India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[andy]

If I was Jacob bethel I would be preparing to play the next test

[sussexpob]

Nitish has ball on a string nearly has pope first ball! Dropped catch

And again....looked like that carried from Siraj

[Arthur Crabtree]

Nitish 2-5! What's going on.

[sussexpob]

After Gill registered one the least false stroke rate ever recorded in a 267 run innings, Zak Crawley's false shot rate of 50% makes for miserable reading.

20 odd false strokes in the space of a few overs.... what does this guy have to do to be dropped

[sussexpob]

Nitish 2-5! What's going on.

Classic presentation of the seam. Getting the ball to nibble all over the shop...

[mikesiva]

Chris Gayle is in the house.

And looking old!

[andy]

Suprised jadeja hasn't had a go before lunch...overrate pathetic again

[andy]

Or Sundar...one of the spinners should have had an over or two....lunch 82-2 India's morning having lost the toss only 25 overs bowled though

[Durhamfootman]

Good call to bat first or just a reaction to criticism for bowling and losing badly last time out?

[andy]

Good call to bat first or just a reaction to criticism for bowling and losing badly last time out?

Good call to bat first...pitch on the slow side new ball has nibbled as expected but no demons in this pitch...clear blue sky..ideal batting conditions

[Arthur Crabtree]

England have developed nack for losing two wickets close together.

[andy]

Still no Washington...30 overs in and no spin used so far

[Arthur Crabtree]

So are England playing post-bazball.

44 added in 16 overs. Pope digging in like a post-millennial Chris Tavare.

[andy]

When's the last time England were 31 overs into an innings and the run rate was under 3 and over?! Pope 16 from 51 balls and root 25 from 50.....siraj having a chirp mentioning baz ball....real struggle for these two right now

[sussexpob]

Nearly 30 consecutive dot balls.... its almost like England are on best behaviour after their utter madness on Day 4 of the last test.