5th Test at The Oval, London

[stephen]

Root has been far from chanceless but he's looking very solid now.

 

[stephen]

Marsh had gone up a yard in pace since the summer.

 

[stephen]

I feel dirty for saying this but that was well earned by Marsh.

 

[morgieb]

Deserved wicket from Marsh.

Some shots have been odd for Day 1 of a Test.

 

[King Pietersen]

Another **** shot. Another wicket. Just, why?

 

[GotSpin]

**** shot but Marsh really deserved that. Some lovely shape

 

[Groundking]

Tossed it off

 

[Daemon]

Marsh proving the h8ers wrong

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Marsh had gone up a yard in pace since the summer.

Yeah he used to be pretty sharp but dropped off a fair bit, injuries didn't help there. Good that he has regained a bit of that pace.

Making me taste it so far

 

[Tangles]

Was that Paine shrieking like a little girl?

 

[Cabinet96]

Stokes really doesn't get enough easy runs.

 

[stephen]

That's why Stokes only averages 35 despite his clutch ability.

 

[Spark]

This has not exactly been a red-letter day in the history of quality Test cricket

 

[zaremba]

Oh come on, Ben.

 

[MW1304]

Miracle innings has gone to his head, he seemed to think he could take Marsh on there but it was just the obviously wrong play.

Every time we look like we're learning to play to the situation, someone does something like that.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yikes, that was like 2014 Stokes

 

[stephen]

Marsh proving the h8ers wrong

Yeah he used to be pretty sharp but dropped off a fair bit, injuries didn't help there. Good that he has regained a bit of that pace.

Making me taste it so far

Would be happier to taste about his batting. Before his injuries he was always decent with the ball and when he can bowl 135+ he'll always be valuable with it. The main problem is that he's averaging no more than an ordinary number 7 with the bat but is being asked to bat 6.

 

[King Pietersen]

This has got 220 AO written all over it.

 

[Cabinet96]

Would be happier to taste about his batting. Before his injuries he was always decent with the ball and when he can bowl 135+ he'll always be valuable with it. The main problem is that he's averaging no more than an ordinary number 7 with the bat but is being asked to bat 6.

He was always good for key wickets from what I remember. Got Cook and Stokes at Lords in 2015 when they were the only English bats who made runs.

 

[morgieb]

He was always good for key wickets from what I remember. Got Cook and Stokes at Lords in 2015 when they were the only English bats who made runs.

Yeah on some really flat decks he was always useful in getting key breakthroughs. Probably kept him in the side longer than what he otherwise might've deserved.