^That was a reply to Kash obviously.

Damn you TCM, getting in the way

I wouldn't have minded us batting this amount of time if we had some intent could he 420 all out by now.

This is baffling.

We are batting like were trying to save the game here

Chances are they’ll stick them in with an hour to go today, the way Pant was hitting it maybe they’d rather be safe than sorry.

That’s still 100+ overs to have a go.

Relax people.

Ffs, pant probably missed that on purpose.

comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted about a minute ago
400 runs in 3 sessions though? On a 5th day track?
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There is still 28 overs today

Best option is to give India final 30 mins and get a couple of wickets with 400 plus in the bank

comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - PL Champio... (U1108)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted about a minute ago
400 runs in 3 sessions though? On a 5th day track?
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There is still 28 overs today

Best option is to give India final 30 mins and get a couple of wickets with 400 plus in the bank
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no more than 20 overs today now... By the time we declared and swapped over

Bess has now faced 50% more deliveries than Buttler, who's standing around twiddling his thumbs when he's the only one capable of scoring at the moment

comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - PL Champio... (U1108)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted about a minute ago
400 runs in 3 sessions though? On a 5th day track?
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There is still 28 overs today

Best option is to give India final 30 mins and get a couple of wickets with 400 plus in the bank
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that won't win us the game that will just guarantee the draw and if that's what they're doing it's not good enough

A specific time to bowl what is that all about.... It's the amount of time not what clock says

22 runs from the last 10 overs

Amazing that Pope gets out by trying a ridiculous reverse sweep to then bat for another 10 overs going at less than 2 an over. Was the tactic really, you two get on with it but if one of you gets out, chill out with the tail for 10 overs as we're batting for a certain amount of time?

Surprised they didn’t review that

It's easier to bowl a team out when they can only draw.

comment by Bennyville (U8058)
posted 9 seconds ago
Surprised they didn’t review that


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Damned right - he was plum

Today can only run until 11.30.

So if we declared now we'd get 20 overs in. So 110 overs left in the game. With a lead of 393.

What are we waiting for 420 of 100 overs?

If we batted properly it would have been 400 off 120 overs. Huge difference in the amount of time to win the game.

BOUNDARY

And everybody including Joe root must know that... So one has to question this

Think it’s easy for us to say get on with it or declare

They obviously have a plan

comment by (K̇ash) I'm the Mané - PL Champione (U1108)
posted about a minute ago
It's easier to bowl a team out when they can only draw.
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How? They can then block out with no intent.

It's easier to bowl a team out in 120 overs than 100 overs.

Wow should’ve reviewed

Ffs get on with it

Root getting his whites on

I'm guessing the plan is to get 400 and then go mental for 4/5 overs

So we were going for the 400 lead then.... A draw an absolute cert now