Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.

[sussexpob]

Let the batters get to three figures, and declare.....

[DiligentDefence]

Well played Chris Woakes. A few wobbles in the 90's but generally a really good innings.

[Durhamfootman]

it 'll make team selection rather interesting when Stokes is available again

[meninblue]

Well done to England. imo England won when they got 50 runs lead.

[Durhamfootman]

Let the batters get to three figures, and declare.....

they definitely need to get them in tonight

tomorrow might be another in/out day

[KipperJohn]

Well deserved 100 for Chris Woakes who has always been a very good lower order batsman. Has looked unflappable.

[meninblue]

Woakes on 96 with Pandya bowling...never get a better chance...

Spot on. One of the passengers in test team. Ridiculous that he is still making playing 11.

[DiligentDefence]

Bairstow flashes outside off once too often but an important innings of 93.

[andy]

Hardik gets Bairstow in the 90's!!!!!!!!!!

[meninblue]

One would have thought we would do better than we did in South Africa. It's getting worse.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Great to see Woakes of England make his debut Test ton. Pleasing to see a good sporting player doing well.

[Arthur Crabtree]

In a batting head to head is it too simplistic to say Woakes is ahead of JB2?

[andy]

Na he's still got work to do to cement a place at 7....at the moment he isn't consisent enough for 7 yet he's too good for 8....in time, he can become a good test no7....but yeah Buttler not good enough to play as batsman alone...IMO he needs gloves or not play..

[Durhamfootman]

not surprised that England are still batting, really. No 'bottom'... never have had

[alfie]

I'd be targeting to bat all day for 300 and then I'd declare.

Indian batting line up looks terrible. I doubt if back then heavily to score 200 if the ball moves

Nice idea but I can't see them getting anywhere near 300. Get 200 from here - and get them quickly - and they could have this virtually over tonight ! Still plenty there for the pace men.

Ha ! You had more faith in England's batting than I did , Sussex

I'd agree India will struggle to make England bat again if the ball keeps moving about ...guess it comes down to how much time they have to bowl at them between rainstorms...Would have been nice to have a few overs at them tonight , but the light put paid to that idea...