India close on 125/3 and extend their lead to 257 on Day 3 of the rescheduled Test against England

[Joseph Gomes]

What if we are 36 all out?

Possible but unlikely, even the likes of Pujara and Kohli score a fifty every now and then. It's more likely one of them will contribute next innings.

 

[MP2011]

Siraj gets Broad.

 

[sweep_shot]

Broad is out.

 

[James]

England 250 is up

For the loss of 8

Trail by 166

 

[sweep_shot]

I think they should start slogging. No point in blocking out overs.

They have to win this Test to save the series.

 

[MP2011]

Shami gets full over at Potts.

 

[James]

First ball for 4 lol

 

[James]

I think they should start slogging. No point in blocking out overs.

They have to win this Test to save the series.

Can’t say any different. Tailenders are slogging

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

C'mon Sham...just pitch it up at the three sticks...

 

[sweep_shot]

Indian pacers are targeting the bodies. Bairstow could've hit these for boundaries.

 

[sweep_shot]

Good take from Pant.

That could've been 5 wides.

 

[James]

Nice scoop for 4

Billings

 

[Kroll]

Shot! Billu

 

[sweep_shot]

Scoop shot in Test!

Well executed by Billings.

 

[James]

Billings skier. Gets away with it for 2

 

[sweep_shot]

England - 260/8.

Trailing by 156 runs.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Gee good keeping by pant. he's dived around all over the place and the swing not helping him either. Must say he's improved his keeping to the quicks big time.
And some of it is do with the pitch. True bounce.
I wish we had this pitch in India. Imagine such pitches in our Ranji and domestic scene. We'd not only breed good quicks but also good slipsmen.

 

[sweep_shot]

Sun is out. Should be easier to bat now.

 

[Rajdeep]

SKY Sports should hire Ravi Shastri permanently in their commentary panel...great addition. Considering BCCI wont have him, he can replace likes of Mike Holding for Sky which will work well from diversity perspective as well. Just a thought.

 

[James]

Lovely shot by Potts

4

 

[Joseph Gomes]

How useless is Billings. Not contributing anything from the other end just surviving like a tail ender. England carrying so many deadwoods.

Billings is the reason England was able to score 250+ today. Have you seen how the rest batted? Billing prevented a batting collapse

 

[sweep_shot]

SKY Sports should hire Ravi Shastri permanently in their commentary panel...great addition. Considering BCCI wont have him, he can replace likes of Mike Holding for Sky which will work well from diversity perspective as well. Just a thought.

I don't mind Shastri as a commentator. He seems like a straight up guy.

Better than many other robotic commentators.

 

[James]

Sun is out. Should be easier to bat now.

India will want to be batting soon, before clouds return

 

[MP2011]

Poor ball from Shami, on the legs.

 

[sweep_shot]

England are trailing by 149 runs now.

 

[James]

How useless is Billings. Not contributing anything from the other end just surviving like a tail ender. England carrying so many deadwoods.

Billings 36 (56) and played a fine hand.

 

[sweep_shot]

Gone.

9th wicket.

 

[MP2011]

Billings plays on, Sirag gets him.

 

[Ab Fan]

Foakes won't have scored these many runs that Billings has already scored. I think England should back Billings. He is a 37-38 averaging keeper batsman while Foakes would have been 29-31.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

good bowling by Siraj. And a good innings from Billings comes to an end

 

[sweep_shot]

England should try to bowl India out for 200 (250 maximum). That would leave them with a target of 350-400.

 

[James]

England should try to bowl India out for 200 (250 maximum). That would leave them with a target of 350-400.

England will fancy themselves to do this lol.

I don’t. But they will

 

[sweep_shot]

England will fancy themselves to do this lol.

I don’t. But they will

It is overcast. So, you never know.

 

[James]

4 to Jimmy lol

 

[sweep_shot]

Anderson has scored 80+ once (against India). So, he can bat. He is no Chris Martin.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

England should try to bowl India out for 200 (250 maximum). That would leave them with a target of 350-400.

Yes, thats the attitude they should take whilst bowling. There is still lots happening at the wicket.
& our top order does not inspire a lot of confidense, at least not by recent history.
However a few of them are due...lets see

 

[James]

2 more

Potts going to get another quick go before they’re bowled out

 

[sweep_shot]

These are all handy runs. Bonus runs.

England are trailing by 143 runs.

 

[James]

England tail doing a bit better than I expected. I thought Potts was a rabbit after the New Zealand series but he is getting a fair bat on it.

 

[James]

Anderson looks a bit embarrassed just constantly playing & missing at these lol

 

[James]

274/9

 

[MP2011]

4.

These are all very handy runs for England.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

what songs do the English crowds sing at the cricket? are these soccer songs or any specfic barmy army ones?
I always like hear them singing away, it just lifts ones spirits.

 

[MP2011]

And now a 6.

 

[sweep_shot]

Four.

England are now trailing by 138 runs.

 

[Ab Fan]

India would probably be 106/6 at end of day.

 

[sweep_shot]

Six!

Potts is having fun out there.

England are trailing by 132 runs.

 

[MP2011]

Siraj has been very expensive this innings.

 

[sweep_shot]

Seems like a catch. They are checking if the catch is clean.

Fielder seems confident.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

not out i'd say

 

[MP2011]

That must be given out.

 

[sweep_shot]

It doesn't look out. But, it needs to be conclusive as soft signal is out.

 

[James]

I thought that bounced lol.

Ah well.

Potts useful cameo.

 

[MP2011]

And it is out, Siraj takes his 4th.

 

[Rajdeep]

Thank you Alim Dar

 

[sweep_shot]

I thought that bounced lol.

Ah well.

Potts useful cameo.

Yeah. I thought it bounced too.

 

[James]

Siraj cleans up the tail. Expensive but 4-66

 

[sweep_shot]

If soft decision was not out, this could've been not out.

I personally think it was not out.

 

[MP2011]

Gower says it carried.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Weather rightly given or not, i guess potts will be steaming in...our guys better watch out

 

[James]

If soft decision was not out, this would've been not out.

Yep

 

[James]

Deficit would have been less than 100 without the crazy Broad/Bumrah over haha

 

[Sunzi]

Soft signal farce strikes again.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Gower says it carried.

yes, he said he got the finger below.

 

[sweep_shot]

So, India are leading by 132 runs.

If England can bowl them out for 200-225, that's a target of 333-358. Quite chasable.

 

[MP2011]

132 runs is a very handy lead to have especially with our batting lineup.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Going to be fireworks - this innings for sure

 

[MP2011]

If England can bowl them out for 200-225, that's a target of 333-358. Quite chasable.

Easier said than done.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

This soft signal rule is utter nonsense. That was not out.

 

[MP2011]

Going to be fireworks - this innings for sure

Broaderson will be bowling at us for perhaps the last time.

Last time for Jimmy vs Kohli.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

This soft signal rule is utter nonsense. That was not out.

yep, am all for doing away with this pathetic rule.

 

[Savak]

India has a vital lead. Anderson at 40 years of age will not have the same steam in the fourth innings, his fourth innings record has been terrible for the past few years and Broad is already past it.

England squandered it by letting Pant, Jadeja off the hook and then by batting poorly in the first innings. You can't expect Root and Bairstow to bail you out everytime especially against a high quality pace bowling attack like India's.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

So, India are leading by 132 runs.

If England can bowl them out for 200-225, that's a target of 333-358. Quite chasable.

England isn't chasing 300+, Bairstow isn't gonna score a ton every single innings. Root is batting well but not well enough.

India will have to play extremely bad to lose from here

 

[sweep_shot]

Soft signal should be replaced with benefit of doubt.

Benefit of doubt should go to batsman.

 

[sweep_shot]

England isn't chasing 300+, Bairstow isn't gonna score a ton every single innings. Root is batting well but not well enough.

India will have to play extremely bad to lose from here

Don't forget Stokes and Pope.

England chased down a 300-ish score recently. Quite comfortably too.

 

[MP2011]

Gill gone cheaply again.

 

[Sunzi]

ATG Gill gone.

 

[sweep_shot]

Gone!

England get their 1st wicket.

4/1.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

1st wicket down.
And if this keeps up -this site will hot up as the regulars return...

 

[MP2011]

Don't forget Stokes and Pope.

England chased down a 300-ish score recently. Quite comfortably too.

lol, and their opposition remains same? Even against the same opposition, these feats are not repeated every other day.