***Official*** 4th Test @ The Oval, London - 2nd-6th September

[duffer]

Please

It's spelt pls

 

[Arachnodouche]

Our lot never seems to get away like this after a couple of quick wickets. You have to suffer through the middle order pottering around like geriatrics before the axe falls.

 

[White Ball]

Our lot never seems to get away like this after a couple of quick wickets. You have to suffer through the middle order pottering around like geriatrics before the axe falls.

We would if they bowled like this

 

[White Ball]

Anyone else think Pant could look at Bazza Mccullum as a template to how to bat in England

 

[The Sean]

I know it's not saying anything new here, but I remain amazed by just how much more time Joe Root seems to have to play his shots than anyone else. It's like he exists in his own cocoon of time and space at the moment.

You're welcome, India.

 

[White Ball]

That is huge lovely seeing the stumps go Root looked set

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Big wicket. India ahead now

 

[trundler]

That's rather good actually. Exactly how Cummins deals with Root.

 

[OverratedSanity]

What a ball jeez.

 

[Manee]

England worked hard to keep India in the game there. The pitch looks good and there was zero swing. Unsure India will be able to prevent someone from scoring a century unless it starts swinging tomorrow - which is perfectly possible.

 

[honestbharani]

Do a cloud dance, @Manee

 

[Bijed]

England worked hard to keep India in the game there. The pitch looks good and there was zero swing. Unsure India will be able to prevent someone from scoring a century unless it starts swinging tomorrow - which is perfectly possible.

Our one player who can do this is out, though. Malan could, I guess, but Bairstow/Pope's ceiling seems to be 30-50 these days.

I mean, those sort of scores coupled with some lower-order contributions would definitely keep us in the game, but I don't see us getting undeniably on top tomorrow. Could be a very interesting match - was certainly an entertaining day

 

[silentstriker]

What a ball. The bowling doing its best to save Kohli's nonsense. It's going to be an exciting day 2!

 

[Shri]

Our one player who can do this is out, though. Malan could, I guess, but Bairstow/Pope's ceiling seems to be 30-50 these days.

I mean, those sort of scores coupled with some lower-order contributions would definitely keep us in the game, but I don't see us getting undeniably on top tomorrow. Could be a very interesting match - was certainly an entertaining day

woakes 100 coming up then?

 

[Bijed]

woakes 100 coming up then?

The world would be a happier place if this happened

 

[Teja.]

22 tests is too long to carry a batsman averaging in the 20s at No.3 with no hundreds. That is a big chunk of Pujara's career. He typically almost always gets a single digit score when he comes in early after a wicket and hastens the collapse.



Same period:

 

[Uppercut]

Our one player who can do this is out, though. Malan could, I guess, but Bairstow/Pope's ceiling seems to be 30-50 these days.

I mean, those sort of scores coupled with some lower-order contributions would definitely keep us in the game, but I don't see us getting undeniably on top tomorrow. Could be a very interesting match - was certainly an entertaining day

Yeah I think they’ll still probably get a small lead. Not much serious quality to come but conditions aren’t too difficult and they bat deep.

 

[Anil]

wow getting root before close of play was huge...as usual the bowlers trying to undo the damage from our shitty batting lineup...

 

[Teja.]

3-5 now have basically identical records clustered around an average of 25 since 2020:



If their record was condensed to one batsman, it would be 1853 runs in 42 tests @ an average of 25.4 with 1 hundred.

 

[sunilz]

This test is reminding me of Johannesburg test ?