India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[sussexpob]

There you go, finally flapped at one...... averages 5 for a reason.

Bumrah gave Jadeja nearly 2 hours, and all hes done is score 10 singles. Idiocy.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Before that, 65 runs for the loss of one wicket. Over the whole innings, India will feel they threw this away.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Presumably Jadeja will have a slog now.

[sussexpob]

Presumably Jadeja will have a slog now.

Nope. Refusing singles

[sussexpob]

Finally takes a ball on, but its the last one of the over. Givign Siraj all 6

[sussexpob]

Is Stokes planning a week of next test? Why is he forcing himself to bowl so much

[Arthur Crabtree]

Making a point? Could have given Bashir a decent spell. And maybe Archer could have a go at the number XI.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Still, Stokes did get Bumrah.

Applause for Jadeja for the 50.

[sussexpob]

Siraj knocks a straight drive down past Stokes for 2, and the crowd reaction was like he'd just scored a 400

[sussexpob]

Get the feeling India might just be toying with themselves here. 30 feels a long way off. I will say if India do get there, Jadeja will take Lara's crown for the best innings ever played in my mind.

[Arthur Crabtree]

An England win now would be a relief, but an anticlimax. The momentum of the drama is with India.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Who is going to replicate the Simon Jones drop on the boundary?

England will get a chance, but will they take it?

[sussexpob]

Who is going to replicate the Simon Jones drop on the boundary?

England will get a chance, but will they take it?

Going with Crawley or pope, both are basically standing on the pitch short on the leg side. Anything coming there is going to be tough

[sussexpob]

I like Stokes field to Siraj to pace, in fact he went to that field to Bumrah too late because tailenders shuffle across short ball is always popping up behind or square on the leg side, and it stops the batter tickling it behind and just getting some bat for runs.

But for Bashir, I don't get having men on the boundary. Siraj is highly unlikely to be hitting above mid offs head.... get that man in, surround the bat at every angle

[sussexpob]

I like Stokes field to Siraj to pace, in fact he went to that field to Bumrah too late because tailenders shuffle across short ball is always popping up behind or square on the leg side, and it stops the batter tickling it behind and just getting some bat for runs

Siraj's last shot was exactly that.... tried to turn and block the ball down into the leg side but couldnt.

Not sure about Siraj taking the single 6th ball... but he gets a single first ball anyway