*Official* Fifth Test at the Oval

[LegionOfBrad]

Why funny? There's been loads of bowlers not consistent enough to have a good record, but can be a handful on their day. Ishant Sharma syndrome sadly.

Stokes may well improve as time goes by, although it's not guaranteed.

He will be given lots of time to improve as well given he can bat.

 

[Cabinet96]

Wood is surely more likely to play in the gulf given he's a more skiddy bowler. No point playing Broad and Finn out there.

I don't know the taller bowlers have tended to do well there in the past. Finn was great in the ODIs three years ago after Broad was the best quick in the tests. Morkel and Philander have tended to do better than Steyn too.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

If Wood goes given his ankle problem?

Yeah if his ankles fecked he shouldn't go. Get the op and get ready for SA.

 

[Cabinet96]

Why funny? There's been loads of bowlers not consistent enough to have a good record, but can be a handful on their day. Ishant Sharma syndrome sadly.

Stokes may well improve as time goes by, although it's not guaranteed.

I think he's just genuinely been really unlucky so far in his career, tbh.

 

[Cabinet96]

Doesn't say a lot that Hazlewood and Starc haven't even bowled that well against the left handers and they've still got Lyth out overtime.

 

[Zinzan]

He will be given lots of time to improve as well given he can bat.

Of course & I suspect like Flintoff he will improve his control and he shouldn't lose any pace for a good 3-4 years unless his body gives way.

 

[Pothas]

So this is kind an important innings for Lyth.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Of course & I suspect like Flintoff he will improve his control and he shouldn't lose any pace for a good 3-4 years unless his body gives way.

I think he'll get his average down to low 30s in a couple of years.

The issue he will have is as 4th seamer he will get a lot of bowling when teams are 200-2 and not even see the ball when we have teams 40-5.

Hes just got to make his mark when he does bowl.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So this is kind an important innings for Lyth.

You would think unless he gets at least a 50 he is playing his last test.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

You would think unless he gets at least a 50 he is playing his last test.

If he fails I think it'll be Moeen opening next match.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Great pill from Jobnson first up

 

[Spikey]

omg Warne giving Root a rating for the series sounded just like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbyamRX_pZo when they do ratings

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Another whopping no ball not called.

 

[Stapel]

That was, not fot the first time this series, a very hard to miss no ball.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Great pill from Jobnson first up

Easy to bowl a good pill from halfway down the track.

 

[Zinzan]

You would think unless he gets at least a 50 he is playing his last test.

Oh for sure. In his 7th test opening & averages 21. You'd almost think he needs to ton up here.

 

[Stapel]

Oh for sure. In his 7th test opening & averages 21. You'd almost think he needs to ton up here.

Agreed. A fifty would, rightfully in my opinion, be judged as a no pressure, dead rubber, fair innings. He really needs to be part of two or three partnerships that bring England back into this test. A tough ask, but given his record so far, it's the only thing that justifies his (near) future selection.

 

[Cabinet96]

Runs.

 

[social]

MJ should not be playing this test

That was just a terrible over

 

[NUFAN]

I really wish that Johnson had some slight niggle before the game and we were watching Cummins or Siddle with the new ball.