England v India, 4th Test, Ageas Bowl, 30 August - 3 September, 2018

Last chance for Jennings?

Has to be... though Cook increasingly looking like time is up.

Fair f*cks to Root for taking a step down, even if the Ali experiment didn’t pay off. No point continuing to sacrifice yourself supposedly for the team cause. Presumably Vince will come in to bat at three at the Oval.

Entirely new top three for a series decider? Would surely be a first, but probably improve our chances.

WTF is Moeen doing at 3??? Out already of course.

whitburn wrote:WTF is Moeen doing at 3??? Out already of course.

Was worth a shot, as a one-off. Root needed to take himself out of the firing line. Not sure it will make too much difference, as the England captain continues to do his best impression of that bloke from Coldplay, and I’m not talking Will Champion.

pretty even at Lunch

England in the driver's seat with India having to bat last.

Stokes runs out his captain and probably hands India the match.

Unless he makes a century here, he has to be the one to make way for a number 3 batsman at the Oval.

Root is LOLworthy.

Great test developing and no one saying a word

Glued to it.

I think we've probably got enough now though, can't see India chasing 200+.

I reckon the target is 250.

Seriously impressed by Curran

Kohli and Pyjama could chase down something close to 300 if they get in, but if not they could subside quickly. We’re slight favourites but it’s going to be a close one.

beamer wrote:Kohli and Pyjama could chase down something close to 300 if they get in, but if not they could subside quickly. We’re slight favourites but it’s going to be a close one.

Big if though. India have never chased down anywhere near a score this big in this country. I'm feeling pretty comfortable over night, outside chance of an Indian win but I think we've nearly sewn up the series now and I would be shocked if we lost from here. I'd always worry with us chasing a small total but defending a decent total I'm not worried.

Advantage Pomgoila. A 250 target would be a big ask. Can Lady Di hang around with the raisin?

Looks another tough day at the office for the batsmen.

Coaly sure dodged a bullet off Moeen.

I don't really think he got an inside edge and ball-tracker showed he was out lbw otherwise.

Cracking series.    India look like they can make history.

Shame, kind of wanted a decider. Good series though even with the dead rubber at the end.

Not much Flaming interest in this test really!

Pity some bannies suffered spinal deficit disorder.

Kohli can't do it all.

Bizarre that Ali took 9 wickets for the match.

Well, that didn't pan out over the 4 days like I expected.

After the Bannies rolled England for 260 in I1 I thought "abject England batting", but not necessarily so. The ball dominated bat for 4 days. And isn't it good to see?

Well done England on securing the series win.

JGK wrote:Cracking series.    India look like they can make history.

Cracking woof.

horace wrote:Pity some bannies suffered spinal deficit disorder.

Kohli can't do it all.

Bizarre that Ali took 9 wickets for the match.

Heh - I like it. SDD.

[quote="skully"]Well, that didn't pan out over the 4 days like I expected.

After the Bannies rolled England for 260 in I1 I thought "abject England batting", but not necessarily so. The ball dominated bat for 4 days. And isn't it good to see?

Well done England on securing the series win.[/quote

Now will our gutless administration let the curators have a free hand?]

Nah, Q. It'll be 5 roads again this summer. E-Coli will make 1000.

skully wrote:Nah, Q. It'll be 5 roads again this summer. E-Coli will make 1000.

He'll only get 5 innings though.