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[smilley792]

Bit quiet on here. Where's @rickjames ?? Did you stay in bed.


So India set us 400, broad and Rashid with 4 fors. Only just got up so can't really say what the circumstances was(good bowling or slogging for target)


Kohli with 81, he's the big difference this test! May have been a lot closer affair had he been caught at fine leg on day 1!


I still say we will lose, but will be very happy if we can put 200 plus on 4thh innings and take it well into day 5.
If we push the Indians we can take some confidence into test 3

[19reading87]

I'm thankful to Kohli for not enforcing the follow on the make us lose by an innings!! Obviously I'd love us to win! But Batting 4th on this pitch won't be easy!

[smilley792]

Bat out the overs and England win..simple right

At hameeds strike rate of 20, we could end up drawing at end of day 5 and he still won't be on hundred!

AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THAT! Dignin boy.

[19reading87]

At hameeds strike rate of 20, we could end up drawing at end of day 5 and he still won't be on hundred!

AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THAT! Dignin boy.

Baby Boycs

[ppccopener]

A blockathon from baby boycs please 'all day long'
 
And tommorow

[Vulcan Cricket]

Bat for the win frist and if we can't then the draw

[smilley792]

Bat for the win frist and if we can't then the draw

Rest off team can bat round him. Currently Hammeed and cook just need to keep India in the field. 400 isn't a target regularly achieved.
So be a bit gung ho to just think "lets go boys, this will be easy"

[petehosk]

I would say that 6 or 7 batsmen would have to play out of their skin to get close to 400 on a deteriorating wicket.
So 455, 255 and then 204? 4th innings on this wicket should be 150-180.
Therefore a score of 230+ would at least be a moral victory.

I still would have liked to have seen how the scores woud have gone had England won the toss and batted first.

[ppccopener]

It really is a remarkable effort from our bowlers to get us back with at least a chance of something out of this match.

Rashid continues to improve and has bowled really well with broad and Anderson.

I do think we are a better side with Woakes in it, I know that's a bit controversial on here 

Would expect him back in for broad next match and then it's whether we need 3 spinners or 2....if it's 2 Butler maybe low down or perhaps Ball.....

[rickjames]

This is some proper test cricket from the openers here

[19reading87]

Touch wood I don't curse him, but if Baby Boycs batted for 10 + hours undefeated he could go on to become an England great

[Woodyspin]

Hameed has really gone exgavating here! Most of our players now wouldn't have survived bstting like this

[smilley792]

100 up for hameed!!!! (balls faced). Dig in my son. Dig in!

[Calzehbhoy]

100 up for both openers! Proper cricket this!

[ppccopener]

I can't believe there will be anyone left who can't see this is the way to go in tests with Hameed

Whatever happens technically he is equipped to cope with opening. There's enough strokeplayer behind to  play attacking cricket in any Country we play in.

Come on son show that gray Nichols full face.

Looks a nice bat actually