The International Cricket Thread

[olaftab]

This is proper entering into Lions den stuff.

[olaftab]

I don't know what to make of Axar Patel, he's been superb for them but I'm not sure how his style would translate to conditions outside the sub-continent, he's very quick and flat for a spinner, he'd be more like a medium pacer in English conditions. I think part of the reason we've struggled so much with him is that you rarely see bowlers like this.

Axar is the right tool for the job there. He will do well on the sub-continent but unlikely to venture far from home.

[Drummond]

We're ahead!

[Monty]

I don't like to be harsh, but it's hard to see a way back for Bairstow after this. Maybe if Foakes and Buttler are both injured, and he can bat at 7 or 8.

[aev]

Got way with one there, again.

[olaftab]

Mr Third umpire at his best again taking as much time as possible to see if he can dismiss an England batsman but no luck this time.

[paul_e]

Not sure how this can be out, there looks like a tiny edge and for me it pitched marginally outside off stump so the angle it went into the pads looked wrong (but that might just be because of the foreshortening effect of the camera). Surely the benefit of the doubt has to go with Root.

and the 3rd umpire agrees with me, I think that's a good decision.

[aev]

Not sure how this can be out, there looks like a tiny edge and for me it pitched outside off stump. Surely the benefit of the doubt has to go with Root.

and the 3rd umpire agrees with me, I think that's a good decision.

It hit him in line, it doesn't matter where it pitched. 

I am not sure there was enough doubt to over rule the on field decision.

[PaulWinch again]

This is ridiculous.

[paul_e]

Not sure how this can be out, there looks like a tiny edge and for me it pitched outside off stump. Surely the benefit of the doubt has to go with Root.

and the 3rd umpire agrees with me, I think that's a good decision.

It hit him in line, it doesn't matter where it pitched. 

I am not sure there was enough doubt to over rule the on field decision.

I was halfway through that point when the third umpire made his decision, look back I modified to finish it, my point was about the angles because the pad, bat, pad thing the commentators were suggesting didn't make sense based on that.

[Drummond]

17/4

It's bizarre stuff.

[paul_e]

Another frustrating wicket at the worst time for us. Another 50-60 run partnership would be huge though, hopefully Pope and/or Foakes can deliver some sort of resistance.

[PaulWinch again]

To be honest we look stuffed here.

[paul_e]

and with Root goes any chance of us stealing this I suspect. It's been an interesting test with something happening all the time but this doesn't look like making it to the end of day 2 which is shit for everyone.

[PaulWinch again]

It’s clearly an unacceptable pitch isn’t it. But we really do have some players who have no clue against spin.