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[newts]

353-7 at lunch.

England batted well for the last hour before lunch, kept the scoreboard ticking & playing some nice shots.

 

[laurentian]

353-7 at lunch.

Notwithstanding the fact that India have yet to bat, I would imagine anything over 400 would be considered a decent 1st innings total at the moment

 

[laurentian]

Archer in and clips a boundary with his first shot . . .

 

[KingstonGraham]

Bumrah deserves his 5th here.

 

[matticus]

Archer in and clips a boundary with his first shot . . .

Impressive, for someone you could forgive being very nervy.
(let's hope his bowling starts as well!)

 

[KingstonGraham]

Bumrah deserves his 5th here.

and gets it

 

[laurentian]

Archer in and clips a boundary with his first shot . . .

. . .which was the sum total of his innings!

 

[KingstonGraham]

387. Might turn out to be not a bad innings all in all.

 

[Beebo]

. . .which was the sum total of his innings!

Hopefully a more productive bowling session.

 

[laurentian]

India 13 off the first over . . . Joffra just about to bowl

 

[laurentian]

India 13 off the first over . . . Joffra just about to bowl

Takes Jaiswal in his first over!!

 

[laurentian]

Takes Jaiswal in his first over!!

. . . a maiden over at that

 

[Blazing Saddles]

India all out for 387 too.
Re boot and start again.

 

[Beebo]

It’s a very tetchy game.
India and England are both as bad as each other. The spirit of the game, if it ever really existed, seems to be gone now.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It’s a very tetchy game.
India and England are both as bad as each other. The spirit of the game, if it ever really existed, seems to be gone now.

The series has been played with a good spirit until they got to a tense situation at the end of a very long day today. It will be a real shame if the rancour continues. I don't think it will though.