That’s it. Pope done for England. Get Bethell in
Barry?
Brookie…don’t take too many risks…
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Brook. So much talent but is in danger of being KP - “that’s the way I play”
Is being a KP that bad ?
And England should be winning this.
Pick em off…hit em when u can…brookie take your time
Unbelievable effort to even get this close. I hope the weather doesn’t intervene.
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It shows yet again that nothing beats test cricket. England start the day with a huge task to avoid defeat. Within a session and half turn it around so drastically that the only thing that looks like it can stop them is the rain.
I guess the final turn will be the rain holding off, England collapsing, and the decision on whether Woakes need to come out at 11 to see the chase over the line
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Good but also irresponsible from Harry. You’ve just hit two fours. Take it easy 
Root hit em…Bethell… tap em
Bethell with a cross batted howler. Calm down son! Got so lucky!
Still mad at Brook. Highly irresponsible. I understand what a huge contribution he made, knocking off that many runs that quickly eliminated a lot of jeopardy. But he just needed to go at it at his usual cadence. Artificially upping the ante should be when you’re near the end.
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Cheeky smile from root…
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Rooty be like
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And yet its possible the rain will intervene. He was fighting the most pressing opponent - the pending rain and the need to accumulate as many as runs as quickly as possible
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I suppose. England looking to finish today
Bethell’s timing is totally off at the moment. Good thing there’s only 40 odd runs left to get.
As I say that he dances down and cover drives
Hang on…I thought it was day 5 already. Ignore me. Im a moron 
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Bethell…a four…calm down young man
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Nice tribute to the late great Graham Thorpe from Joe.
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