India v England - 3rd Test at Calcutta

[Beach Hut]

Looks like it may go to day 5

 

[pasty]

Do both sides have to agree to the extra half hour, or is it umpire decision only?

 

[Beach Hut]

India 239/9 at stumps lead of 32

 

[pasty]

Bugger - got to get up early tomorrow morning now

 

[The Modfather]

ah well. Its just delaying the inevitable.

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Ha!
My friend here has the only tv around - he refused to switch it on this morning!!

 

[Seagull kimchi]

If India post about 50 maybe we should send the team out in reverse order to give our tail a bit of practice!!

Be good to see Monty flashing the blade.

 

[vegster]

I think that there is an outside chance that Cook could just beat Clarke to top aggregate Test runs for the calendar year. Clarke is about 140 runs ahead but Australia, I think, have no more Tests this year.Cook has possibly 3 more innings to come.....could be close given his current form.

 

[fleet]

Was very disappointed when I got up early this morning, but then it came god after lunch. Shame we didn't tidy up and win by an innings, but really should be over quite rapidly tomorrow morning.

 

[pasty]

Shame we didn't tidy up and win by an innings, but really should be over quite rapidly tomorrow morning.

Only upside to that is it would be nice if Cook could hit the winning run.

 

[BensGrandad]

Send Bell and and a lower order batsmen possibly Prior out to open to give them some time in the middle with the bat.

 

[Phil B]

Do both sides have to agree to the extra half hour, or is it umpire decision only?

No. The extra half hour was up to England. If they had enforced it, the last day would have
been reduced to 5.5 hrs.

 

[Hillian1]

England win by 7 wickets.

41 for 3.

 

[Beach Hut]

Got there in the end we were 8/3 at one point

 

[jakarta]

Just woken up and seen the result, as usual we put some drama into it - a good job we weren't chasing 141!