169-4 Conway c Foakes b Anderson 46
Inside edge to the keeper.
And now Root drops Mitchell in the slips, was a regulation catch as well…
Tea 195-4
318/4 at close
Not my fault.
Just seen the score
I’m sorry but Jack Leach is probably a decent enough county spinner, but he’s not Test class, just compare him to some of the Indian or Pakistani spinners and the skills they have compared to him, it’s like watching paint dry. I would have the lad from Lancashire, the leggie all day long.
England attack looking pretty toothless
Oooh we done a wicket 417-5
Checks score.
Oh.
An hour to bat.
Oh.
Following on before lunch tomorrow then
Stumps England 90-1, trail by 463 runs
Both Lees and Pope dropped in the slips by Mitchell, he’ll remember those drops rather than his double ton…
Which he didn’t get.
Maiden test 50 for Alex Lees 53no
England 130-1
147-2 Lees gone for 67, wafting at one outside of off stump, easy catch in the slips.
Lunch, England 195-2, trail by 358
England 239-2, Pope just scored an audacious 6 by just helping a bouncer on its way.
Pope 112*
Root 51*
Trail by 314, still another 114 needed to avoid the follow on…
101 run partnership up in no time, Root scoring easily.
248-2, trail by 305
Ton up for Root, his 27th test ton
England 325-2, trail by 228
Lunch England 331-2
Pope 142*
Root 109*
Trail by 222
Pope you plonker
Has to change his pass.
Next ball top edged hook
145
219 behind
334-3
Bairstow featherlite touch of his glove gone for 8
Ffs
344-4
Sigh.
Stokes does what commentary said he would.
Top edge gone
46
405-6