Lionator

This Bangladeshi umpire has actually been class. Annoying, but class.

Crawley you maniac

The problem is, players like Duckett and Brook cannot play defensively, it’s not in their repertoire. We will have to attack. And we can win but I doubt it now.

Scared of a team that can chase 370 is one thing, but they’re at 591 lol.

Being cowards.

The way England play means they’ll offer you chances even on a flat deck. While unlikely I give us 25% chance of winning. Likely 110 overs so just about 5 an over which is easy for us.

Seems obvious that the sustainable way forward for this club is through the academy, even if we end up as a feeder club for a few years, it’ll keep us ticking over financially

absolutely mental by the way. He scored 86 off 30’odd balls the other day too.

500 would be a crazy amount to chase down, I think we can do it but not sure we will. We won’t play for a draw, that’s for sure.

Anyone who played in the June internationals isn’t playing ie Abdul, Bilal, Mads etc

It’s fine, little risk of rain and the cloud will help India if anything.

India need to go at at least 5rpo here. Way too slow.

I think it is the frustration that irritates me because he could be even better than he is. Against Glamorgan the other week he got his first hundred. Given the pitch he could’ve knuckled down and made it a big one, possibly even a double ton with his ability. But he just decided to leather every ball and got caught.

Honestly the most brain dead cricketer I’ve ever seen

All depending on Sol here, needs to keep his head and knuckle down for a few overs.

Doubt they’ll get that long. I’d imagine they’ll bat two sessions and set us around 500?

India will be happy but England still favourites given their ability to chase anything

Told you all it'd be fine. This is one of the greatest batting line ups OF ALL TIME. And nobody has realised it yet. Whatever they set, we will chase. India will likely just bat out for the draw if they have any sense and wait for a greener wicket.

Horrible football club. Horrible man. Conviction rate is still very low for these offences though, even when there’s good evidence.

Got a Guinness bar these days in the old George Geary stand. Otherwise it’s trash unless you get it from the pavilion bar.

It won’t be a draw, there’s too much time left in the game. As long as England have enough time to get 500, we will win on this road. Top order won’t fail twice.

Not quite but I think a final innings chase of 550+ would be too much. Therefore we need to at least get to 250-300 here, which Brook can do alone he’s that good.

Call me delusional but I’m confident England will still win this test.

England can still win. Get a quick 500, bowl them out in the second for 200, then chase 400 on the last day.

A bit of talk about India declaring but they should bat as long as possible, England will move the game along one way or another. If they can be at 700 come close today, they’ll be at about par given the superiority of englands batting.