International cricket thread

Four changes for India as well. Nair, Jurel, Akash Deep and Prasidh in for Thakur, Pant, Kamboj and Bumrah.

England win the toss again. Live grass and dark gray sky, it was probably the most important toss of the series and Gill called wrong again. Unbelievable run of lost tosses for India.

First blood to England, Jaiswal out lbw on review.

good start by the English bowlers. Atkinson looking a little more spicy. Nearly everything’s aimed in at the pads and stumps…line and length looks perfect…

Hmmm not so much of a good start by the umpires, the wicket that fell, how that wasn’t given out on the field. As plumb an lbw… going to be hitting middle and leg, two thirds way up, nowhere near the bat.

A sudden torrential downpour has ended the session. The pitch got a good chunk of that too and it will take a while to mop this all up.

India 72/2 and I think they will be pretty happy with that.

given this is the final test, India 1-2 down, weather forecast for the remainder of the test mixed… would India not want to be a little bit more adventurous with their batting ? A draw is of zero use to them… 83 runs in just over 27 overs. A run rate just slightly over 3..

Shît, Gill runs himself out ! Wtf, never nearly a run there, what the ? 🤪😂

rain ‘looks’ to have stopped but covers still on parts of the outfield…..probably be 30 minutes minimum before we see play if no more rain with the cleanup etc..

England have really got lucky with the conditions. Bowling has been a bit all over the place but good enough to deal with India. Atkinson has been good on his return. Tongue has bowled some dross and then pulled really good balls out of his bag. India's batsmen look all at sea...if India don't buckle down they could be rolled over tonight..

That looks nasty for Woakes, shoulder injury.

England's day on the whole. These two Indian batters have done well. Interesting to see what happens tomorrow, England could skittle them for 230 but if India could get to 250 or more likely 300, they might make a game of it. Woakes will be a loss with ball and bat if as it looks he's badly injured. England just need a draw to win the series so the pressure is on India.

I think it's even stevens particularly taking the Woakes injury into account. The toss was a huge win for England if the pitch gets better to bat on. The ball did something throughout so it's hard to know what a good score is, but surely top class bowlers would have tumbled India for 150.

Atkinson bowled really, really well but Tongue and Overton were really poor and sprayed it everywhere. Tongue is such an odd bowler in that his unpredictability means a jaffa is around the corner somewhere along with all sorts of rubbish. Overton doesn't look suited to this pitch at all and looked a bit out of his depth.

Looks hugely doubtful whether Woakes could play again in the test and he also won't be able to bat which leaves England in huge trouble.

Nair goes early. Tongue still bowling poor balls but then can produce a decent one. Now Washington plays an unnecessary shot and gets caught. Brainless.

The only thing is India might like a bowl in these conditions but they'd like more runs.

Atkinson gets 5. India all out 224. Their lower order are shocking, really poor display by them the whole series.

England flying already. Scoring almost 6 an over.

England a quarter way to India's total in just 8 overs. Excellent batting not without its risks, but awful bowling. India's series hopes dying in front of them.

India finally get a wicket, Duckett goes. Deep's send off was stupid, England rightly got critiqued for their petulance at the end of the OT test and Deep engages in this nonsense, apart from anything else his team are on the verge of losing the series, ridiculous behaviour.