112 all out and Bairstow amongst others failing again, why after watching the Indian spinners torture us have we not brought Leach on?

Just enjoying the unpredictable cricket. Ground half full no social distancing, one in 3 have masks Ben Stokes spitting on ball. What's covid?

Speaking of that ground and the Indian space program; why on Earth do we give them a fortune in aid each year?

Foreign aid is not just a handout it often has ties attached like you have to use it on projects that involves buying or using UK suppliers generating employment and profits here and increasing our influence in that country. There also may be back to back deals which may or may not be implicit in the "aid" deal.
We are not handing out cash willy nilly,we are doing it to advance UK foreign policy.

Just enjoy the cricket Nigel

thankyou for that.

According to a headline I've just seen, Joe Root is now a genuine world class allrounder. Sorry, but he's a decent test match bowler in the mould of bowling a few overs before lunch/tea. I don't see him a a go to decisive wicket taker. I think a few journo's have got too happy about a decent spin bowler on a spinners wicket.

I would be a World Class Spin Bowler on that wicket. I was a wicket keeper and my best bowling figure was 0-16 from 4 overs. Last game of the season and one of the bowlers fancied been a wicky, so we swapped. Little did I know If I'd kept the gloves I would have extended the club record I'd just set. It was broken the next year. I have no luck.

My other (just my) bad luck story, was when the umpire gave a young lad (U14's, playing for the 2nds due to shortage) not out, when I'd taken a lovely catch from a thin edge. Next Ball he was clean bowled. On the way off the field the Umpire told me he'd given the lad a second chance, cos of his age, and he was last man in and we'd bowled them out cheaply. My ANGER was I'd have taken all 10 wickets with me gloves. Would have been a record. Ump apologised, I accepted, Cricket is/was gentlemanly in my day. In my memories I know I took all 10.

yes, and people still tell you luck evens itself out. those who tell you that are lottery winners whose wife wins the national at the bingo the next night.

I do like the opportunity to watch the plus one channel when the players take a break, unless you prefer the panel analysis, especially as I was in bed when it happened.

at least with all these wickets falling its more interesting to me than those games where someone scores over 600 in two and a half days and the opposition declares on 500 and the game just peters out to a bore draw.

Bairstow 3 ducks out of last 4 innings, doesn't look like he wants to be there. Great to watch though, love this type of cricket, low scores and every run a hard grind.

There was nothing low about India's 365. You don't have to be a masochist to be an England supporter, but it helps

Even the Indian commentators were suggesting that he all but threw his wicket due to a lack of interest or similar. An astonishing suggestion - but it certainly looked bad.

Okay home advantage etc. However when the pitches are that biased towards the home team. In the old days, West Indies (coconut mat? ) wickets helped their fast bowlers along with the weather. I'll could go on about the sociological aspects of "playing away" in sport. Teams prepared for the climate change etc. However when the wickets are that "prepared" in favour of the home team, then that's the difference. Before anyone shouts bias, yes we were known for "Green" wickets to help our bowlers.

Cricket should be a team game; where the game is broke down to the Batsmen vs bowler, with the pitch being a part, not the winner.