Huge lbw shout from Jimmy against Kildeep, pitching just outside leg ffs. This is the best Jimmy's bowled for a while, deserves much better than he's got !
Get in ! Jaiswal charges down to Jimmy and skies it miles up and Bairstow running in from the boundary takes a fine catch. 383-8
Gotta feel we should've played another seamer in place of one of yhe spinners what with Root bowling so much. The way Jimmy has bowled I think another seamer could've got something out of the surface too. We've gotta wrap this up swiftly
Why is Bashir still bowling ? He's bowled like Bess this morning, hasn't spun a single delivery. Just gifting them runs
Get in. All done. Mukesh edges to Root off Bashir. Great catch. 396 all out. Now let's bat for 2 days please !
Gotta say the current 7/2 for England to win is rather tempting. India favourites obviously with 400 on the board but the way we play, we'll either go past that easily or get skittled for under 200. If we do get a big 1st innings lead that will look a very generous price !
6 overs negotiated without any damage, 1 ball to Crawley from Kuldeep almost ran all along the ground worryingly. 32-0 at lunch
Customary fast start from England's openers. 54-0 after 9 overs as Crawley takes 16 off an over from Bumrah.
Great stuff again from England. Scoring at over 5 an over compared to India’s 3.5. We love a chase, even in the first innings.
Fantastic ball from Bumrah to clean bowl Pope with an in swinging yorker. Root still looks very out of touch. I'll probably jinx him, but Bairstow is timing the ball beautifully. Pivotal session after tea with Stokes and Bairstow together. 155-4. India very much favourites with England batting last.
Struggling now at 159-5. Poor shot by Bairstow and Root completely out of nick. The lower order needs to form some partnerships with Stokes now to build our score. Foakes, Ahmed and Hartley are all decent with the bat.
