Did you see how many extras Tongue gave away in his first over?
From that 109-1 figure above, England are now 235-8.
Or really 235-9 assuming Woakes doesn't bat.
It's already been announced that he will take no further part in the match.
Yes, it's nonsense. It ised to be that you couldn't have a specialist wicketkeeper as a substitute fielder and that should still be the case if you can't sub a bowler.
That being two scoring shots in 31 balls. I'm afraid he looked rather like a rabbit in the headlights.
He might well do so, despite supposedly taking no further part in the Test. England need 35 to win with six wickets down, anything can happen!
He had his whites on late this afternoon, so it is clearly being considered.
Well, that he did. Siraj has bowled Atkinson to give India victory by six runs, drawing the series 2-2.
Albeit without facing a ball, which is probably just as well as he was clearly in a lot of pain just running.
I think that's a bit harsh. India are currently a better side than Australia, and won this match against a 10 man team. That's not to say that there are not holes in our bowling line up, and a slight worry about some of our catching.
It might be a bit harsh, but I am seriously worried about our bowling. While most of our bowlers look very much good enough when fit, firing, and on song, there is enough of a lack of consistency (as well as some bizarre selections/captaincy at times) that we just don't look ready for Down Under. That being said, the Australian batting line-up seems to be suffering similarly, so we'll see...
Josh Tongue's multiple wides in his first over were even more costly with hindsight.
Completely agree, watching as a 'neutral' I found it very enjoyable, i'd call it the 'If' Test.
Utter Woakes nonsense!
Look up Malcolm Marshall, who did a very good job of it against England for West Indies at Headingley in 1984 - he even scored a boundary! However, I suspect that the nature of Woakes's injury would have made it much more difficult.
Almost impossible. But Woakes would only have needed to block any balls actually faced, with it falling upon Gus Atkinson to score the remaining runs needed, whilst, as much as possible, retaining strike. Unfortunately, things didn't quite pan out as hoped.
Though Gus Atkinson did well at farming the strike. After Tongue's wicket fell, there were 13 balls bowled and 10 runs scored, without Woakes facing a single delivery.