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if I was siraj I would simply do a century

class from ashwin

Yep - doff of cap to him.

Good knock

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Relax, it's less than a hundred a session.

Ah , Rory .... phew .... now just stay in for two days - please....

Pretty sporting of India to start with seam.

It's good cricket out there. Quite nice watching them bat knowing that even a classic collapse doesn't matter. Would be great to see some of those who've struggled get some confidence. Treat it as a warm up game against some of the best in world.

Calling a root triple century in mammoth fourth innings chase

Fucksake

Christ

Speedrunning it now.

oh dear

Good night watchmanship from Leach. Textbook.

No idea how Root got away with that

Yep. 1 for 1 on crazy DRS moments.

The chirping around the bat is unreal. I love it

They're not even comparable. One was a clear catch that wasn't even checked and the other was the correct use of drs. We can argue whether you think umpires call should be part of drs but with the rules the way they are it was the correct decision.

Ha, Pant is a nightmare, absolutely relentless.

Agree - the none catch was so strange.

In this case I think it's debateable whether the ball tracker really got the point of impact right. It did look like when it hit the pad, more than half the ball was inline with the stumps. Not blaming anyone, just not sure the technology really got it right.

I'm content with the "umpires call" on the stumps- but never been so comfortable with the umpires call on hitting the pads in line. I think if it impacts anywhere within the line of the stumps (rather than the more than half ball), you should roll it on and the decision should be based on the stumps. Basically - no umpires call on impact or pitching, with the umpires call element only brought in for the stumps.

Personally I'm a big fan of umpires call as it is as it keeps the human element at the top of the decisions. We're not robots and it's just a game so I think it's important to keep the balance right (although maybe I'm a dinosaur).

The disaster with VAR in football imo is because they're trying to use a black and white decision making tool with zero margin for error in a sport with a mostly interpretive rule set.

I reckon Buttler will be quite pleased with the way Foakes got himself out.

I notice C4 have livened things up a bit with Ebony Rainford Brent and Strauss. It’s slightly better but still quite bland and buttoned-up.

Moeen clattering sixes for fun.

Got tickets for Eng/NZ at Edgbaston, suppose there's worse ways to get over that hammering

Doesn't sound like Mo's in a great place: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56082356

If there's one thing you can rely upon, Michael Vaughan will be insensitive and patronising about this.

If this is allowed to go ahead with crowds I'll see you there for a beer!