alistair They should declare at 400. We need a day and a half at them and I don’t see them chasing down anything more.
alistair There appears to be even more in this pitch for the bowlers than before. Bess will be licking his lips
baggers44 alistair It looks a bit up and down - actually think Stokes bowling straight at the stumps will be effective. Another hour smashing it now then declare.
baggers44 alistair i think they want 2 goes with the new ball - one tonight and one when its starts to reverse in the am. hilarious that the shite commentators are so affronted. they never captained in a test either of them!
alistair baggers44 1 more wicket for what has to be one of English crickets greatest test wins. Cap doffed to our bowlers. Leach had been written off in many quarters
Along_the_Wire Our spinners still have a lot to prove. Bess wasn’t very good really, was he? We need another Swanny really. There’s a fella that can hold an end.
alistair Along_the_Wire He got four wickets in the first innings including Kohli. Leach got four today. They did well
alistair vinnyt77 sure, probably the only world class spinner we had. Still, the two lads have done well.
vinnyt77 alistair Leach seems like a real confidence player. Be interesting to see how he performs at the same venue next time around. Bess just looks raw. The occasional pearler, but insufficiently consistent IMO for test match cricket in the sub continent. I’m sure they’ll both improve, and Bess looks to have a long England career in front of him - but neither are a match winner at the moment to my view.
vinnyt77 alistair Stunning piece of bowling. One of the smartest, and most skilful exhibitions of pace bowling I can remember seeing…
Smallman1 Up there with my 4 wickets in 4 balls against Brighton College in 1998 that got me into the Wisden Almanac.
