I’m increasingly convinced Jofra is battIng three places too high
He does tend to bat in Tests as if he can't bat but he can, He averages almost 25 in First Class cricket with half a dozen 50s to his name
Smashed it in the IPL too. Just looked too laid back here to bother defending his stumps - in both innings!
As a Sussex supporter, I feel I ought to defend Jofra's batting. For Sussex, I've found that he is a dangerous bat when the going is good. In a Test match against quality bowlers on a tricky wicket, I'm not so sure.
Coming back to fitness last season, I saw him hit a vicious ton against Somerset 2nds. One of the young Somerset fielders complained to me as I walked round the boundary that 'a batsman of that calibre is going to be the difference between Sussex and us in this game'. This opinion was, it should be said, prior to Somerset's second innings. Having bowled at half pace in the first innings, in Somerset's second innings, Jofra went on to his full run up and put the fear of God into the Somerset batsmen.
I can understand what Alistair Cook is saying about wanting the fast bowlers fresh tonight & tomorrow morning - but surely they would only bowl 4 or 5 overs each today - anything else could be bowled by spinners, which with Root we have 3 of them.
I think you have slightly misunderstood what Cook was saying. You're right that his suggestion would be for the seamers to bowl tonight and again, fresh, in the morning. But the key thing he was pointing out was that they should be bowling with a hard ball.
Does Pujara really need to stop for a drink in the ninth over of the innings? Especially when he was still in the dressing room until part-way through the sixth over.
Risk reward too high this isn’t IPL turning wicket we won’t lose !!
Since when has 4 an over been anytime to do with the IPL. Where is boycott batting for India ?
It's a lot harder to score fast runs in test cricket on a deteriorating surface , it will take some going so the big 4's and 6's wont come without a risk that will lead to wickets falling . They wont score these runs the total is too big for the conditions
All a bit passive by England after tea, both with the bat but also in the field, as while the Indian batsmen were time wasting, England didn't seem interested in bowling quickly either
Too quiet out there also. The Indians would be making a racket if England had been batting in the 4th innings facing 400 odd
Risk reward too high this isn’t IPL turning wicket we won’t lose !!
Since when has 4 an over been anytime to do with the IPL. Where is boycott batting for India ?
It's a lot harder to score fast runs in test cricket on a deteriorating surface , it will take some going so the big 4's and 6's wont come without a risk that will lead to wickets falling . They wont score these runs the total is too big for the conditions
If India had 20 overs to bat in this session they could've been 80-0 with the odd bad ball from Leach and Archer.
Then 4 an over tomorrow in 90 overs and they would emulate their victory in Chennai in 2008.
This Indian team now have Virat Kohli who was missing from the Indian team that won the run chase against the Aussies.
India will hit or try to hit every bad ball to the Boundary.
381 in 90 overs max is doable for India against two inexperienced spinners; Archer who can be hot or go for boundaries, Stokes could wilt in the sun (ginger !) and the main man could still be the record breaking Anderson if in the unlikely event England take 9 wickets tomorrow.
It was so important that Jack Leech got that wicket for his confidence.
India wanted England to declare and that's why they slowed the game down. Not that they were playing for a draw but because they wanted to have 25 overs to bat.
India will still look to stay in touch with the Run Rate but not lose any wickets.
If our bowlers don't all bring their A game or we put down catches India will smell blood.
You can keep your 20/20, Test Cricket is still the dogs testicles.
Having said that I enjoyed my visit to Lords for the 50 over World Cup.
I think we have been over cautious throughout this test. On day two when we passed 500 runs we should have declared and had a dozen overs at India. To continue batting for as long as we did has now made a draw favourite.
Risk reward too high this isn’t IPL turning wicket we won’t lose !!
Since when has 4 an over been anytime to do with the IPL. Where is boycott batting for India ?
It's a lot harder to score fast runs in test cricket on a deteriorating surface , it will take some going so the big 4's and 6's wont come without a risk that will lead to wickets falling . They wont score these runs the total is too big for the conditions
If India had 20 overs to bat in this session they could've been 80-0 with the odd bad ball from Leach and Archer.
Then 4 an over tomorrow in 90 overs and they would emulate their victory in Chennai in 2008.
This Indian team now have Virat Kohli who was missing from the Indian team that won the run chase against the Aussies.
India will hit or try to hit every bad ball to the Boundary.
381 in 90 overs max is doable for India against two inexperienced spinners; Archer who can be hot or go for boundaries, Stokes could wilt in the sun (ginger !) and the main man could still be the record breaking Anderson if in the unlikely event England take 9 wickets tomorrow.
It was so important that Jack Leech got that wicket for his confidence.
India wanted England to declare and that's why they slowed the game down. Not that they were playing for a draw but because they wanted to have 25 overs to bat.
India will still look to stay in touch with the Run Rate but not lose any wickets.
If our bowlers don't all bring their A game or we put down catches India will smell blood.
You can keep your 20/20, Test Cricket is still the dogs testicles.
Having said that I enjoyed my visit to Lords for the 50 over World Cup.
This is today and here and now this wicket is giving more and more to the bowlers, they aren’t getting these runs
there’s been a few good chase downs recently but not on a track like this
all good
India scored at 3 an over for the 13 overs they batted .
they need 4.23 an over for 90 overs on a turning wicket .
they’re not getting them
they’d bite our hands off for a draw right here right now
I’ll look a right Cnut (I am anyway ) if they get them but they won’t
England need to take nine more wickets in three sessions to win the match. Here's how many wickets have fallen (on each day) and in each session, so far.
Apparently viewing figures for C4 have been excellent. 1.1 mill viewers this morning - 18.4% of all people watching TV at the time.
That's impressive. I'm loving the pared down presentation. Cant help thinking broadcasters could learn a lot and save a lot from this style. Just perfect.
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Coming back to fitness last season, I saw him hit a vicious ton against Somerset 2nds. One of the young Somerset fielders complained to me as I walked round the boundary that 'a batsman of that calibre is going to be the difference between Sussex and us in this game'. This opinion was, it should be said, prior to Somerset's second innings. Having bowled at half pace in the first innings, in Somerset's second innings, Jofra went on to his full run up and put the fear of God into the Somerset batsmen.
Get Jimmy on at the other end
this isn’t IPL
turning wicket
we won’t lose !!
Since when has 4 an over been anytime to do with the IPL.
Where is boycott batting for India ?
They wont score these runs the total is too big for the conditions
Big runs penalty if 30 overs not bowled in a full session, or if batsman are clearly wasting time.
Too quiet out there also. The Indians would be making a racket if England had been batting in the 4th innings facing 400 odd
If India had 20 overs to bat in this session they could've been 80-0 with the odd bad ball from Leach and Archer.
Then 4 an over tomorrow in 90 overs and they would emulate their victory in Chennai in 2008.
This Indian team now have Virat Kohli who was missing from the Indian team that won the run chase against the Aussies.
India will hit or try to hit every bad ball to the Boundary.
381 in 90 overs max is doable for India against two inexperienced spinners; Archer who can be hot or go for boundaries, Stokes could wilt in the sun (ginger !) and the main man could still be the record breaking Anderson if in the unlikely event England take 9 wickets tomorrow.
It was so important that Jack Leech got that wicket for his confidence.
India wanted England to declare and that's why they slowed the game down. Not that they were playing for a draw but because they wanted to have 25 overs to bat.
India will still look to stay in touch with the Run Rate but not lose any wickets.
If our bowlers don't all bring their A game or we put down catches India will smell blood.
You can keep your 20/20, Test Cricket is still the dogs testicles.
Having said that I enjoyed my visit to Lords for the 50 over World Cup.
An England draw will feel like a loss
The chance of an India win is <10%
On day two when we passed 500 runs we should have declared and had a dozen overs at India.
To continue batting for as long as we did has now made a draw favourite.
this wicket is giving more and more to the bowlers,
they aren’t getting these runs
there’s been a few good chase downs recently but not on a track like this
all good
India scored at 3 an over for the 13 overs they batted .
they need 4.23 an over for 90 overs on a turning wicket .
they’re not getting them
they’d bite our hands off for a draw right here right now
I’ll look a right Cnut (I am anyway ) if they get them but they won’t
Day 1 (three wickets)
2, 0, 1
Day 2 (five wickets)
0, 1, 4
Day 3 (eight wickets)
4, 2, 2
Day 4 (fifteen wickets)
5, 4, 6
Cant help thinking broadcasters could learn a lot and save a lot from this style.
Just perfect.