I've never seen a bowler bowl as well as this and not get a wicket.
It's incredible.
It's incredible.
English & Irish Cricket Summer 2018
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Jadeja averages 44 in first-class vs Ashwin's 31. Ashwin actually averages less than Jadeja in tests now too.
I can't remember a series with so many plays and misses. As Kohli has shown there might actually be an art to it.
Interesting about the test averages.
Wouldn't read too much into the first class averages. Jadeja plays on the flattest wicket on the entire planet. However, he has shown that he's more than capable in these conditions.
Why bother reviewing anything Dharmasena decides?
Dodgy action. Jadega clearly straightens.
Another really poor review. Kohli and Root have both been so poor in that aspect.
Jennings 
Shami finally gets his reward.
Shami finally gets his reward.
More top reviewing in this series
Well deserved.
Wretched summer for Jennings, not good enough and should not tour Sri Lanka.
fecking hell Jennings has had an appalling game to go with an appalling Summer.
Cook retiring might save his place for the tour to Sri Lanka. He's a lucky lucky man if he's opening the bat the next test because he has been rotten.
Cook retiring might save his place for the tour to Sri Lanka. He's a lucky lucky man if he's opening the bat the next test because he has been rotten.
He's been shite but so have most the batsmen. Rahul, Dhawan, Rahane, Root, Cook, Bairstow etc. haven't really performed to their standards either.
I bet none of those have gone 18 innings without making a 50 though.
Root and Bairstow have shown they can do it at Test level. Jennings has not.
The mode of Jennings' dismissals also suggests he just won't cut it at this level either.
Surely Shami needs to get closer to the stumps. Sure he's beaten the edge plenty of times, but the batmen have hardly had to play at the ball.
Hahaha Holding agrees.
Bit of an endurance test watching this. The run rate is so low.
Trescothick was an all-time great player and misser, would always just leave his bat there to protect off stump.
Contradiction?
Okay, they've not really played at the ball. Bumrah's line's been better but he's not had the same bounce.
How on earth has the ball needed to be changed so many times in 39 overs, it's not like England are smashing it about.
Another gripping day of cricket. This has been a tremendous series. England in control but you always have that feeling that one wicket can bring three or four.
Ed Smith talks an industrial quantity of manure.
Cook playing without pressure. Having terrible opening partners for 2 years has done him no favours.
Cook has overtaken Kumar to go 5th in the all time leading run scores
The ball has been changed once again, 4th time in 61 overs
100 for Cook
You fecking beauty
That overthrow Cracking stuff by Cook.
Cracking stuff by Cook.fecking get in!
What a way to make 100 too
What a way to make 100 too
Cook starts and ends his career with a 50 and 100 against India.
Always liked that Jasprit Bumrah.
Afternoon session should be fun. With Bairstow, Stokes and Buttler in next we don't even need to change the order to get the sloggers in.
Reckon we'll aim to declare around half an hour into the evening session.
Afternoon session should be fun. With Bairstow, Stokes and Buttler in next we don't even need to change the order to get the sloggers in.
Reckon we'll aim to declare around half an hour into the evening session.
Root looking good to score his 1st 100 in over 12 months
Perfect day really.
Roooooooooooooot, 100
Good for him to get the monkey of his back, but I'm not sure that's a hugely encouraging hundred in terms of addressing the reasons why he hasn't been scoring many of them. He just got away with it a bit more today.
Best day of the year.
300 odd ahead with Stokes, Bairstow and Buttler left to come in, hope they just tee off.