Reply With QuoteThe catching from both sides has been dismal.Originally Posted by MacAdder
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Brooke gets his ton of 91 balls, was dropped on 19 too.... by Siraj!
The catching from both sides has been dismal.
Hasn't it just. England probably worse.
Game on now.
What a series this has been. 35 need 4 wickets left and one of those is Woakes with a dislocated shoulder. Superb cricket
Fantastic viewing.
Still England's to lose.
Although India have had a long day in the field England will be happier with the rain/light stoppage.
That said, Siraj tearing in after a break they will not fancy.
Bethell should never be selected for England in the proper game again.
He has potentially lost this game by playing 20-20 cricket in a Test match.
He was 5 off about 35. He couldn't get it off the square, that's not t20!
Correction - a 20-20 shot. He could have gone on not getting it off the square until lunchtime tomorrow if he had avoided getting out by playing a useless cross-bat shot which was completely unnecessary.
And thereby opening the door for an unlikely India victory which now looks very possible.
What a series! 5 tests, all going 5 days.
Both sides and absolute clown show in the field but it's been brilliant. Fair play to England - it's got to the point where chasing down these huge totals is actually possible but bugger me do we give away some bizarre wickets.
Flatten the pitch, go out and bat competently for an hour and we should be home and dry but it's been gripping
Ever heard of pressure?
Bethell looks exactly like a bloke that's played no cricket this summer. His, and Jamie Overton's selection (JO especially) are mental decisions.
England are very good at chasing down fourth innings targets and the speed they bat at gives them plenty of time to take twenty wickets even with an attack as poor as the one they selected for this game. However, it’s as if they believe they can only win one way and I can’t help thinking that if they want to take the next step on the way to being the best team in the world, they are going to have to be more adaptable. Bethel’s shot to get out was a pathetic one - it was as if he only has the one way to bat and he reacted to a degree of pressure that I would argue was quite common in test cricket by running down the wicket to a quick bowler and taking a horrible swipe thereby ramping up the pressure considerably on the batting to come.
England come out swinging at everything and score eight off the first two balls, but a nervous looking Smith goes without adding to his overnight two. Overton now out on an umpire’s call lbw, 354-8 with twenty needed.
its all going on
Tongue given out lbw, but it’s shown to be missing by miles on review, England miss out on a leg bye as a result.
Huge crowd considering.
Siraj man of the series for me.
Edit: Tongue gone!! Woakes walking out, looking like he's just escaped from A&E
What a finish.
9 down
woakes in with one arm
Tongue bowled, he barely hit the ball in the 12 or so he faced - 17 needed with Woakes coming in to bat left handed.
Atkinson hits a 6. 11 needed.
They run a bye off the last ball of the over, so Atkinson still on strike - Woakes is really hurting just running though.
India win by 6 - Woakes never faced a ball.
The very least India deserved, they were the better team for most of the series. England are a talented, but brittle team who bottled this game after Brook and Root had done so well - they’re not as good as they think they are.
Siraj gets his five and, although Shubman Gill fantastic with the bat, is a certainty for man of the series.
What a series 👏 👏 👏
Test cricket at its best
Brilliant series.
England and their tactics batting 2nd and some over aggressive batting and I think as well poor selections have contributed strongly to their own downfall.
They have to win in Australia against a very ordinary Australian batting line up. But Bazball needs winding in.
Wood and Archer being fit will help as well.
This ^^^
Juzt imagine the rhetoric had Atkinson pulled it off to win it 3-1.
Well done India 🇮🇳
exciting finish to an exciting series
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