QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
As well as the cricket coverage the extra elements, such as the fascinating interviews with commentators from different countries they played during the Sri Lanka tests, are great.
Good morning for England btw.
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Good morning for England btw.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Turned the telly on just in time to see Stokes hole out 
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Proper test batting from Pope too. He's not got many but he's dug in well.
Idaho
blah blah blah
So if Buttler gets out the long handle for an hour we'll be dead on track.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I like the comments on BBC Live text about root having a problem converting 200s into 300s 
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
He looked very cheesed off for getting out. Bit of a nothing dismissal really just missing a straight one. Tiredness seems the only way to get him out atm. Brilliant stuff.I like the comments on BBC Live text about root having a problem converting 200s into 300s
And will now end his 100th test with an average over 50. Best England batsman in my lifetime.
I'm getting greedy now but I want 600.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Wicket still looks really flat. Hardly any turn for the spinners. Slow, not much bounce. Don't think they'll be scoring many off Anderson.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
And Ishant bowls a beauty as I write that. So reverse swing! Will that be the key?
Pope and Buttler both looked a bit scratchy tbf.
Eta and as I write that he bowls the identical ball to get Archer.
Pope and Buttler both looked a bit scratchy tbf.
Eta and as I write that he bowls the identical ball to get Archer.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Not now. Superb over.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Bit of a pet gripe. Sunny Gavaskar banging on about what's wrong with Drs. Yes Buttler should have been given. But India had three reviews and lost all three. That's the system and it's a good one imo. Lesson is don't waste your reviews.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Encouraging that it's reversing though.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I dunno. India are falling apart a big now. Bring them back out into the field tomorrow morning.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Brilliant stuff building on yesterday.
Bring them out to field again tomorrow for a few overs potentially. Remind Rohit of his drop.
Positives: seamers getting a lot of reverse. Ashwin's carrom ball turned sharply out of the rough. The best time to bat might just be coming to an end and England have 550 in the bank.
All positives
Bring them out to field again tomorrow for a few overs potentially. Remind Rohit of his drop.
Positives: seamers getting a lot of reverse. Ashwin's carrom ball turned sharply out of the rough. The best time to bat might just be coming to an end and England have 550 in the bank.
All positives
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
If reverse is key, does Archer get reverse? Don't think he does does he? Guess he was in for his pace and aggression but on a slow flat wicket would Broad have been the better pick?
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
I know they keep saying when it changes in India it changes quickly - but boy does it need to. Bess and Leach in no trouble really adding 30 for the 9th wicket should say a lot.
I can't imagine Archer is looking forward to this. Still, we won't need him with our demon spin twins will we?
555/8 and still not certain of a first innings lead.
I can't imagine Archer is looking forward to this. Still, we won't need him with our demon spin twins will we?
555/8 and still not certain of a first innings lead.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
After seeing how well both Broad and Anderson bowled in Sri Lanka, it would have been great to have played both. But you also want pace on flat wickets, I think (Bumrah got both his wickets with pace and a touch of conventional swing). In an ideal world you'd have Archer, Broad and Anderson, but they went for the extra batsman and I can't blame them for that. Anderson's definitely improved his reverse swing skills in recent years, though. Let's hope Archer's been working on it as well because Ishant was getting it to go a long long way in that session.
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Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
And stokes will get it to reverse too I suppose. Is he bowling fit at the mo?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Dunno. Stokes is more noted for conventional swing, I think. But yeah, Ishant was the pick of India's bowlers in that final session certainly, and Broad is the most Ishant-like of England's bowlers.
But tbh the spinners are still going to be the key if England are to win this.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
That's an impressive level of pessimism.
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Brilliant stuff building on yesterday.
Bring them out to field again tomorrow for a few overs potentially. Remind Rohit of his drop.
I really enjoyed the commentators trying to invent excuses for it
Idaho
blah blah blah
Really? I thought they tend to throw him the older ball because of his reverse skill?
Both wickets to Archer & good to see the bare bat (nice touch) of Gill return to the dressing room.
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Kohli gone, 73-3
305 to avoid the follow on
305 to avoid the follow on
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
73-4, Root with a worldie of a catch!
2 for Archer, 2 for Bess.
2 for Archer, 2 for Bess.
