Fifth Test: India v England, 16-20 Dec (Chennai)

[Arthur Crabtree]

India have to let Karun break Lara's record. So declare after half an hour tomorrow.

[meninblue]

Declare now

still need to bat for 40-50 runs.

50 runs for next test

[meninblue]

Cook wasted one win due to late declaration, Virat too isnt declaring.

Hope we collapse now and get all out and have to forcibly field.

[Dr Cricket]

Cook wasted one win due to late declaration, Virat too isnt declaring.

Hope we collapse now and get all out and have to forcibly field.

still a day to go, plenty of time left in the game batting for more than 5-10 overs won't make a difference mostly because it still gives england the same amount of overs to bat under pressure.

[Dr Cricket]

surprised England not bowling some declaration crap to end this misery for the bowlers and fielders.

[rich1uk]

surprised England not bowling some declaration crap to end this misery for the bowlers and fielders.

they started doing that 177 overs ago

[meninblue]

I think 200 is the declaration target.

Odd number will not give a win.

200 is psychological, our players should print target total on shirts and use them while fielding just to make sure all England batters are reminded of the psychological total many times.

[Dr Cricket]

Think the commentators are missing the point England want india to declare which is why they took the new ball.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Slow over rate in this situation is cheating. The umpires should stop it.

[dan08]

India should declare at the end of the day. Lead will be over 250 by then.

[Arthur Crabtree]

India's highest score v England.

[sussexpob]

Jake Ball has took what, 2 wickets in a 3 or 4 match career so far.

Must have really impressed on that aptitude test

[sussexpob]

666/6...

Wonder if thats happened before

[rich1uk]

Jake Ball has took what, 2 wickets in a 3 or 4 match career so far.

Must have really impressed on that aptitude test

an average of 114 and a s/r of 228

[hopeforthebest]

Anderson and Woakes are fortunate not be selected for this game. England pace bowlers have been unable to match the success of the India pace bowlers in this series, they've managed to get lateral movement more often than England.