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Hugh Manatee
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Well done Cook. A century in the final innings.
deptfordmarmoset
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Not bad, that England opener!
Beebo
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Cook and Root go in consecutive balls.
deptfordmarmoset
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I can't help thinking that that would have been a very suitable time to declare.
Dayvo
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A total of 430+ should be more than adequate. Quick runs before tea and then have four sessions to bowl India out.
Stage is set for Ali and Rashid, methinks, although I'm sure Anderson has other ideas.
Stage is set for Ali and Rashid, methinks, although I'm sure Anderson has other ideas.
nickyboy
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I think Root, having declared against W Indies and then W Indies chased it down and won, is now a very defensive declarer
400 lead, but I guess he will want another 50 at least
Dayvo
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After a bit of a bash towards the end of their innings, Root declares and leaves India 464 runs to win.
AndyRM
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That was a cracking test. Only his second as captain too I think? Cook had a shocker in the field.
deptfordmarmoset
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I know there's a bit of once bitten, twice shy about it, but the series is won already and it would have been a fitting declaration when Cook was dismissed.
AndyRM
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True, though sentimentality and pro sport rarely go hand in hand.
Dayvo
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Blimey! India are 2-3, Kohli gets a first baller and Anderson is equal with McGrath as leading Test wicket taker for a seam bowler!
Three wickets in six balls.
Three wickets in six balls.
Dayvo
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Well, after a good fight-back from India, they finally fell short of England's target and lost by 118 runs.
Kohli was, IMO, the player of the series, scoring consistently with big scores (although he got a golden duck in the 2nd innings - which probably brought him, and his many fans, down to earth again).
England have unearthed a new talent in Sam Curran, who performed well with both bat and ball. Cook finally came good and showed why he's 'possibly' England's best bastman, dare I say it, ever!
And hats off to James Anderson who moves into 4th place in the all-time list of most wickets taken in Test cricket.
England are far from the finished article, but there is a lot of promise for the next few years (how many times have we heard that?).
Roll on Sri Lanka and the West Indies over the coming winter.
Kohli was, IMO, the player of the series, scoring consistently with big scores (although he got a golden duck in the 2nd innings - which probably brought him, and his many fans, down to earth again).
England have unearthed a new talent in Sam Curran, who performed well with both bat and ball. Cook finally came good and showed why he's 'possibly' England's best bastman, dare I say it, ever!
And hats off to James Anderson who moves into 4th place in the all-time list of most wickets taken in Test cricket.
England are far from the finished article, but there is a lot of promise for the next few years (how many times have we heard that?).
Roll on Sri Lanka and the West Indies over the coming winter.
