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

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

A very half-hearted siu there from Siraj

 

[Prince EWS]

This might even be the record for most catches in an innings by a sub fielder?

Good chance at most catches in a series by the same sub fielder too I reckon.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Will Stokes run, or will he just look to smash them to all parts?

 

[King Kane]

Siraj was probably the only one that celebrated that wicket, the ball kept low which isn't a good sign for the Indian batsmen and Stokes is back in now.

 

[King Kane]

Shastri knows the score, he knows India are done for.

 

[trundler]

How can Stokes run a triple like that all of a sudden? Drug test him right now

 

[King Kane]

Respect for Siraj, he still goes hard right into the very last over, great competitor.

 

[slowfinger]

Dawson doesn't look flustered or out of place one bit - hope he gets a good run in this side from here on ...

 

[trundler]

England's day I reckon. Hope Dawson does well tomorrow.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

India have put in the kind of performance reserved for dead rubbers one game in advance. Wonder what the dressing room was like during that nice 10 day-long break between Tests for them to turn up like this.

 

[King Kane]

Surely Dawson should be England's first choice spinner ahead of Bashir, not only is he a better spinner he also strengthens England's lower order.

At the very least he should be on the Ashes tour down under, normally England pick two spinners for that tour and he should be one of them.

 

[Adders]

Great knock from Root. Some weirdos still think he isn’t an ATG for some reason.

He'll fix these weirdos this Aussie summer.

 

[Silver Silva]

It hasn't sunk that Joe Root is the second highest runscorer of all time in tests

 

[Groundking]

Nice to see that Joe Root > Punter is now confirmed.

India are cooked here, Stokes to come out in the morning fresh without cramp to slog to a 150 and unassailable 300+ lead.

 

[Molehill]

I'd be surprised if he doesn't play a couple of seasons after calling it a time in Tests. If not playing, he may be in for a coaching/consultant/ambassador/media role

When Root quits Tests he quits playing.

 

[Molehill]

This might even be the record for most catches in an innings by a sub fielder?

Good chance at most catches in a series by the same sub fielder too I reckon.

Apparently 40% of all stumpings by a substitute have taken place in this innings!!

 

[Son Of Coco]

Excuses

Lesser players have got hundreds in Australia

Almost 40 hundreds and none against your biggest rival at their home is a major blot on his test career.

Smith on the other hand was greatness in Ashes 2019. Hostile crowd, concussed, yet was the standout player of the entire series.

Root by his standards has been pretty underwhelming in comparison.

Pains me to say it, but Smith would've racked up 50 hundreds if it wasn't for those dastardly kids!

 

[Stefan9]

Surely Dawson should be England's first choice spinner ahead of Bashir, not only is he a better spinner he also strengthens England's lower order.

At the very least he should be on the Ashes tour down under, normally England pick two spinners for that tour and he should be one of them.

I believe he has made comments to the effect of not wanting to go if he isn't going to play.
He has done well for the Sunrisers in the SA20 so may feel if he isn't going to play he would rather be playing in SA then warning the bench in aus.

 

[Shady Slim]

draw in this test and india win the fifth please

 

[Shady Slim]

Excuses

Lesser players have got hundreds in Australia

Almost 40 hundreds and none against your biggest rival at their home is a major blot on his test career.

Smith on the other hand was greatness in Ashes 2019. Hostile crowd, concussed, yet was the standout player of the entire series.

Root by his standards has been pretty underwhelming in comparison.

my take exactly. root's unequivocally an excellent batsman and has been a great and dependable servant of english cricket both home and abroad in every country except for one. he's excelled in poor england teams and england teams that can win. but he has to deliver in australia to go into the parthenon. it's for the very same reason i don't put warner up there with other aussie legends, couldn't get it done in england.