107th
over: England 325-6 (Root 177, Bess 26) Root takes a single to backward square then Bess edges to a similar area; he fancies two but is advised thereâll be no such thing by his frankly malingering captain.
âI am beyond baffled about all the talk regarding Bairstow in the last week,â says David Reynolds. âBetween his last test century, which was in Sri Lanka, and the start of this series, he averaged 18.4 in 20 test innings, with a highest score of 52 and numerous gormless dismissals (including many costly ones in the Ashes). Then he gets 47, 35 not out, and 28 in this series, and heâs being talked about in the press as undroppable? This is absurd.â