students at Manchester University got hacked the proposal and then defaced the promotional information and set fire to the pies. So for the first time there is no sponsor and we must ask ourselves what hope is there for a world which has no room for bribery, a nod and a wink, and creative accountancy.

BFL...1848
Ian...1823

Adi...1735
Durham...1724

GG...1648
Red...1644
Prof...1638

Al...1577
Redjr...1574
Andy...1552
Mike...1518
Arthur...1512
Alfie...1505

Doc...1186

DD...885

We meet in Southampton next week for the fourth Test of this exciting five match series.

Please contact with any queries.

Relieved to discover that my lack of Indian players - or Buttlers- did not hurl me too far down the precipice ...yet. If England affect their customary bounce back from a catastrophic loss I imagine my quest for the Mars Bar may yet be alive , though the podium already looks out of reach.
Or is it a Bakewell Tart for eighth this time ?

I'll see what I can do.