*Official* Fifth Test at the Oval

[Compton]

Edge didn't carry. England obviously creating dead pitches to neutralise Johnson.

 

[Flem274*]

can oz get AB out of the stand and on the field?

 

[91Jmay]

Broad hovering dangerously close to '**** first spell' territory here.

 

[Hurricane]

Cricinfo reported wood's last delivery as a 99 mph Yorker

 

[Gnske]

liking wood's length here

That's nice, but what about Mark Wood?

 

[OverratedSanity]

liking wood's length here

harhar

 

[Flem274*]

someone get some clippers and deal with broad's haircut please

 

[social]

Cricinfo reported wood's last delivery as a 99 mph Yorker

No chance

Closer to 79 than 99

Early 80s at best

 

[91Jmay]

No chance

Closer to 79 than 99

Early 80s at best

It was 89

 

[Cabinet96]

Should drop Rogers for scoring too slowly.

 

[fredfertang]

Decent impersonation of Bill Lawry here from Rogers

 

[social]

Shame to see Watto on the bench

Should be in the more comfortable surrounds of a corporate box

 

[91Jmay]

Stokes has done well here, good areas. Good toss to lose for Aussies though.

 

[Compton]

Seeing off the new ball? The tail will be furious, that's their job.

 

[social]

Leave, Leave, Leave, Leave, Leave, bad ball goes for runs

Cant believe it

It's almost like FC cricket

 

[Biryani Pillow]

Wonder when was the last time (if ever) the first hour's play in a Test didn't see a boundary?

Scoring rate now above 2 an over - thrilling modern day Test cricket

 

[Spikey]

Lehmann has now been in charge of 3 Ashes series, and in tests 1 to 4 of those series, Austalia have made a total of 0 team changes in the matches after a victory, and have made a total of 12 team changes in the matches after a loss. England won 6 of those eligible matches. Australia won 5.

#cantchangeawinningteam

 

[Flem274*]

rogers is ruining his strike rate with this acceleration from his epic 4* (42) to 12*

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well our arrogance at putting them in at this ground has backfired.

 

[GIMH]

Well our arrogance at putting them in at this ground has backfired.

Bit early to say that. We've seen before that one wicket and they can crumble.

I think most people would have stuck them in after the last two tests.