*Official* Fifth Test at The Oval

[Manee]

This bowling effort has not been spectacular from Australia; England should feel disappointed to have lost 4 wickets against this attack on a pitch like this.

 

[kingkallis]

Siddle's current spell reads : 8-5-6-2

Thats fantastic!

 

[Manee]

Feels like only a matter of time before an in-ducker takes out Prior.

Must get that bat and pad together.

 

[sledger]

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

Nah, Pratters was right, he's about to ton u....

 

[pasag]

People being way too harsh on England here, have almost doubled their previous first innings score now.

 

[Pratters]

People being way too harsh on England here, have almost doubled their previous first innings score now.

 

[pup11]

Is it just me or is Trott's technique pretty similar to Bopara'.

 

[sledger]

Is it just me or is Trott's technique pretty similar to Bopara'.

Crap?

 

[tooextracool]

Is it just me or is Trott's technique pretty similar to Bopara'.

Closer to Shah's than Bopara's if you ask me. There are some technical weaknesses there.

 

[pup11]

Siddle's current spell reads : 8-5-6-2

Thats fantastic!

Yup, hats off to both Sidzz and Hilf, have shown tremendous stamina to bowl such long right through the day.

 

[Pratters]

Nah, Pratters was right, he's about to ton u....

 

[King Pietersen]

Woah. Peter Siddle is getting the ball moving back a long way. That has gone off the seam and then in the air after that. Moved a ridiculous distance.

 

[sledger]

Not sure what I have to be sour about tbh, seeing as my original fears were confirmed emphatically.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Sheesh seems like a huge toss for England to win, if they could actually have made the most of the best time to bat they could have practically put Australia out of the match.

 

[Pratters]

Not sure what I have to be sour about tbh, seeing as my original fears were confirmed emphatically.

People had been saying for four hours Bell will be out. You said he will be out pre tea and he was out post tea. You never specified a time limit for him being out. If you feel you got it right, you are just fooling yourself over what was a bit of co-incidence.

Sour over the argument you had with me. I never said Bell will ton up and don't care to be honest. It is you who brought up my name out of no where after the argument was over.

I'll just say, again -

 

[pup11]

Closer to Shah's than Bopara's if you ask me. There are some technical weaknesses there.

Nah, was predominantly talking about similar forward press they both have, and the tendency of playing straight balls across the line, though Trott seems to play the short ball a lot better than Bops, but still that's a pretty glaring technical glitch he has, and good bowling units on slightly more receptive pitches would expose that weakness with ease.

 

[pup11]

Would give a few overs to Clarke here, such surfaces really suit his type of bowling and would be worth the try to tell him to roll his arm over a few overs, but of course that depends whether he is fit enough to bowl.

 

[tooextracool]

Yep, might not be a bad idea especially with 2 right handers at the crease. Don't think it will make much difference against Prior, but might be worth it against Trott.

 

[pup11]

Clark has been really disappointing today, I thought since he was picked he would be bowling long tight spells, making the batsmen play as many balls as possible, but he has either been a bit too wide, or bit too straight.

 

[Jono]

Aust need to be careful here IMO.