Well, 5 down at the end of the day would've been great but lost 3 extra wickets, The 217 lead is healthy but India could've finished the game by out batting England completely.

The last 3 wickets of Jurel, Jaddu and Ashwin look bad here. Jurel should get the benefit of the doubt but Jaddu and Ashwin's dismissal looks bad and it felt like Ashwin forgot how to bat, not a good outing with the bat on his 100th test match.

Both were good balls.

Ben Stokes picking up the ball was a bit of a surprise package for Rohit and we have seen countless times that after break batters need to concentrate again, that's a good time to pick a wicket and the ball did just enough to take the top of the timber.

Jimmy just did his usual thing and the ball reversed for once, Gill's lack of footwork didn't help his cause either.

The way Jaiswal cunted him yesterday and showed virtually no respect for his bowling, so it was an obvious human reaction from Bashir, i don't mind such a response from bowlers but tbh that particular delivery wasn't any special and Jaiswal was probably high on adrenaline and threw it away another ton.

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India are bossing atm and the scoring rate is 4.5 rpo  

Too early but if India bats a full day with only 4-5 wickets down then we are looking for an inning win.    

Ideally, BCCI should go ahead and pitch the idea of a similar kind of outfield in major cities and Stadiums. If not 15-20-ish then at least go for IPL cities. It will only improve the fielding standard for Indian cricket, even in the domestic arena.

Madlad is scoring runs for fun, it's looks like a belter so would've been great if he had stayed there for a long haul with another daddy 100. Guess he'll grab the Man of the Series award.

First day batting track, You've won the toss, batting first and you were 100/1. From there you still managed to bundle up cheaply. It was poor show from the English middle order, they struggled in this series and today's performance was no different. Wonderful bowling effort from India, the pitch is good to bat on but never judge a pitch until both teams batted at least once.

Bairstow must be the worst player to play 100 test matches.

Fascinating first hour of play. England are lucky to go wicketless, the way Bumrah was bowling there were lots of ooh, aah and ouch from the slip, bowlers and batters as well.

The pitch looks too good to bat on despite record swing and seam because of the high altitude. Would be a crime if Poms are not touching 400 in the first inning.

Notorious Indian management manufactures another injury, just to drop Patidar lol. Could be a genuine injury but the management's record is not great in this regard, hence the doubt.

Atm this deck looks like a fine road to me. Can we expect big score in the first inning, very much possible IMO.

True, the way Bongs batted, they would've won easily and Soumya's dismissal wouldn't be a big issue.

It's just, this sort of decision leaves a very bad impression and Poor Sri Lanka faced this shithousery twice in one month ( Hasaranga faced a 1-2 match ban after criticizing the umpire's decision).

Some serious questions on the third umpire, The dude went full retard and bias without hesitation or maybe he's shit at his job.

Soumya Sarkar nicked it obviously and had a sound but the third umpire reversed the on-field decision to not out anyway. BAN vs SL matches keep giving meme content.

The last match was a typical Bangladeshi chase. Fumble at the start, then build up and keep fans engaged with hope, and finally give up a match from the winning position. Good fight, no doubt about it but they need to develop a habit of getting over the line sometimes. You can't be an underdog for 3 decades.

Bro tried his best with no balls and extra but sadly fell sort lol.

The first match was competitive, the scorecard suggests that (28 runs winning margin).

But 2nd and 3rd matches were competitive in patches only and the winning margins were 106 and freaking 435 runs (their biggest defeat in 100 years). It was a similar story for the 4th test match, Poms had their moment but failed to strengthen their positions when the Indians were down.

Overall competitive series and at times they raised the bar by putting tremendous pressure but now we have enough data that BAZBALL can't sustain for long against top teams like Australia and India, especially in the 5-test match series. IMO BGT 2017 was better.

Ah well, I think this time they will spank us because we are still in a transition period, and for Opener Jaiswal or maybe in the middle order Sarfraz/Jurel it would be their first Australian tour.
 
Every team is playing 6 series (3 Home + 3 Away) and this is the 4th series for Australia. After that international schedule is packed with IPL and T-20 WC. Also, their home season kicks around Oct-Nov, which plays a big part in their cricketing schedule.

Mixed 4*400 meters relay race, mixed double tennis, badminton etc.

Right now this sort of development in cricket looks unlikely but who knows, what the next 50-odd years hold for the cricket community so the jury is out.

IMO that's a very unfair comparison for obvious reasons and it shouldn't become much of a talking point unless mixed teams become a thing in the distant future.

Overall in the fielding department, mainly local talent is goofing around in every single match and looks inferior to foreign players. At times, it's funny and disappointing as well but they will improve as WPL matures.

^^ Not a series decider so yeah but as far as WTC is concerned it's not a dead rubber per se because 12 points are on the table. From England's perspective, points won't matter much because they are already lagging but they would prefer 2-3 scoreline, instead of 1-4.

India needs the remaining 12 points because they have a tough tour of Australia.

Excellent resistance and comeback from the Bongs.

At one point i thought the match was done and dusted but Mahmudullah-Jaker Ali duo changed the tide. Now it's Bangladesh's game to lose, I hope they cross the line for a change.

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka has become a spicy rivalry for quite some time but I think it's time the Bangbros must start to reply to the opposition with their skills as well.

Shithousery and taunting opposition might add some value to 2 mins insta reels but in the end performance matters most and the result going in your favor should be priority. Be a better performer with bat and ball, not the best sledger.

Well, so far it has been one sided affair in TN vs MUM and there is a slight possibility of Mumbai not batting again unless Tamilnadu puts up some show, otherwise Mumbai will head for finals.

On the other hand, Vidarbha vs MP might turn into a thriller because there are no big differences in the scoreline.

^^ I believe the recent bias of winning WC and the big price tag might have played a big role and put pressure on management which finally led to this decision.

Cummins is good but not superior in the T-20 format and if he fails to deliver with the ball then I strongly believe that he won't fit in 4 foreign players spot in the playing XI.

Vidharba playing on familiar territory so the skipper Sai Kishore and support staff could've done a better job of reading the pitch. I can understand Tamil Nadu's confusion because it's a away game for them but not for Vidharba.

Pitches are spicy and batters need patience to survive so no complaints from my side. Only following TN vs MUM because wanted to see Iyer but missed it, now will wait for the day 2 highlight package.