Sunder Katwala (sundersays)

I might write something about the cricket.

What is the mixture of views among England fans re disappointment at losing the fourth Test vs feeling 2-2 was a fair reflection?

Do India fans feel the draw is overall a fair result - or do they feel they should have won the series?

Recorded a short contribution about asylum policy + politics for tonight's Channel 4 news

Independent school closures per year since 1987 are published. The annual range for closures is a low of 61 (2019) and a high of 112 (2014) since 2010
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Why Kate Forbes is standing down While Kate Forbes has claimed her turnaround is down to family reasons, others aren't convinced that is the real reason

Scottish Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, who stood for the SNP leadership in 2023 is to stand down at the Holyrood election next May
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Perhaps Reform are slowly realising that "just take boats back to France" [without permission or a deal to do so] is silly and incredible, even if this new alternative [just send them back to Afghanistan] is no more serious

Nigel Farage would simply send Afghan asylum seekers back to Afghanistan.

Has he now forgotten that his current policy (bluff) is that he can simply return asylum seekers in boats to France, without permission

58 minutes of Test cricket this morning on the fifth day

Bowled!

India win the Test match by six runs

The series is a draw:

England 2, India 2

Why aren't they fielding in very close for the sixth ball

That sixth ball problem again ... India made the single too easy, weirdly

Big swing and miss. Three balls left.

England run two. They need eight. Woakes in pain.

This may be the final over, either way round

England need 10 runs. As Krishna bowls to Atkinson

England scrambled a bye to keep Atkinson on strike. But Woakes is in pain from running

Not running with Tongue seemed silly

Now the very tricky sixth ball

It is hard to get to eleven when you can't take runs. But maybe do it in fifth ball?

England do not take a single ...

Six for Atkinson!

Almost caught on the boundary

Eleven to win ...

Chris Woakes comes out for England

Atkinson on strike ...

Chris Woakes comes out to an ovation. England need 16 for a tie and 17 to win ...

And Tongue is bowled on the 12th ball

India have nine wickets and now need the one-armed Chris Woakes before England score 17!

England take the fourth single, having left three.

Tongue to face two deliveries next from Krishna

England need 18 runs and don't take two singles...

No runs for 9 balls. That is the over. Off strike!

Survives four dot balls. One left

Back on strike after a single...

Tongue has survived 5 balls for no runs already. Off strike

Given out & survives a review!