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Dive. Tackler is lucky he didn't make contact as it was a stupid tackle.

Anything but a Blackburn win.

Be great if a horse I'd backed actually finished the race

Options aren't great admittedly but there has to be a reason why managers are going for the same shite.

I want to like Rowett but what is that? Goes without saying but he needs to win tonight, otherwise he will have a target on his back for that side.

Completely fluked a £5ew on JohnnyWho

Arrogance of footballers

Difference between underperforming and just being shit. In terms of ability you'd have to say Winks, Mavididi (although I've never seen him as particularly good) and even Fatawu to a certain extent, more in terms of consistency, have under-performed.

Just 2 legs in and I already can't wait for Wade to lose

Not looked where the next host locations are but if they keep putting them in Asia then India will win more often than not.

That's not a red card, cynical and dirty but don't think its red.

Got 51 in the end but the last 1 took a while. Huddersfield was the team I couldn't think of.

Especially when Archer got smacked more than they did

Shame but was worth the risk. Brook will get blamed for the catch but plenty of balls after that to not let India get to 250. With the top order not firing, we need an extra batsmen in the middle order.

Hindsight says this is where Rehan coming in at 8 might be useful.

Well played Bethell. Amazing he has the power to hit the sixes he does

Bit harsh on Curran. A wicket and it's definitely done, best hope is getting Bethell on strike. Bumrah just too good to get away

Still too much to do I reckon but decent effort, and great innings from Bethell, hope he gets his 100.

This has to be the over. 20 odd runs with no wickets.

Anyone expecting England to come and roll India over was being optimistic. India would have to have a bad day, batting is so strong in-home conditions. Top order had to deliver a big score today and they haven't. Unless Bethell provides a miracle. Catches obviously don't help but needed the likes of Archer to be better too.

Nice start from Bethell but can't afford it to be nice, nice, nice and then out.

India in a position where they can save Bumrah's overs just in case England do get off to a flier.

Dawson has bowled so well, surely you have to back him to bowl a second over even if he took a tonking in his first. Will Jacks bowing in the power play and the final over, he's done ok but they are some tough overs for a part time spinner.

Top 5 will need to peform and get us to 150/160 and then hope the likes of Curran and Jacks can finish off. Someone got to go big though. Genuine slogs go for 6, need to make our slogs don't find the fielder.

As much as playing in Sri Lanka helped us, probably hasn't prepared for fast scoring Indian wickets.