Might turn out to be an interesting day iftbets are 3 days of play
English & Irish Cricket Summer 2018
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Rain forecast for Sunday and Monday though.
Woakes was absolutely allover Kohli in that spell.
Woakes absolutely destroyed Virat there.
Yes Woakes, now lets get stuck in to their tail
How the feck are we this bad at catching in the slips?
Buttler repeatedly getting away with murder 
When Woakes has the ball in his hand at Lord's it just makes you think for a second that everything's rosy for the future of England cricket.
Loved the commentary, "drop one, catch one".Buttler repeatedly getting away with murder
That's a fecking ridiculous ball.
India not used to such batting conditions. Swing, weather and slope are just too challenging.
62-6
62-6
Magic delivery that.
They have never played against England, at Lords or in England before?
Makes very little difference, Colin. Even English batsmen would struggle against this bowling and conditions.
Not a bad toss to win this .
In all honesty, I'm not sure there's a huge amount they've done wrong here.
The conditions are helpful, but the quality of bowling has been insane. I've seen this England attack waste as helpful conditions as these many times by bowling too short but they've got their lengths spot on today.
The working over Woakes gave Kohli and the way he went wider on the crease is some of the most high quality swing bowling you'll see anywhere.
English batsmen would struggle against any bowling & conditions
Did I read somewhere that they are going to get rid of the toss, because it gives too much advantage to the home side, or something?
It's been raised as a potential idea yeah.
There's no coin toss in county cricket I think. It's a good idea to combat the home advantage but to be honest I like the idea that winning away is very difficult. Makes it more special when you manage it.
Woakes' record at Lords is fantastic.
Hope the weather stays clear next few days.
Hope the weather stays clear next few days.
But what happens when the away side win the toss, no home advantage then, is there? Will it always be down to the away side to chose then?
Think the proposal is the away side are the ones who decide whether to bat or bowl yeah.
why did we pick a 2nd spinner, knowing that there's been a day lost to rain, and with the weather the way it is? Bit bizarre that..
We've got India 80/6 and our fielding has still been rubbish
what's the rain forecast like for the next few days?
Not quite. The away side can choose to bowl first, but if they don't want to they can toss for it.
It's to try and stop home sides producing bowling friendly tracks, but I think this test is a good example of why it's not a good idea in test cricket.
England were lucky to win the toss and India unlucky, but there's nothing wrong with the pitch, it's just one of those things that happens when it's been raining. I don't see how it's fairer to have given India the chance to have first bowl on this than leave it to chance.
Same, but in reverse, for sub-continental pitches which start off as roads and break up in the heat.
Ah right okay that makes more sense.
Yeah I wouldn't like to see it in Test Cricket either. Winning away should be hard.
Pandya better bowl an amazing spell, because I'd much rather have played Umesh. Bizarre all around.
It's so funny how before the tests some so called indian experts wanted to play kuldeep instead of ashwin, when it's our batting which is the issue. Our bowling has improved drastically in the last 6 or 7 years , its the batting that has gone downhill in the same period..
Broad getting in on the act now ffs.
Nasser Hussain thinks India should declare on 96-9 lol
Not bizarre at all knowing that the skipper is utterly braindead.
As rain affected days go, that was a pretty good one for England. Now to hope the weather changes.
Perfect day, bowled India out and we don’t need to face any deliveries
Weather looks decent tomorrow.
Try and put 300 on the board and then bowl India out again across the two rain affected days forecasted on Sunday and Monday.
Try and put 300 on the board and then bowl India out again across the two rain affected days forecasted on Sunday and Monday.
And the coach is a lapdog.
Nice to see the damn weather is meant to be good tomorrow. Dropping Umesh was stupid but we should still be able to make the English batsmen sweat.
Should do, it is sunny all day and 22C.
Means they will bat longer then India did then