England v India (2nd test) Lords

[Concordsafc]

Think now we need to look at the draw run rate to too high to chase let them bat till lunch to limit our time in the field.

 

[The Rat]

All this talk of us chasing or not is academical when Shami is smashing Moeen for 4 through extra cover. We can't chase when they are still batting.

100%

 

[rentaghost]

If you're chasing a challenging total in two sessions you send pinch hitter not a blocker out to bat, then bring in the blocker if it's going tits up. E.g. Stokes and Buttler coming out to bat against WI last year.

Not necessarily. You decide whether you have a reasonable chance in any event. I think England are at the stage where if they went out to bat after lunch they will simply try to survive and would play the batsmen in their natural order. Too much to lose by changing the batting order around and lose on the back of it.

 

[Rufus T Firefly]

Yeah, getting a bit disillusioned with Joe's captaincy.

Love the bloke but his tail end tactics keep doing my head in.

 

[rentaghost]

Again, why has Anderson only bowled three overs?

He looked a bit injured to me tbh. Looks like he is coming on now.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Strange tactics

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

pitch is still good like

Not many demons at all. We perhaps wasted the last of the best of the new ball by banging it in.

 

[Sweeper]

England finally stumble upon the novel idea of giving their best bowler a bowl.

 

[SAFC11]

Jimmy should have been on an age ago.

 

[Sack Fatto]

Jimmy should have been on an age ago.

90 minutes gone...and our best bowler is on. Laughable.

 

[scotch]

Think this has been the nadir of England bowling to the tail under Root

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Got a bit of a Lee / Kasprowicz feel about this.

 

[The Rat]

We can’t win now

keep them batting as long as possible

 

[Oli Wagkz]

Been really poor this session mind. So frustrating

 

[scotch]

And now a drop....do we want to win this

 

[hudson88]

Fuck sake

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

We can’t win now

keep them batting as long as possible

England wouldn’t welcome a declaration now. Nasty little period before lunch.

 

[scotch]

Now root with the drop

 

[Voice of fair play]

I think India are a couple of lofty blows over the ropes from guaranteeing themselves a draw. The likelihood of England chasing down 3 an over against their attack on day 5 with Burns, Sibley and Hameed occupying the top three spots is slim.

There could always move to order and then if there lose a couple of wickets then play for the draw

 

[Rufus T Firefly]

Oh dear Joe.

50 partnership ffs.