*Official* Fifth Test at The Oval

[Pratters]

I give stupid responses to stupid points.

It was a valid point. People were suspecting he will be out for the last four hours but he has been proving every one wrong today.

 

[oitoitoi]

It's not ideal for any one except spinners but I have a feeling Flintoff will get wickets. The pitch wont remain as easy to bat on as it is on day 1. There is bound to be uneven bounce by day 3 given that it is already crumbling.

I dunno, I reckon your Jerome Taylor, Lasith Malinga, possibly Steyn and dare I say Brett Lee would be reasonably suited to this surface. You want someone quick and skiddy who can reverse it.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Maybe he has, hes batted well against rubbish bowling and looked pathetic against good bowling. If he continues to get good bowling, he will struggle to get runs in international cricket, simple as that. Bowling short and too his strengths is hardly likely to get him out.

Difference being once North has gotten in he's looked pretty good. Bell manages to look scratchy most of the time he's there.

Most batsmen will struggle if the bowling is good.

North himself said he changed his approach somewhat in the last test and he looked a lot more assured. England did help by bowling a lot of ****, but the only time he looked like getting out was when he tonked Broad down that outfielder's throat. You have to ask if he's so poor, why didn't anyone else cash in on the bad bowling to the same extent?

 

[sledger]

It was a valid point. People were suspecting he will be out for the last four hours but he has been proving every one wrong today.

So what? I would hardly say "I expect he might be out soon" if he had been dismissed 2 hours ago would I?

 

[Son Of Coco]

It was a valid point. People were suspecting he will be out for the last four hours but he has been proving every one wrong today.

Not really, some of us have been saying he hangs around occasionally but rarely looks like he'll stay in.

 

[Pratters]

Meh I give up.

 

[Pizzorno]

Just awoke from a quick power nap to find that Ian Bell is still batting. Did I miss a blue moon whilst I slept or something?

 

[Son Of Coco]

Just awoke from a quick power nap to find that Ian Bell is still batting. Did I miss a blue moon whilst I slept or something?

Australia refused to bowl to him on the grounds that he is really a woman. They're doing genetic testing during the tea break.

 

[Pratters]

I dunno, I reckon your Jerome Taylor, Lasith Malinga, possibly Steyn and dare I say Brett Lee would be reasonably suited to this surface. You want someone quick and skiddy who can reverse it.

The pitch suits that type of bowler right now but not sure he would be the most dangerous weapon once uneven bounce comes into play on day 3, 4.

 

[Pratters]

Australia refused to bowl to him on the grounds that he is really a woman. They're doing genetic testing during the tea break.

 

[pup11]

C'mon guys need a few wickets this session.

 

[Nate]

Two or three more wickets today would be fantastic.

 

[pup11]

Bell....

 

[Jono]

Pretty bad shot

 

[King Pietersen]

That is an awful, awful cricket shot. I was really hoping he'd turn a 50 into a hundred, not to be. Going to need a massive partnership from Prior and Trott now.

 

[Nate]

What a guyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Why play at that though Bell?

Would like to hear Barney Rubble's thoughts.

 

[Jamee999]

 

[Pizzorno]

Urgh, there's no uglier sight than Peter Siddle taking a wicket. Horrible, horrible Orcish looking man.

 

[TT Boy]

No surprises to see the batsman doing themselves in again. England are given a rank flat wicket and still contrive to **** up.

 

[Scaly piscine]

What a ****ing surprise.

****loads of luck and he makes Australia pay with a... 72.