5th Test at The Oval, London

[theegyptian]

This is going to be the shittest day of all for England. 260 all out with a not too bothered Australia putting down a **** ton of catches on a flattish wicket.

 

[Spark]

This is going to be the shittest day of all for England. 260 all out with a not too bothered Australia putting down a **** ton of catches on a flattish wicket.

This is morgie level pessimism

 

[morgieb]

This is morgie level pessimism

Is it time for me to say that Root is locked on for a double century?

Though in fairness any batsman with that sort of luck should really cash in hard.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hazelwood this series has bowled like I thought he would back in 2015.

 

[trundler]

This is morgie level pessimism

Who's worse between him and OS

 

[Farkspark]

Siddle in again, if Marsh got picked to bowl extra overs wtf why not Pattinson or Starc.

 

[trundler]

Bowling has been much tighter post lunch

 

[MW1304]

This is morgie level pessimism

He's kind of right though. We have four number 7s coming in next. I know that used to be our strength but spreading it over the whole card is a bit much.

Interesting how we've managed to find a way to extend having no top order to having no lower order over the course of this year.

 

[morgieb]

Who's worse between him and OS

I think ***** is a bigger Gambhirer than either of us.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I think ***** is a bigger Gambhirer than either of us.

Smali.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also, gambhiring is good, not least for how much it pisses people off. Keep it up morgie australia sure are ****ed here aren't they.

 

[morgieb]

Smali.

Ha, keep forgetting he was the one that basically started the trend. Haven't seen him post enough about cricket recently to really say that he's still a jinxer lol

 

[stephen]

So watching the final episode of the Boys was a decent play. Only missed one wicket and a drop too from the sounds of it. Seeing Siddle bowling in bright sunshine is a bit annoying though.

 

[the big bambino]

That cloud cover at the toss was basically a comb over. Big bald blue sky now.

 

[stephen]

That was a horrid short ball from Siddle. Barely got above waist height.

 

[MW1304]

Siddle looks like getting plenty out of this pitch when he pops it on a good length.

Thankfully for us he's barely done that.

 

[stephen]

Honestly the decision to bowl is getting worse and worse by the moment. Doesn't Paine know that TPC is far better in the first innings of the match?

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Not minding Marsh with the ball here, getting some definite inswing at reasonable enough pace

 

[zaremba]

Wonder if it'll spin. Sun forecast for the whole match, and the pitch should get pretty dry by the 4th innings.

 

[GotSpin]

Marsh had some nice shape in the previous over