Fourth Test: India v England, 8-12 Dec.

[Dr Cricket]

must be pretty awful bowling to a team that got Yadav batting at 9 especially since he batting like a number 6.

[meninblue]

Rashid bowled 28 consecutive overs.

England played four seamers, but took the new ball in the 130th over!

Is this tour losing its mind, much as the 2013-14 Ashes did?

[rich1uk]

Slight chance India could win this today.

This hundred stand is a killer.

more than a slight chance

[Arthur Crabtree]

must be pretty awful bowling to a team that got Yadav batting at 9 especially since he batting like a number 6.

Got a Vogesesque Test average.

[Dr Cricket]

Rashid bowled 28 consecutive overs.

England played four seamers, but took the new ball in the 130th over!

Is this tour losing its mind, much as the 2013-14 Ashes did?

some of the indian tweeters yesterday compared this to the 2011 tour and they are right it feels like that considering india just did enough at times to be competitive but at the crucial moment England would kill india which broke the players heads and the bowlers were obviously not in the same class as Anderson/Broad.
This tour England been ok with the bat been scoring competitive total but they been struggling with the ball and in particular getting the indian lower order out.

[hopeforthebest]

God morning early risers.

India not hanging about this morning.

[meninblue]

Lead starts. 4 run lead

Make it 50.

Thats it. First target acheived.

Make it 75 now

78 runs lead

2nd target acheived. Time to make it 100.

[meninblue]

50 for Jayant

116 runs partnership.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Rashid bowled 28 consecutive overs.

England played four seamers, but took the new ball in the 130th over!

Is this tour losing its mind, much as the 2013-14 Ashes did?

some of the indian tweeters yesterday compared this to the 2011 tour and they are right it feels like that considering india just did enough at times to be competitive but at the crucial moment England would kill india which broke the players heads and the bowlers were obviously not in the same class as Anderson/Broad.
This tour England been ok with the bat been scoring competitive total but they been struggling with the ball and in particular getting the indian lower order out.

Fair enough. At least India had Dravid's immense feats to take some pride in. England haven't had anyone of that magnitude, though they've competed better as a group.

[Arthur Crabtree]

God morning early risers.

India not hanging about this morning.

Still awake from last night.

India have been very impressive in this game. Unbeatable at home of course. They've been relentless, give or take Kohli's defensive captaincy.

Maybe England will surprise me in the third innings...

[Dr Cricket]

Where is this Kohli defensive captaincy tag coming from, feel so odd for it to be Sticking so much when he hasn't even been that bad for being so over the top defensive if anything would say Kohli been keeping the balance of Attacking/Defensive well in this series.

Really if you want to be critical about kohli defensive field placing you struggling to find more than 30-40 overs in total during the series.
think only in Rajkot 3rd innings were Kohli defensive in the field.
apart from that he been good in that aspect.

500 for india.
india think have added 200 runs for the last 2 wickets that demoralising since England should have gotten a lead here.

[meninblue]

93 runs lead, few more and we have covered one session for second innings in advance !

[meninblue]

Moeen nearing 50 overs.

[meninblue]

Lead starts. 4 run lead

Make it 50.

Thats it. First target acheived.

Make it 75 now

78 runs lead

2nd target acheived. Time to make it 100.

3rd target acheived as well. Make 150

[Arthur Crabtree]

Indian commentators are saying Kohli is defensive.