Summary

  • Bairstow 50* - dropped on 1 & 14

  • Root 77 - added 92 with Bairstow

  • Ball falls to final ball of day

  • India led by 231 on first innings

  • Kohli 235, J Yadav 104; stand of 241

  • India lead 2-0 in five-Test series

  1. That's all folkspublished at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    I suspect many of you won't be setting an alarm for 4am tomorrow? An England defeat looms.

    Sadly (not really) I won't be here for the final day but m'colleague Amy Lofthouse will be in bright and early to guide you through the final day.

    I'll see thee.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

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    Why all the griping? India simply the better team at home. We haven't the spinners to compete.

    Andy

    England haven't disgraced themselves on this tour. They are simply not as good as India in India.

    Eddie F

  3. We want to win this game - Andersonpublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    England's James Anderson on whether England can win the game? "We've got to keep believing. We've still got batting to come - with Jos, Woakesy and Adil.

    "We're not going to come out of this game with a draw; we want to win this game. We're going to have to bat extremely well tomorrow."

    On batting on spinning pitches: "It's difficult, but we knew the pitches were going to be like this. It can be tough."  

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    #bbccricket

    Adam Pinder: U know @englandcricket, external aren't doing well when your wife who knows nothing about cricket predicts an innings defeat.

  5. England face defeat by India in Mumbaipublished at 11:36 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    England face their seventh Test defeat of the year after Virat Kohli's fine 235 ensured India dominated day four of the fourth Test in Mumbai.

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  6. Postpublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

  7. Oxenford's reactionpublished at 11:34 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    A few of you have spotted the reaction Bruce Oxenford gave to Jonny Bairstow's totally warranted review, which resulted in his on-field dismissal to Ashwin being overturned. It initially looked to be petulant anger at Bairstow's nerve in questioning the decision. However, Aggers offers another potential reason which is much fairer on the umpire...

  8. 'We couldn't find the right formula'published at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    More from England bowler James Anderson: "We tried to stick to our plans. We changed it up a bit as well to try and take them out of their comfort zone but couldn't find the right formula. But they played really well.

    "We had success against Kohli in England but the pace of these pitches takes any flaws out of the equation. He stays patient and waits. He plays spin very well.

    "We said before this game we wanted to be more positive with the bat - rotate the strike, be positive with our footwork. We showed that with Joe [Root], and with Jonny [Bairstow] at the end."

    James AndersonImage source, Reuters
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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

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    England's tail is going to need to wag like and excited pup in a tennis ball factory.

    Phil, Manchester

  10. Postpublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Kohli is a class above anybody else. When India's batsmen get in, they don't give it away. England think 400 is enough.

  11. 'Our worst morning of the tour'published at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    England bowler James Anderson: "We came here thinking if we got three wickets quickly we were in the game. Unfortunately that didn't happen. It was probably our worst morning of the whole tour from a bowling point of view and control. We were clawing it back from there.

    "To be fair, the fielding was pretty good, as was the energy. When the ball is flying around it is harder. You need to be led by the bowlers and we didn't have that.

    "The captain wanted to go with Jake [Ball] first up. He bowled really well at the start of yesterday and got a wicket. This morning he didn't quite hit the same areas but he is young, playing his second Test. You cant fault him for that."

  12. Postpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Virat Kohli is doing wonders for Test-match cricket. MS Dhoni didn't take it too seriously., It's the first time I've been to India and seen a crowd like this for a long time.

  13. Yadav feeds off Kohli's 'energy'published at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    India all-rounder Jayant Yadav, who made his maiden Test century and dismissed Joe Root, on Sky Sports: "If you can contribute with the bat then you should work on it, and I have been working on it. I pride my wicket and do not want to lose it cheaply."

    On Virat Kohli's record-breaking 253: "You feed off his energy and his mindset. It was a great innings."

    Jayant YadavImage source, AP
  14. 'England all at sea against spin'published at 11:17

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    When it comes to turning pitches England are all at sea. They don't get any practice on them at home in county cricket; you've got to get it when you're formulating your career. The only way they can learn is watching Kohli.

  15. Postpublished at 11:14

  16. 'England had no hope'published at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't think England had any hope when they started batting. But from the crowd's point of view, every single minute of every single day has been wonderful. If you've not enjoyed it, you've not been a connoisseur of the game.

  17. Geoffrey livepublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

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  18. Postpublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    A chastening day for England - they spent 14 hours in the field.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

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    Peter: When you come out of the underground and then first name you hear on @bbctms, external is Jake Ball, you know things aren’t going well…!!

  20. Postpublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I don’t think it will be long tomorrow - it won’t be easy on this wicket.