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

[jaydesh]

Until Ben Stokes brings himself on and breaks the partnership

It's just inevitable. An ATG series by Stokes.

The only silver lining for them is that Stokes will probably bowl just a short spell or two, at best. See that off, and the job gets easier. But going by recent history, Stokes has a good chance of having the last laugh. What a superhuman.

 

[Shri]

214 overs bowled by eng in this test so far compared to 157 by india

 

[Ju7]

A bit of an indictment of Dawson that Root has come on to bowl.

 

[Pothas]

England not doing this at Edgbaston is really annoying.

 

[Niall]

I suggested this before but I think management will be inclined to give Sai more chances at 3.

Jadeja at 36 probably wont play this format much longer, so he batting at 6 seems the obvious long term strategy.

I still want someone like Kuldeep as the main frontline spinner.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Stokes losing patience with Archer.

Good stuff from India this. You get the feeling everyone would be on the golf course by now had the situation been flipped.

 

[jaydesh]

Just about 1 hour or so till tea. India needs to hold their nerve for once.

 

[MW1304]

Bashir would have done the job here

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Jadeja runs so effortlessly, whether between wickets or covering big yards in the outfield. Such a natural athlete, all liquid grace.

 

[Uppercut]

Jadeja runs so effortlessly, whether between wickets or covering big yards in the outfield. Such a natural athlete, all liquid grace.

He’s come on leaps and bounds since the Lord’s test when the idea of asking him to run the occasional 2 was laughable.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Carse looks likely against Sundar right now

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Indifferent bounce. This is getting spicy now

 

[SkyBlue]

Carse looks likely against Sundar right now

Yep. Looks like he'll get bounced out. A wicket is due.

 

[Daemon]

Until Ben Stokes brings himself on and breaks the partnership

It's just inevitable. An ATG series by Stokes.

Here it comes

 

[SkyBlue]

Stokes is back. A wicket will fall here for sure.

 

[Hungry Llama]

Whole lot of woofing going on, but i cant see the bazballers managing to bat through 5 sessions just for a draw. Well they didnt at Lords.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The English should fear Washington

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Good call, Ahsan

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Come from around the wicket...pitch it up, two short covers

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

First time in a while we can hold the bowlers roundly responsible for the situation we're in. It's usually been the batsmen who've been guilty of a lack of application but they've fought well enough in the last three innings.

This is applicable to the Windies T20I team