Cricket then 11:19 - Jul 14 with 1598 views | Steve_M | Still seems a low target and with Rahul in India can still get there but Jof getting Pant so early tilts things very much in England's favour. The best thing may be there are still two more Tests to go. |  |
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Cricket then on 11:35 - Jul 14 with 998 views | Steve_M | But with Rahul gone too it's looking good. |  |
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Cricket then on 11:35 - Jul 14 with 995 views | gainsboroughblue | Absolutely huge start. |  |
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Cricket then on 11:41 - Jul 14 with 967 views | gainsboroughblue | 82-7. Archer you beaut. |  |
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Cricket then on 11:41 - Jul 14 with 966 views | catch74 | Looking very good now - catch Archer! |  |
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Cricket then on 11:42 - Jul 14 with 964 views | bsw72 |
Cricket then on 11:35 - Jul 14 by Steve_M | But with Rahul gone too it's looking good. |
Jofra Archer. We've missed him. Please be careful with him though. That is all. |  | |  |
Cricket then on 11:43 - Jul 14 with 945 views | catch74 |
Sundar said yesterday India would win after lunch. Not sure he’ll be so sure now. |  |
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Cricket then on 11:50 - Jul 14 with 924 views | _clive_baker_ | What a spell. Jadeja can bat, get him gone while they've still got 70+ to chase and that'll start to feel like a mountain, if it doesn't already. |  | |  |
Cricket then on 12:18 - Jul 14 with 841 views | Steve_M |
Cricket then on 11:50 - Jul 14 by _clive_baker_ | What a spell. Jadeja can bat, get him gone while they've still got 70+ to chase and that'll start to feel like a mountain, if it doesn't already. |
Yeah, the target is still quite small so one decent partnership gets India close enough to put England back under pressure. The timing of the next wicket feels critical. |  |
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Cricket then on 12:40 - Jul 14 with 789 views | NthQldITFC | Great atmosphere by the sound of things. |  |
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Cricket then on 12:48 - Jul 14 with 776 views | gainsboroughblue |
Cricket then on 12:40 - Jul 14 by NthQldITFC | Great atmosphere by the sound of things. |
A real tense undercurrent here that feels like it could explode. The Indian team is one I can't really soften to. Would love us to stick it up them today. |  |
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Cricket then on 12:56 - Jul 14 with 745 views | Steve_M |
Cricket then on 12:48 - Jul 14 by gainsboroughblue | A real tense undercurrent here that feels like it could explode. The Indian team is one I can't really soften to. Would love us to stick it up them today. |
More likeable without Kohli who somehow manages to be graceful in defeat but utterly graceless in victory. Big partnership in the context of the game this one, India right back in it even with 81 needed. |  |
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Cricket then on 12:58 - Jul 14 with 732 views | Steve_M |
Cricket then on 12:56 - Jul 14 by Steve_M | More likeable without Kohli who somehow manages to be graceful in defeat but utterly graceless in victory. Big partnership in the context of the game this one, India right back in it even with 81 needed. |
Well done Woakes! |  |
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Cricket then on 12:59 - Jul 14 with 719 views | gainsboroughblue | Boom! Woakes. Superb timing. |  |
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Cricket then on 14:13 - Jul 14 with 591 views | gainsboroughblue | This is becoming a bit Edgbaston 2005. |  |
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Cricket then on 14:41 - Jul 14 with 561 views | Steve_M |
Cricket then on 14:13 - Jul 14 by gainsboroughblue | This is becoming a bit Edgbaston 2005. |
Series context is less edgy here at least, then 2-0 Australia would have probably meant no Ashes. It's going to be hard for either team to win this series from 2-1 down but not impossible. The match is getting tense again, drinks may not be a bad thing for England here. |  |
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Cricket then on 14:54 - Jul 14 with 533 views | gainsboroughblue |
Cricket then on 14:41 - Jul 14 by Steve_M | Series context is less edgy here at least, then 2-0 Australia would have probably meant no Ashes. It's going to be hard for either team to win this series from 2-1 down but not impossible. The match is getting tense again, drinks may not be a bad thing for England here. |
We need a full over at Bumrah. He's been far too comfortable. |  |
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Cricket then on 15:11 - Jul 14 with 496 views | Steve_M |
Cricket then on 14:54 - Jul 14 by gainsboroughblue | We need a full over at Bumrah. He's been far too comfortable. |
It's probably still 60/40 in England's favour but it's not like we're whistling past the stumps a lot at the moment. |  |
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Cricket then on 15:16 - Jul 14 with 482 views | gainsboroughblue |
Cricket then on 15:11 - Jul 14 by Steve_M | It's probably still 60/40 in England's favour but it's not like we're whistling past the stumps a lot at the moment. |
We've done our usual trick. Contain the in batsman Flail about with the tail ender without threatening. However, Bumrah isn't swinging wildly and Jadeja is farming the strike conservatively. |  |
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Cricket then on 15:17 - Jul 14 with 478 views | Ryorry |
Cricket then on 15:11 - Jul 14 by Steve_M | It's probably still 60/40 in England's favour but it's not like we're whistling past the stumps a lot at the moment. |
Always enjoy Tests v India, love it when it's as close as this. Come on England! |  |
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Cricket then on 15:23 - Jul 14 with 453 views | gainsboroughblue | England semi losing the plot here. Trying to get Bumrah out playing the hook shot when he's not actually getting anywhere near to contacting it. |  |
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Cricket then on 15:27 - Jul 14 with 442 views | catch74 | Blimey - needed that. |  |
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Cricket then on 15:28 - Jul 14 with 440 views | Steve_M |
Cricket then on 15:23 - Jul 14 by gainsboroughblue | England semi losing the plot here. Trying to get Bumrah out playing the hook shot when he's not actually getting anywhere near to contacting it. |
But then that one time he does connect..... The tension in my living room has decreased rather a lot at that. 147/9, 46 still needed. |  |
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Cricket then on 15:29 - Jul 14 with 436 views | gainsboroughblue |
Cricket then on 15:27 - Jul 14 by catch74 | Blimey - needed that. |
Really bad from Bumrah that. He wasn't in any bother at all. Let's clean Siraj up now. The last thing I want to see is his face after the winning runs are scored. |  |
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Cricket then on 15:38 - Jul 14 with 414 views | Ryorry |
Cricket then on 15:29 - Jul 14 by gainsboroughblue | Really bad from Bumrah that. He wasn't in any bother at all. Let's clean Siraj up now. The last thing I want to see is his face after the winning runs are scored. |
You need to diss him like you did Bumrah ... |  |
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Cricket then on 15:44 - Jul 14 with 394 views | Ryorry |
Cricket then on 15:38 - Jul 14 by Ryorry | You need to diss him like you did Bumrah ... |
Siraj looking far too comfortable ... |  |
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