*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

[Burgey]

“550 is par on this”. 550 is never par. Which is why if someone makes it they almost always win. If you make over 400 batting first anywhere you’re in the game

 

[Molehill]

Nice, 445 is a good total. Best part being we've eaten up a day and a half of the best batting conditions.

Yeah, that's the key. England likely to be tired from being in the field a long time (could see that from dropped catches). I can see 180 all out coming.

Toss was important, but it's been well used.

 

[morgieb]

Live I didn't think that was out at all. Guess it shows how much cricket in Australia I've been watching.

Doesn't really matter much though I guess. Fantastic recovery from 3/35. Not sure what par is on the wicket but any score over 400 is a good one.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Got to be said the TNT coverage is decent. Cook and Finn are good if not great but are watchable and Kate Mason is better looking than any of the presenters on Sky.

 

[wpdavid]

Useful?

Bloody great score

Not bad after 330 for 7, either, which is the score I briefly woke up to. Checking the commentary since then, it all seems a bit ****e; dropped catches, Rehan apparently trying to start a bumper war, and Wood looking absolutely in no fit state. Still, at least we have that five run start after Ashwin's pitch-doctoring.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Were in danger of being bowled out for 350 odd there which would've been a very poor total. Good stuff from jurel and Ashwin in particular.

 

[RightArmMystery]

6-0 now without facing a ball. Absolutely racing along.

 

[Aidan11]

Smash it Zak.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Least we only need 240 to avoid the follow on

 

[GIMH]

Do the 5 runs count towards our run rate

 

[King Kane]

India in front with that total on the board, it will be tough for England to win this now but I don't think Stokes and NcCullum will be playing for a draw.

That's not how they roll.

 

[wpdavid]

Do the 5 runs count towards our run rate

Yeah, why not. But the penalty is about a tenth of what it should be.

 

[GIMH]

We’ve got to be looking to score about 700 and then get the innings win

 

[OverratedSanity]

India in front with that total on the board, it will be tough for England to win this now but I don't think Stokes and NcCullum will be playing for a draw.

They need to get runs even if they'd want to play for the draw anyway.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Great shot by Duckett

 

[Aidan11]

This penalty runs thing...

What would have happened had India been batting in the 4th innings and were penalised?

Would they just have to get 5 more runs than the original target?

 

[hazsa19]

This penalty runs thing...

What would have happened had India been batting in the 4th innings and were penalised?

Would they just have to get 5 more runs than the original target?

What happened?

 

[Burgey]

Fmd the five penalty runs being on the score already is confusing when you do a random score check and look at the individual totals

 

[wpdavid]

This penalty runs thing...

What would have happened had India been batting in the 4th innings and were penalised?

Would they just have to get 5 more runs than the original target?

I suppose they wouldn't be penalised in the 4th innings as they wouldn't benefit from it at all. Quite the opposite, actually.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Siraj was just a wimp then and wasting time as he isn't injured.