The International Cricket Thread

[taylorsworkrate]

Excellent from Pope. He looked really frenetic and nervous in the 1st innings so he's clearly worked something out since.

Its too late to make this game competitive unfortunately

[tomd2103]

As good as they are, the one thing I've always felt about India is that their energy levels in the field can drop sharply when they aren't on top.  It means that there are runs out there and the score can move quite quickly.

Agh, Foakes got a stinker there that just rolled.  Really unlucky as he'd batted really well to that point.

[PaulWinch again]

Well whatever happens they’ve done better than I hoped. Brilliant from Pope.

[PaulWinch again]

We’ve shown we can bat out here - this innings from Pope is an all timer. Just need to show we can bowl. We’ll lose this one, but important for the series. I’d open with Root.

[Richard]

Great from Pope, and Rehan Ahmed looks like a potential all rounder to me.

[PaulWinch again]

Rehan definitely has potential with the bat, he’s shown here if he doesn’t just try and slog it he’s very useful.

That’s a brilliant effort from England, even with defeat here it at least gets them into the series.

[simboy]

To start 190 behind on day three in India and finish with a lead if 126 at the end of the day is going some. Well batted Pope, have to be honest didn’t think he’d score more than 10 after the first innings.

The England attack isn’t good enough to take down the Indian batting for under 250. I think it’s the right balance but there’s no Swann, Underwood or even Panesar to rip through that batting. Our best spin bowler is probably our best batsman.

[tomd2103]

Rehan definitely has potential with the bat, he’s shown here if he doesn’t just try and slog it he’s very useful.

That’s a brilliant effort from England, even with defeat here it at least gets them into the series.

We could really do with a spinner who can also bat 6/7 if Stokes isn't going to bowl.

[PaulWinch again]

Jacks could be that. He needs to learn to bowl flatter, but he’s definitely an option.

[Villan For Life]

We are missing a seamer who can tie down one end and send down 20 overs in a day, as someone like Matthew Hoggard used to do. Michael Vaughan used to refer to him as the factory floor sweeper and that was a great description.

We have clawed our way back into this test and India now know that they have a series on their hands. After the first innings I thought we were in for a long series, we will probably lose this test but at least we have shown a bit of fight and that is good news for the series as a whole.

[Richard]

Shamar Joseph looks handy - Smith and Labuschange as your first two Test wickets isn’t bad.

Looks more than handy! Well done the Windies.

[taylorsworkrate]

We couldn't. Could we?

[Villan For Life]

Shamar Joseph looks handy - Smith and Labuschange as your first two Test wickets isn’t bad.

Looks more than handy! Well done the Windies.

Their first test win in Australia since 1997.

[Villan For Life]

We couldn't. Could we?

We could yes, India look rather subdued and without their talisman they lack leadership.

What a comeback with the ball during this test from Tom Hartley and he’s scored some important runs too.

I thought Pope batted so well, it’s a shame that he didn’t get his double ton, but it was a career defining knock.

[Risso]

Unbelievable stuff. Another wicket for Hartley.