The International Cricket Thread

[manic-road]

Absolutely pathetic shot from Bairstow

He's had a poor series, highest score in the 30's.

[paul_e]

I have sympathy for Foakes here but I’m not really sure what the plan is - we’ll get an unplayable ball sooner or later, particularly for the tail, and we’re not really going anywhere.

I agree, I get that he wanted to protect the tail but 1 run and over for such a long time seemed aimless.

[olaftab]

Absolutely pathetic batting. I am getting very annoyed with no plan no backbone Bazball. It’s depressing.

[taylorsworkrate]

7 wickets for 33 runs. That's 4 truly abysmal batting collapses in this series so far. The reason why we are about to lose for the third time.

[Meanwood Villa]

Thrown away a promising position. Game is winnable but chances are slim.

[taylorsworkrate]

Thrown away a promising position. Game is winnable but chances are slim.

It wasn't a promising position, it was a position from which they should have won the game at a canter.

[taylorsworkrate]

Nice of us to bowl some absolute dog shit to help India on their way

[Risso]

Deary me.

[PaulWinch again]

India was always going to be tough, but England need to be a bit careful they don’t just become a very soft side. That’s two day 3’s in consecutive matches where they’ve had absolute shockers and lost the game. Really poor cricket.

[taylorsworkrate]

India was always going to be tough, but England need to be a bit careful they don’t just become a very soft side. That’s two day 3’s in consecutive matches where they’ve had absolute shockers and lost the game. Really poor cricket.

Its 4 horrendous batting collapses already in the series. Been a lack of character in all honesty

[Gareth]

At 120-5 looked really good for England….now they need less than 30 it’ll be India’s

[taylorsworkrate]

Just too much to do for the young spinners. If we had batted remotely adequately in the second innings its a different story

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah decent effort from the spinners but we needed another 60 runs or so I think.

[manic-road]

Before the start of the series due to Indias excellent team and home form I didn't expect much from the tour. It didn't come as any surprise that too many times the batting collapsed again, but England could and possibly should have drawn the series, opportunities were given but lost.

Still some positives from the series including Hartley and Bashirs bowling at times.

[paul_e]

Before the start of the series due to Indias excellent team and home form I didn't expect much from the tour. It didn't come as any surprise that too many times the batting collapsed again, but England could and possibly should have drawn the series, opportunities were given but lost.

Still some positives from the series including Hartley and Bashirs bowling at times.

This is about where I am, India at home are a very tough team to get anything from so even winning a match or 2 is a good result but it's hard to see it that way when we've had chances to win more.