India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[andy]

Pant dispatches archer for huge 6 over midwicket

[andy]

50 for Rishabh Pant very brave bold effort from him

[Arthur Crabtree]

Not sure Stokes has ever bowled better in a series.

India have played and missed so much in this innings, that India's superior attack could roll England when they get a chance.

[sussexpob]

Not sure Stokes has ever bowled better in a series

It's almost like classic swing bowling does the job, and all these "buy me a wicket" pace merchants don't.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Suspect India will be very pleased with that total.

[mikesiva]

India 358 all out

Sudharsan 61
Jaiswal 58
Pant 54
Rahul 46
Thakur 41

Stokes 5-72
Archer 3-73

[sussexpob]

Suspect India will be very pleased with that total.

Well if you believe the English commentators, this is a total road and the ball has hardly moved. It's not a disaster to bat out there, and you'd feel more comfortable with 400 on the board, but I dont think its a road at all. The ball first up for Woakes was moving around a lot, India just got some luck and England didn't bowl well.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Crawley is running out of opportunities to make his one score of the series. So maybe today...

[sussexpob]

Crawley is running out of opportunities to make his one score of the series. So maybe today...

3 balls left, fourth one he has a swing at it... just can't help himself. I don't hold out much hope he lasts long.

[sussexpob]

No Siraj with the new ball, very interesting decision

[andy]

Can't see him lasting long in these conditions...ball swinging and seaming everywhere.....duckett gets the run count up and runnjng...boundary down the leg side....kamboj gets the new ball over siraj

[sussexpob]

Duckett nearly throws his own bat onto his wicket.

[andy]

Crawley playing some lovely shots and looking good when attacking but when he tries to defend he looks all at sea

[sussexpob]

Crawley playing some lovely shots and looking good when attacking but when he tries to defend he looks all at sea

Dunno, he's had a while hack at the ball 3 times. That is the problem really, he has so little trust in his defence that you sense a few dot balls pass and he runs out of patience

[andy]

Huge problems for Gill! England race to 77-0 at tea from 14 overs...all 3 Indian bowlers have been wayward and bowled both sides of the wicket...serious words needed at tea from Indian manangement