The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

If you’re bowling short you need catchers around. This is poor thinking.

[taylorsworkrate]

We don't have 1 slip to what are effectively 2 no 11 batsmen

[UK Redsox]

DDG suggesting that Virat will soon be thinking about when to declare.

[Monty]

So poor. We've had all the cutting edge of a blob of warm butter.

[PaulWinch again]

This is drifting. That said take Root out of the team and we’d struggle to chase 50.

[taylorsworkrate]

Root is a brilliant batsman, probably the best in the world at the moment, but he is a terrible terrible captain.

[PaulWinch again]

This has turned and we’ll be desperately trying to cling on and avoid defeat by the end of the day.

[taylorsworkrate]

It's been about as poor a morning England have had in the field that I can remember. The tactics have been an utter disgrace.

Our best option now is definitely to allow India to bat for longer to take overs out of the game. Our shit batting line up have next to no chance of chasing 250 plus down

[PaulWinch again]

Disaster of a morning tactically.

[Villafirst]

Embarrassing, why persevere with Moeen who's getting hammered?

[aev]

Dreadful cricket from England.

[UK Redsox]

England's bizarre decision seems to have infected Virat. No idea why he sent Shami and Jasprit back out for a few balls after lunch

No way will England go for this

[Steve67]

Poor all round. I don’t understand why we didn’t have a good good circle around the bat and ask them to hit over the top. Save your singles and twos and threes. Make them work hard for the boundaries, there is no way England can win this now with two sessions left. Hope I’m wrong.

[PaulWinch again]

Dismal from the openers as usual.

[Lastfootstamper]

First time ever that both England openers have gone for ducks in a home Test.