England v India 4th test

India back to trundlers....Shami was much better..

Most Test hundreds against an opponent
19 - Don Bradman (AUS) vs England
13 - Sunil Gavaskar (IND) vs West Indies
12 - Jack Hobbs (ENG) vs Australia
12 - Steven Smith (AUS) vs England
12 - Joe Root (ENG) vs India**
Root goes past Steven Smith (11) for most Test hundreds vs India.

STAT: Joe Root now has 9 Test hundreds against India at home - the most by a batter against an opponent in home Tests, surpassing Don Bradman’s eight against England.

Day 3: 2nd Session

ENG 428/4 (100) CRR: 4.28

England lead by 70 runs

Joe Root 119(194)
Ben Stokes 33(63

Root goes past Ponting into 2nd place in the all-time career Test runs.

Coming for you next Tendu!

In reply to NineMiles

the modern GOAT

Root gawn fi 150
Stokes retired hurt
499/5

Day 3: 3rd Session


19.2
Jadeja to Root, out Stumped!! Oh Jadeja gets one to spin sharply out of nowhere and Root is done for! Didn't look like India were going to see the back of him today. Tossed up just outside off, lures him into the drive but the ball grips and turns past the edge. Root ends up overbalancing and getting dragged out of the crease. He's clearly out of his ground when Jurel takes off the bails and that ends a superb knock, one which saw him setting new records.

Root st (sub)Dhruv Jurel b Jadeja 150(24 [4s-14]

IND 358
ENG 500/5 (120.1) CRR: 4.16

England lead by 142 runs

Jamie Smith2(12)
Liam Dawson1(2)

124.1
Bumrah to Jamie Smith, out Caught by (sub)Dhruv Jurel!! Excellent take from Jurel diving forward! They want to check upstairs but he looks confident. And yes, replay confirms that his fingers are under the ball. So after a long toil, Bumrah has a wicket to his name. He probably goes slightly wider on the crease, angles it into the channel, hits a good length and straightens a touch. Smith pokes away from the body in defence and nicks it through. Would've fallen short of Jurel if he hadn't dived forward. He pouches it just above the turf, gives the thumbs up and Smith is on his bike.

Jamie Smith c (sub)Dhruv Jurel b Bumrah 9(19) [4s-1]

129.1
Siraj to Woakes, out Bowled!! The ball stays very low and goes under the bat in defence! Finally something goes Siraj's way. He has pushed hard all day, the luck has deserted him, and finally he gets the chance to unlease the Siu. Good length ball angling in on middle, stays low, catches the toe-end of the bat and rolls onto the stumps

Woakes b Siraj 4(17)

Day 3: 3rd Session

ENG 528/7 (129.1) CRR: 4.09

England lead by 170 runs

Stokes walking out to bat again after retiring hurt earlier

129.2
Siraj to Stokes, 1 run, Stokes still not moving freely. Dug in short on leg, he swivels across, pulls to fine leg and then hobbles to the other end. Might've got it off the glove actually

Day 3: 3rd Session

ENG 531/7 (130) CRR: 4.08

England lead by 173 runs

Liam Dawson 17(37)
Ben Stokes 68(119

Day 3: Stumps

IND 358
ENG 544/7 (135) CRR: 4.03

England lead by 186 runs

Ben Stokes 77(134)
Liam Dawson 21(52

Dis series done
669/10
Lead 311
Stokes a fiver and a ton

Two in two Woakes
Jaiswal and Sudharsan gawn fi ducks

0/2

In reply to Chrissy

Laughing at the ABE brigade

4-day game?

Remember that the Hindians are effectively Pant-less.

In reply to Drapsey
Yep

Day 4: 2nd Session

IND 6/2 (5) CRR: 1.2

India trail by 305 runs

Shubman Gill 2(10)
KL Rahul 4(15)

Chris Woakes
3-2-3-2

5.1
Jofra Archer to Rahul, FOUR, beautifully timed off the back foot! 138kph, back of a length delivery outside off, Rahul jumps on the back foot, plays late and punches it through the backward point region

11.4
Brydon Carse to Gill, FOUR, another cracking drive down the ground from the Indian captain! Proper half-volley angling in on off, Gill keeps his shape nicely, doesn't overbalance and plays a beautiful on-drive past the non-striker
11.3
Brydon Carse to Gill, FOUR, right off the middle! Full delivery angling in on off, Gill gets forward, meets it with a straight bat and punches it firmly down the pitch. Carse doesn't bother getting in the way of that

Day 4: 2nd Session

ND 36/2 (12) CRR: 3

India trail by 275 runs

Shubman Gill 26(29)
KL Rahul 9(39)

12.1
Woakes to Rahul, FOUR, Rahul's turn to put the half-volley away! Too full on off, he gets forward and creams it through the mid-off region

Dun and dusted from yesterday

Sit back and relax and watch Gill and KL bat