India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[sussexpob]

Ouf not sure what Gill was thinking there. Leaves one that is plumb...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Big wicket for Gentle Ben. India's batting feels the pull of gravity. RR slowing, wickets falling.

Is a single figure score for Pant too much to ask?

[Arthur Crabtree]

BBC says Pant averages 88 v SLA.

Maybe in a couple of hours, England would take that...

[sussexpob]

150-3 at lunch.

England's session, but hard to know who is ahead. The new ball moved, the Gill wicket seamed a long way into him, some low bounce here and there, although no turn at all. Reckon 350 is competitive not batting last here.

[andy]

150 up big session this need to get pant before he gets going...sudharasan will hang around but don't want pant accelerating this evening

[sussexpob]

Its the Rishabh Pant show now.....

Takes on the slog sweep to Jofra Archer, Dawson on the boundary was so confused with the shot he didn't move as it went for 4....

Follows it up with a shot that I am not sure has a name. A reverse sweep, Dilscoop thingy.... falls over.

Burning the coaching manual, this lad.

Not seen Pant play his signature shot where he just throws himself head first on the floor and flicks his bat at it.

[andy]

Can't see why he went carse over woakes at start of session again

[sussexpob]

England so far getting carried away with trying to strangle Sai Sudharsan down the leg side again.

[andy]

Carse needs a rest he looks knackered....Atkinson surely due a run out...carse looks like he is on his last legs not surprised but don't need to run him into the ground

[sussexpob]

Archer and Pant have a chirped a bit at each other. Maybe Jofra fancies talking Pant into over attacking.... he did last over, bit of a chirp, Pant responded with emphatically.

Don't like this field to Pant though. Giving Pant the easy single just to prod into the onside. Cut the singles, make him go big to tick the score along.

[andy]

Edge was found and fell just short of Crawley at 3rd slip...the odd chance being created here and there

[sussexpob]

Don't like this field to Pant though. Giving Pant the easy single just to prod into the onside. Cut the singles, make him go big to tick the score along.

10 of his 25 runs have been singles from defensive strokes into the onside.

[sussexpob]

Gotta to love the English commentators inability to be objective. Dawson bowls one that rolls along the floor, and Tufnell is banging on about the pitch being a road

Nothing says a road like balls bouncing at ankle height after 60 overs of play on Day 1.

[sussexpob]

Meanwhile, England have an official warning for slow play again. 5 overs behind schedule.

[andy]

200 up for India in the 65th over