“Did I just look up? Cos Joe Root is on thirty!”

Oh yeah, BSky exists.

What if England win from there though? Don’t think I could bear THIS being vindicated.

We all excited for the press conference tonight? England putting up a physio to tell us they’re not interested in the draw?

Love our proactive approach that puts time back into the game (for India to take ten wickets in the fourth dig)

England reinventing test cricket (losing a Test to a Gambhir-led India who don’t even have Bumrah)

I like each of these England bowlers but I’m not sure they add up to an attack, somehow.

Don’t think they’d hate a draw. Back themselves to win once Bumrah returns.

Even with England so far behind the game, it must be hard for India to know what their declaration target is here

More like Karun Snared.

No, I’m just not on my game over here.

I’ll be purely on BSky for Day Four.

Thoughts on play so far: no thoughts.

Really think the “get the tail in” tactic is worth a go

Good tactic for the afternoon might be to get the tail in and bring on Josh Tongue. Just a thought.

Sure. The biggest nonsenses all occur with getting sconed trying to duck it.

Can’t run leg byes if you didn’t play a shot, unless it was an inept attempt to avoid it hitting you, in which case, cash in.

Umpires have become soft. If you leave the ball and it hits you, that’s a bad leave. Automatically out and you can take your chances with DRS.

Very much get that. It’s a sickness and a character flaw that I persevere there.

I have tried. It’s just not the same.

Ben Stokes has won the toss

Keep forgetting about Bluesky

Can’t believe the Big Bash is STILL going on.

Remember in the last season of Game of Thrones we thought it was dead unrealistic that the nepo-baby just became a tyrannical despot for stupid reasons, whilst saying deeply thick things that sounded like they were written by a four year old?

And then Elon Musk happened in real life?

Dropping Rohit is a wild move. No idea if it’s a right one, but definitely quite a shock. Can’t remember another move like it in recent history?

I miss old twitter. I spent a long time building that block list. Rubbish being forced to be on lock.

How’s it going over here on Bsky? Still haven’t managed to get into it.

If the cricketing schedule is that bad, why isn’t there an England Test Match for me to watch right now? Makes you think.

89/7: oh, they were trying to set up a declaration.

Labuschagne and McSweeney going at sub 20 SR: oh, no they weren’t

Marsh and Head above Smith: oh, they WERE!

Marsh 2 from 13: I don’t know what’s happening

Cummins 22 from 10: I’m out

Usually when you wake up and check a scorecard you can get a decent idea of how the innings panned out and what the plan was.

This one… I’m baffled.

Played this with some very abusive lads last year but Sir Strauss assured me that’s not the usual crowd.

Free rein to put a lead of 1000 on the board.

24 overs in 2hr 10 for Australia so far.

No let up for the India batters.

It’s a tactic.