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[rickjames]

Probably Bangladesh's day, but great to get the wicket at the end. Very finely poised test match...

[northernboy1987]

Perfectly poised, a lead for either team, no matter how slender, could prove absolutely crucial.

[ppccopener]

good effort from us again I reckon(I might be biased !)

they have got a tail so we could knock them over early in the morning

it's gonna spin all game but will it deteriorate? I reckon it's a good job we batted first.

and did we get selection right? 4 spinners in hindsight? if you got 3 do you need 4......

test cricket is so interesting when we are under the cosh.

[Manormanic]

Not sure, when you have a genuine batsman (Stokes) and a good batting all rounder (Woakes) that it hurts much having the protection of three seamers.  If we only had two and one broke down it would really reduce options.

[ppccopener]

It would it's a risk. Hindsight is wonderful in selection.

Personally I reckon if we have 3(good) spinners we don't need a forth.......as far as England goes, even thou at least one of the seamers is pretty redundant(so far)

Agnew on BBC saying the wicket is deteriorating, I thought it would....

might go up and down a bit so as well as spin woakes and stokes and broad might come into the game.We are good when there is some variable bounce.....

[Felix Tito]

Rashid was pretty disappointing. Bowled too short, it's like limited overs bowling is now his default setting. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but Ansari might've been a better bet. Al Hasan attacks the stumps relentlessly, which is what Ansari could've done.

[rickjames]

Swinging in our way. Wahey.

[rickjames]

Fantastic from Stokes to get us that lead

[Woodyspin]

That last ball was a beauty!!!!

[ppccopener]

Yeah top from stokes,seamers in the game 

Two down thou come on gaz time to hang around

[Woodyspin]

Awful shot from root, awful review

[Woodyspin]

20 balls... 2 runs... 3 wickets...

[rickjames]

Death, taxes and England 28-3

[six and out]

It's a silly thing but I think watching it Ballance stitched up Duckett there leaving him to face another over before lunch. Duckett walked off at 12.02 and Ballance had 3 balls at the end of the over and did nothing to waste time etc...

[Wills]

Do you think selectors will stick with Duckett or rotate him with Hameed for the next test?