Not a good idea to elect the field and then have the opposition finish the day on 276/3 like India have.
Windies elected to field in the first test against Pakistan in Kingston and have Pakistan teetering on 68/4.
Magnificent innings from KL Rahul. Kohli still searching for top form along with the rest of the middle order and a long tail to come. A few early wickets and India are gone for 350 ish I reckon.
Apparently only 18% of test matches at lords in the past twenty years have been won by the side bowling first.
Wtf was root thinking I wonder.
The old adage , if you’re not sure whether to bat first, have a think and then bat first.
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They’ll probably get 500
A wicket for England in each of the opening two over of the morning. India currently 303/5.
Good morning for England. India move fro 276/3 to 346/7 at lunch.
Good shout. India bowled out for 364.
Wickets on successive deliveries from Siraj. Sibley and Hameed out for a first ball duck on his recall. 24/2
England 249/4. Captain Root 109 not out.
England’s second highest test run scorer now
Yes, past Graham Gooch’s 8,900 yesterday. He’s over 9,000 now.
England 318/5. Root 136 not out.
England all out for 391, a first innings lead of 27. Captain Root ran out of partners, 180 not out.
India 56/3
India’s out of form middle order and long tail mean England could wrap this up today.
India have steadied the ship. 131/3. It’s a very flat wicket now. Looks like it’s just going to peter out to a draw from here.
Windies have a target of 168 to chase down to win the first test against Pakistan at Sabina Park.
Flurry of wickets for England. India 6 down and lead by 148
Windies on 114/6 chasing a target of 168. Good finish in store here.
114/7. Holder gone on the stroke of tea. Pakistan should win this now.
Noddy stuff there from Holder.
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Target down to 40. Windies 128/7.