4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

[cnerd123]

**** sakes. decent ball but just a little bit loose from Gill. Urgh

 

[Darwin Award]

Think he will surely surpass Sunny G's record from here

Oval will most likely be a road so should suit him

722 runs in the series after this dismissal.

Needs 53 runs to go past Gavaskar.

And another 250 or so to go past Bradman.

 

[silentstriker]

Well done Gill. Can't write this one off as downhill skiing like I did his hundreds in first two tests.

There have been lots of flat pitches in history of cricket. Still it’s not common to score 700 runs in a series….

 

[jaydesh]

That's the game. You have to leave those type of deliveries. I had a feeling one of them will lose their nerve. India and the time just before and after breaks don't mix well.

Match should be over well before tea

 

[SkyBlue]

Was dreaming of another Sydney 2021 situation but no chance now

England will wrap this up before Tea

 

[SkyBlue]

DROPPED

 

[Johan]

You can recognise me by the profile picture, just like a nanosecond before the wicket.

 

[Spark]

Fine innings but geez that's a horrible dismissal

 

[slowfinger]

bit of a lazy waft outside the offstump there

EDIT **** why is Root so short

 

[slowfinger]

Archer has himself 2 lefties to bowl at at least

 

[jaydesh]

Both teams have been pathetic with the dropped catches.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Jadeja got a bit of criticism for not scoring quicker, does he need to here?

That’s now 3 tough, but not impossible chances shelled

 

[OverratedSanity]

Good knock but pretty terrible waft there

 

[MW1304]

Flat pitches yes, but this is still one of the best series performances ever by a touring bat. People just don't score this many runs here. Coming of age tour for him.

You love it when it happens.

 

[Uppercut]

Looked like a lapse in concentration from Gill, that’s just not a cricket shot.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sub in one legged vihari and crocked back Ashwin imo.

 

[Spark]

Looked like a lapse in concentration from Gill, that’s just not a cricket shot.

Nine balls before lunch too, team killers those.

 

[kevinw]

New ball bowling was poor, going to need to make inroads quickly still, wouldn't want them batting at 5pm.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Ok morning, saved by the late wicket, if Root had held on to Jadeja’s nick that would have really put us into the box seat but there’s still a long way to go

 

[GIMH]

Absorbing session. Doesn’t feel like there is much prospect of India getting any tangible lead so it all becomes about time.

Fancy Archer to get Jadeja out, and from there reckon we should go okay. But I’ve been quite wrong throughout this match tbh