India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[sussexpob]

Crucial phase of play before the close.

Indeed. Bumrah nearly had Root straight up... ripping one past his outside edge. Bumrah has been injured recently, England would do well to try and see some overs off. Unlikely to win this game if it is near 500 plays 500, but the more miles they put in those pace bowlers legs, the easier it will be in next month or so.

Root has a nibble at Siraj also... settle down Joe, let it come to you.

[sussexpob]

Bumrah all over England here... Pope responds with a whack, but Jaiswal drops him..... potentially huge moment that.

Siraj then rips one past honest Joe again....

India asking some tough questions at the moment.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Going by the SR, just paying for stumps.

Lose one now, then the nightwatcher, and suddenly you're five down and hanging on...

Rain would be good.

[Arthur Crabtree]

But, good effort from the lads.

[Arthur Crabtree]

And credit to Ollie Pope, who many have been talking out of the side.

[sussexpob]

Yeah, got off with the drop, but cashed it.

Bumrah gets Root ... Just a constant threat, Jasprit. Bowled brilliantly

[Durhamfootman]

yep, got the Pope call right. Bethell might as well go on his holidays unless he can open the batting for the final 3 tests

I saw a stat the other day that suggested that while Pope doesn't score anything like enough hundreds, when he does he scores dirty great big ones. If he carries on tomorrow and fills his boots like he did to win the India test a while ago, his next challenge will be to not spend the rest of this series making single figure scores

[Arthur Crabtree]

Couple of wickets. Nair gets the second four ball zero of the innings.

Should have been stumped, but Jamie Smith missed the ball.

Should have got that.

Nice catch from Pope to get Nair.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Alison Mitchell seems to go through the six stages of grieving every time India drop a chance or fluff a review.

[Durhamfootman]

India missed a number of chances, including Bumrah doing 'a Carse' and taking a key wicket with a no ball

[andy]

Pope goes early

[Arthur Crabtree]

Another of those crucial partnerships. Stokes digging in.

Seems hard to credit that England have committed themselves to batting last.

[andy]

Stokes goes for 20....5 down still trailing by 195

[Arthur Crabtree]

So, no follow on. Though it wouldn't be enforced.

Probably more humid today...

[andy]

Suprised at Krishna's performance....very good bowler should be well suited to English conditions and he's been taken apart brutally