England v India: fourth men’s cricket Test, day two - live

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32s ago 10.37 BST Email! “As some OBO readers may be aware,” begins John Starbuck, “BBC Radio 3 have a playlist each morning made up of listeners’ suggestions. Today, the theme is cricket. Soul Limbo has already been played to start it off but should anyone wish to contribute, essentialclassics@bbc.co.uk is where tosend emails. I’d go for Roy Harper’s ‘When an old cricketer leaves the crease’ or David Rudder’s ‘Rally round the West Indies’.” Funny you say that. Just this morning, I was thinking that when I cover Afcon and World Cups, I do playlists for the countries whose music I know well – Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa (links available on request). But I don’t know much about Indian tunes, so was thinking it might be fun for those who do to curate an OBO playlist. And in the meantime, here’s our rain offering: Share

6m ago 10.31 BST Chris Woakes, the pick of England’s bowlers yesterday and a man who stinks of unimpeachable honesty, says he’s hearing Pant is out. I really, really hope not. Share

11m ago 10.26 BST Good news, potentially for both teams: it’s overcast in Manchester, so there should be a bit there for both attacks. The pitch played slightly strangely yesterday, docile but occasionally lively. I actually think they got the track almost perfect in the first Test at the new OT, the 2013 Ashes contest: there was something in it for quicks hitting 85ish and above and also for quality spinners, but otherwise it was flat and the best batters made runs. Share

16m ago 10.22 BST So far there’s no news on Pant. But he’s not at the ground and the signs do not look positive. Godspeed, old mate. Share

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