Love that Sky made sure Ponting was on comms when Root beat his score.
Effusive in his praise while choking on his snger.
432-4
Root 120 Stokes 36 lead by 74
Shiraj off the pitch limping. Bumrah cannot bowl until after tea as went off injured and is limping
Stokes retired hurt
Root just been stumped for 150
England 499-5, lead by 141
Dawson in to bat nowā¦
Harshā¦,.
Eng 518-6
published at 126 overs
126 overs
Lead by 160
Spare a thought for wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel - heās taken two catches and two stumpings in this innings and took three catches in the first innings at Lordāsā¦ but none of those will be added to his stats because heās on the field as a sub for Rishabh Pant.
Meanwhile Englandās batters take a couple of singles off Ravindra Jadeja.
I have it in my mind that a sub-fielder wasnāt allowed to take part in a specialist fielding position?
You were right. Alhough that was when there were no helmets and un-covered pitches.
Get to see WG did you?
Bob Taylor ?
1986?
You forget that?
Sub for the injured Bruce French?
Shame on you
39 years of precedent FFS
Not a WG fan, he was a cheating bastard. However my uncle had a cricket bat autographed by the Aussie tourers of 1948 which included The Donās signature. 
Turn over from the egg chasers and India are 0-2 after England posted 669.
Root 150
Stokes 141
Carse 47
India 15 min to bat to lunch 300 behind
0-2
Damn fine egg chasing that wasā¦
Tell the whole story.
Taylor was in a sponsorās box, having retired 2 years previously, when he got the call.
He kept the rest of that day, before Hampshireās Bobby Parks was called up to keep on the Saturday , which was 39 years ago today. I had been there for the Thursday and Friday.
Dawson dropped the series before tea.
Tough but catchable chance at backward point
Stokes clearly unfit to bowl
This is a very average bowling attack.
Stokes does miracles but it wonāt cut it in Aus
Bollox
They will win then
Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the fifth Test with a shoulder injury. Ollie Pope will captain the side.
Dawson also left out. Can we have him back for Hampshire please?
Oh lordy, we are so fookedā¦
Muscle tear 6/10 werks out