*Official* Fifth Test at the Oval

[flibbertyjibber]

Does this count as a flyer?

 

[Tangles]

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

Siddle would bowl veggie pies or banana pies. Always good to have a choice.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Cook has a ball magnet on his pads. Just dreadful bowling.

 

[Cabinet96]

Does this count as a flyer?

Long way to go for 32 (146).

 

[Cabinet96]

This is a good bowling change.

 

[Cabinet96]

Cook cut Lyon and didn't get caught behind

 

[91Jmay]

I know he plays it well but Cook cutting Lyon makes me feel so nervous.

 

[91Jmay]

On the bowling, I thought we did ok until last session were we bowled absolute ****e. Broad not injured just think Cook wanted to look at how the other bowlers coped (not well). Wood long way ahead of Finn at the moment in my opinion. Our best bowler in match so far, unlucky with his figures.

 

[Zinzan]

Corker!

 

[social]

Good ball but terrible shot

 

[Compton]

That's a beauty of a delivery from Lyon.

 

[Cabinet96]

Cook can't even play spin anymore.

 

[Pothas]

Cook can't even play spin anymore.

Maybe it is just Lyon. I am really hoping it is just Lyon...

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Cook looking great and then getting out when just about set has been a recurring theme this series. Honestly that wasn't unplayable though. Especially given that the rest of their bowlers have been just bowling complete filth.

 

[NUFAN]

Slightly weird stat alert: That's the first time Cook has produced an innings with a strike rate of above 100 in his Test career.

 

[Spikey]

Slightly weird stat alert: That's the first time Cook has produced an innings with a strike rate of above 100 in his Test career.

Did you see that starc has now got the most 50s at number 9 and lower. WAG

 

[Cabinet96]

Maybe it is just Lyon. I am really hoping it is just Lyon...

Got out to Craig and Williamson at Headingly. Samuels at Barbados. Pretty worrying given we're going to the UAE next.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Got out to Craig and Williamson at Headingly. Samuels at Barbados. Pretty worrying given we're going to the UAE next.

The one where he hit the cover off it to short leg aside it's pretty worrying.

He's looked pretty good all summer without getting a score.

 

[Cabinet96]

The one where he hit the cover off it to short leg aside it's pretty worrying.

He's looked pretty good all summer without getting a score.

I wonder if the captaincy plays a part in the whole randomly getting out when set thing.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah Cook being in good nick and not going on is very worrying. When he was in awful form and nicking off there isn't much he can do but him striking them well and getting out is poor. Good ball but not unplayable by any means.