England vs India | 3rd Test | Nottingham | August 18-22, 2018 | Day 3 Thread

[Varun]

Hope these 3 wickets gets Rashid the next game lol.

[jagatk]

Last time at Trent Bridge we never declared.... but that was Dhoni.

If you can't bowl a team out in 2 days, a few more overs won't really change that.

[Varun]

jiten chandaran: "Kohli put three fingers up to Shastri. India are declaring at the end of this over"

[Justcrazy]

Will India declare

[troodon]

Hope these 3 wickets gets Rashid the next game lol.

Anything to keep Sam Curran out of Next Test.

[Varun]

If you can't bowl a team out in 2 days, a few more overs won't really change that.

But to get a few sharp overs in the dark against shaky Cook and about-to-be-dropped Jennings is strategic.

Edit: F.I.N.A.L.L.Y

If we get Cook by the close that would be great.

[Oligochaetes]

521 to win...

[troodon]

Holding not happy with Pandya's performance.

[Varun]

England to have 9 overs.

Hopefully enough to manufacture a wicket.

[Napa]

Bummer India declared, I was rooting for Pandya to get his century

[Justcrazy]

India Declare , Poms have 9 overs to bat

[Robert]

167 catches for Cook. Must be the England record.

[ManFan]

Good from Pandya.

A few more performances like these and he’ll shut his critics like me up for much longer.

[ManFan]

167 catches for Cook. Must be the England record.

How many has he dropped?

[Varun]

How many has he dropped?

Was about to ask the same.

[Robert]

Bairstow out, Moeen in for the fourth test?

[Varun]

My worst nightmare is Jo'burg 2013 happening all over again.

[Justcrazy]

Bumrah to start the proceedings for India

[Robert]

How many has he dropped?

Of late, quite a lot. Which must make Anderson and Broad cross. He should have finished a year ago.

[JaDed]

My worst nightmare is Jo'burg 2013 happening all over again.

Everyone's is, I'm totally banking on Shami and Bumrah so as we don't repeat that situation.

[Justcrazy]

England need to survive here .

[Rahul1]

My worst nightmare is Jo'burg 2013 happening all over again.

Good Lord not even 2 overs have been bowled yet.

[Rahul1]

England need to survive here .

No.

[Justcrazy]

Everyone's is, I'm totally banking on Shami and Bumrah so as we don't repeat that situation.

Surviving more than 4 sessions is nearly improbable for Poms, specially when Cook is in such a bad form.

[Justcrazy]

Good shot by cook

[JaDed]

Good start by English! Let's see how we progress now.

[Justcrazy]

England openers very very lucky to survive so far

[Justcrazy]

Ball doing tricks , Indian seamers are bowling right lengths here.

[the_outsider]

Ishant bowling beautifully - as he has been throughout the series.

This is why experience counts for so much when playing overseas.

[Oligochaetes]

Not bad. Survived the day without losing a wicket

[Justcrazy]

23 for no loss

Poms survive to see another day

[Justcrazy]

England will stretch this innings , but ultimately India will win , batting for two days is nearly impossible.

[Varun]

Ashwin looked very uncomfortable out there.

[Sam99]

England will stretch this innings , but ultimately India will win , batting for two days is nearly impossible.

If england cross 350 while chasing they will get some confidence for next two games.

[Robert]

England dropped fourteen catches in the match.

Let that sink in.

Jimmy was on his knees, head in hands. What is the point of him staying fit and bowling well if so many chances are wasted?

[Chief Destroyer]

Bairstow out, Moeen in for the fourth test?

Why?

[ManFan]

England dropped fourteen catches in the match.

Let that sink in.

Jimmy was on his knees, head in hands. What is the point of him staying fit and bowling well if so many chances are wasted?

What?

Maybe change the slip cordon?

The entire idea of seniors being at slips is one of the most ludicrous and out-dated ideas in cricket.

[shaz619]

Congrats India, England were always going to lose this series when they selected that Hack Adl Rashid!

[Sadevdesai]

The Indians are in the Driver seat, at least, in this match !!! Hope they win this one ..... AND the next one, that will set up a huge 5th Test Match !!!!

[the_outsider]

England dropped fourteen catches in the match.

Incorrect. England have dropped 14 in the SERIES. Not just the ongoing test.

India have dropped 5 or 6 in the series. But 6 drops in 4 innings is still quite pedestrian.

[JaDed]

Why?

Fractured a finger ..

[Mahee]

the way England has started batting, seems it is going to be very difficult for India to win this match...pitch has become very placid

[Justcrazy]

the way England has started batting, seems it is going to be very difficult for India to win this match...pitch has become very placid

Its not about pitch , its about concentration. 2 days is way to long to bat.

[Mainul]

So what mattered was him scoring in England? What about the runs he scored all this time in SA, Aus etc.

The only country that remained to succeed in for Kohli was England.There was some shadow in my mind about his versality.English condition possesses threat to beatsmen vulnerable in swinging condition.Virat failed big in last tour which put doubt in my mind about him being the best.But not any more.I am sure he is such a top quality batsman who can be successful against any attacks in any condition and in any era.You Indians are lucky to have this genius.