England getting smacked around here.

India 120/0 at lunch from just 28 overs. Sehwag hitting 79.

India on fire, lacklustre performances from the last few England series, world champions moniker seems a world away

Sehwag 100 up. 166/1

Decent recovery in the end considering they were 224-1.

Typical Indian Test pitch - flat and lifeless. England can't win it from here, only draw. The BCCI doing their level best to murder Test cricket.

Stuart Broad playing in a game with no DRS must be his own personal hell.

Not the only problem today, of course, but.....


GAH! NIGHTWATCHMAN!!!!

And what a wonderful tactic it turned out to be...

Looking grim.

It's always wrong.

Oh I don't disagree. Daftest idea going.

Yes, yes, yes, Cheteshwar Pujara is a fine player. But seriously, please get out now

Well that was better.

Good day for England, good couple of days for England in fact. Cook passes Wally Hammond. Sensible batting in the main from Trott at the end.

I'm still nervous, mind.

DRS and Compton would have got a reprieve too - gloved it. That said, he deserved to be given out just for playing a FLAMIN' PRE-MEDITATED SWEEP SHOT.

Fancy Pietersen for plenty on this deck.

I noticed a post on twitter that said if India had opted to have the DRS Cook wouldn't have made a single century in this series. Is that right?

Not sure. Certainly there wasn't anything in this latest one that I can think might have even been referred.

Stupid way to get out. If there's a double-ton in the offing, just let the ball hit you ffs. It's a cricket ball, not a frickin' hand grenade.

England do the business yet again. I could get used to this.

No Broad for the final Test - fine, no bother, don't want him anyway.
Finn doubtful for final Test - AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

Broad out of the t20s. Eoin Morgan to captain.

Tricky day. Sluggish pitch, defensive fields, attritional cricket. It's all about KP now and how much support the rest of them can give him.

Oh ffs Pietersen...

Ian Bell. Up there in my estimation with Colin Bell.

Great to see Joe Root making his debut, despite coming in at 6!!!

Played well, Root. Upright, correct, patient. Decent start

What is the point of Ian Bell ?
56 runs in five innings

Given he was always going to miss the second Test, it would have been better to give him the whole series off. Played the first like he wasn't really there and has done knacker all since coming back.

He's one of them players Bell who you criticise and criticise and then he hits a match winning century.