Modern teams' stubborn refusal to put a third man in really irks me, especially when it's india doing it . It's almost like it's a matter of pride because third man is seen as a defensive position.
It still seems to be doing enough to me, albeit not as much as yesterday. But you won't get a lot bowling halfway down as England have often done this session
Especially to a bloke like Akash Deep who showed barely any capacity to hit the ball in front of square on the offside. Genuinely think he'd still have been in the 20s if they'd had a third man in.
It's doing less but still enough. Englands attack is just utter dross
Still enough there if you bowl in the right areas consistently, which England were totally incapable of this morning
Jaiswal the top scorer got dropped twice which cost 65 runs and counting ,
Dropped catches don't make you extensively explore the middle of the pitch when so many dismissals have been LBW or nicks behind
i fear what will happen to our bowlers on this road bowling to bazballers
Did they drop short because there’s no swing/seam movement? Haven’t watched a ball.
Still something in it, but the bowler tiredness will become an increasingly important factor in this innings. They really need to use spin more to give the fast bowlers a break - if the innings gets to the second new ball, they are REALLY going to want some [slightly] fresh bodies.
