The International Cricket Thread 2018

[PaulWinch again]

Bairstow looks really poor at the moment.

[four fornicholl]

Fantastic series so far, test match cricket at its best.

[paul_e]

This has been a great game, as I said after day 1, I don't think there's much between the sides right now, if they skittle us cheaply in the morning they'll think they've got their noses in front, if we can put 40-50 on the score like we did in the 1st innings then it's advantage England, anything around 250 to get would be par for me.

[taylorsworkrate]

We should have plenty to be honest. That we got so many yesterday is in large part to how poorly Ashwin bowled yesterday in wonderful spin conditions.

Broad out first ball today. I know he doesn't give a shit about his batting anymore, but does he not think he should at least try and stick there for Curran? Awful.

[Villan For Life]

We should have plenty to be honest. That we got so many yesterday is in large part to how poorly Ashwin bowled yesterday in wonderful spin conditions.

Broad out first ball today. I know he doesn't give a shit about his batting anymore, but does he not think he should at least try and stick there for Curran? Awful.

I’d drop Broad for the next test and beyond. He seems to have been resting on his laurels for several series and only occasionally produces a significant spell of bowling. His batting is woeful. For a player who has scored a test century, he’s become a perennial rabbit. Time he was moved on.

[Risso]

Pujara out.  Massive.

[Risso]

We should have plenty to be honest. That we got so many yesterday is in large part to how poorly Ashwin bowled yesterday in wonderful spin conditions.

Broad out first ball today. I know he doesn't give a shit about his batting anymore, but does he not think he should at least try and stick there for Curran? Awful.

I’d drop Broad for the next test and beyond. He seems to have been resting on his laurels for several series and only occasionally produces a significant spell of bowling. His batting is woeful. For a player who has scored a test century, he’s become a perennial rabbit. Time he was moved on.

Surely there are much bigger problems than Broad to sort first.  He got both their openers in the first innings, and is bowling well today.

[Risso]

Anderson is on fire.  22-3, Both openers and their Mr Dependable gone.  Just need Kohli skittling now, and I'd fancy us to wrap this up.

[Risso]

Awful review decision just then.  Sound of the ball hitting the pad given as an edge.  Rubbish.

[dave shelley]

Shocking decision.

[tomd2103]

Shocking decision.

Tight one, but I thought it was pretty obvious that the deviation on snicko came from bat hitting pad rather from an edge.  It seems the third umpire didn't even to take that into account.

[taylorsworkrate]

This has been pretty poor from England in this sessiom. Just allowed the game to drift.

[thick_mike]

Great performance from Moeen this test match, can he get his 10th wicket?

[paul_e]

I don't think it was even the worst decision in the game, letting england review over whether a shot was played and then not actually doing a review because the on field umpire thought it had been was just shit.

[manic-road]

Nice one England, that's the series wrapped up.