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Gallagher looks a player going down the middle - amazing that

Who?

Unless Root and Stokes score runs England will always struggle, especially away from home. The rest manage the odd good score but can't do it consistently or just aren't good enough . Some of them have poor techniques which doesn't get found out at county level and is an indictment of the domestic game. I mean Sibley - most decent club batsmen have a better technique than him Batting has been a problem for England for years, since Cook, Trott, Bell, Pietersen, Flintoff and Vaughan et al were in their pomp. The cupboard looks bare too.

Just listen to your Uncle JIm.

The match is panning out more of less as I thought. India will make around 300 or more and we'll be battling to avoid an innings defeat Mid afternoon tomorrow could see it all over

Chris Rush: “Although I will leave the club at the start of March I am very positive about the direction the club is taking. Under Tony Mowbray, the club has been transformed since relegation to League One in 2017. The performance environment he has built can only contribute to any future success." No comment required

Me too. Went to Craven Cottage the year we went down to League One and Fulham ran him ragged at left back. No pace and positional sense terrible. He did a decent job at centre half I thought

Even though India struggled, with our batting I never thought at any point we'd win that Test. 81 all out in the 2nd innings proved it. Unless Root or Stokes make big scores in the 2nd innings we're heading the same way in this Test.

At what point in the 3rd Test did we "put ourselves in a position to win"? Reminder: we were bowled out for 112 and 81. Just seen the "highlights". By all accounts it's a good pitch so India's batsmen will be disappointed not to make 350. Can we make 140 to avoid an innings defeat? Unlikely

All managers are a gamble to some extent but it's odd that they were shown the door at Huddersfield so soon. What was the reason? And if they are so highly regarded why have been out of work for the past 8 months? My biggest regret is that the likes of McCarthy, Warnock, Pearson and Allardyce have all been available over the past 12 months or so. I'd have welcomed any of them to the club.

What's the enthusiasm for the Cowleys? They didn't last 5 minutes at Huddersfield

Barnsley on a great run, like Reading a very limited side but pragmatic, well organised, with a good manager. Contrast with our passing/possession-obsessed manager and fragile, under-performing team

Meanwhile at the other end of the table mighty Barnsley now in top 6 as it stands

England will need one player to play an extraordinary innings - like Root's in the first Test - to break the bunker mentality and mindset. I think defeat is inevitable. Which is more depressing at the moment - England cricket, England rugby or Rovers?

I was looking at our bench last night and one word summed them up - deadbeats. Deadbeats are people who have been in a job a long time, have nothing left to give, are going through the motions and aren't going anywhere and are seeing our their little remaining time until they are given the sack they know is coming or their looming retirement date. We're being managed by a bunch of deadbeats

Older "dinosaurs" (your word) such as Pulis are often bracketed with McCarthy, Warnock, Allardyce etc. While I'm not keen on Pulkis either, I'd welcome the other 3 with open arms. Pragmatic tough managers who get results are exactly what we need.

Like Mick McCarthy and Neil Warnock ?

Championship managers all do this now. Let us have the ball because we're not going to threaten their goal. Rinse and repeat

Lift and dust We're getting nearer to that territory now

One point out of bleeding 21, and losing to a rubbish goal like that. Get out Mowbray

Nyambe's playing very well, our best player, wouldn't be surprised to see him in the Premier League soon

80 mins gone and we still haven't seriously threatened their goal Nice passing though

It's payday tomorrow. Another £100k in the bank

Why is Dack playing so far back ? Is he a holding midfield player now?

Rothwell's been Ok, wouldn't have taken him off. Elliott's had a stinker