The cricket...

[Peter]

Terrific effort from India to draw the third test against the Australians.  And without Virat Kohli, too.  Especially good to thwart the much-vaunted fast bowling attack of the Aussies, which managed one wicket only, on the final day.  Looking forward to the decider.

[Jaded]

A few dropped catches too 

[mzjo]

Terrific effort from India to draw the third test against the Australians.  And without Virat Kohli, too.  Especially good to thwart the much-vaunted fast bowling attack of the Aussies, which managed one wicket only, on the final day.  Looking forward to the decider.

I think the Indians might be a bit disappointed. It did look as if they were going for the win à la Ben Stokes. It might of course be the best way to play the Aussies in that sort of situation - they don't resist the pressure so well when they have to fight from a winning position!

[Jaded]

The Test against Sri Lanka looked pretty good, until England started batting...

[Wowbagger]

I just noticed that they were playing. I find it virtually impossible to imagine. It's 4°C here, we had 25.5mm rain overnight and are expecting rain all day today. It's as gloomy as it can possibly get.

[Greenbank]

The Test against Sri Lanka looked pretty good...

Unless you'd watched any of it (I'm saved by not having Sky).

It wasn't a case of England taking wickets more like Sri Lanka gifting them to England.

[Jaded]

Unfortunately I cut my fingernails before England’s Second Innings started.

[Peter]

I'd say that was a lucky move!  You might have amputated your hand if you'd left it till they'd started.  Their opening bowler beginning with 'E' seems to have worked out Sibley and Crawley - in less time than it took to work it out!  We need to open with Bess and Leach, I think.