#1

India looking to make over the 200 hundy mark here. A good comedy suicidal run out from Captain Kholi earlier.

Ooft, Roy’s just spilled one on the rope.

#2

1 run from the first over! We’re in for a thriller!

#3

Reverse sweep 6!

#5

I guess that’s Buttler’s role but I know where you’re coming from.

#6

Some brutal 4s here.

#7

“Mishra was under pressure but still capable of getting his googlies out.”

Snigger.

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#8

I’m gradually laughing at that more and more…

#9

W W . . . W 1 1 1 1 W . 4 W

And we’re done here.

#10

#11

Went too early…

W W . . . W 1 1 1 1 W . 4 W . W W

8-7 in 17 balls. Oof.

#12

Nice work England.

#13

Chef has STEPPED DOWN as test captain. Root IN.

#14

Ah this is quite sad. On his day he’s absolutely incredible to watch. Hope this doesn’t mean he’ll be dropped as opener.

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#15

I hope not, surely he’ll be given a chance to rediscover his best form now he doesn’t have to think about captain stuff?

#16

You’d hope with the captain’s curse gone that he’ll have a bit of a renaissance. Part of me thinks Root might be a bit too young to be England captain but I suppose his career thus far speaks for itself. Shame Cookie couldn’t go out on a high, would’ve loved to see him captain another Ashes series.

#17

Hope it doesn’t cock up Root’s batting.

#18

Gets rid of Moeen and Rashid, promotes himself to opening spinner.

Mad with power, impetuousness of youth.

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#19

Unusual move to step down just before a series with South Africa rather than after it.

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#20

Don’t think it’s a bad idea at all. He’s been increasingly grumpy over the last few years and it’s a tough, tough job to do for any length of time. Just let him focus on opening and gradually annihilating a load of batting records over the next few years.

No chance he’s being dropped incidentally, it’s bad enough not knowing who one of your openers will be, never mind two.