5th Test at The Oval, London

[stephen]

Anyway now's time for bed.

 

[mr_mister]

Get a fifty Marshy

 

[TestMatch]

What's Smith's past reputation with Anderson? Would Anderson have been able to stop him on home soil?

 

[Spark]

Get a fifty Marshy

We could use a few more than that

 

[mr_mister]

We could use a few more than that

I'm a realist

 

[mackembhoy]

I really hate how easy the umpires appear to be to influence with big appeals.

Umpires call is a pile of crap.It was hitting the stumps, it's out.

It was also a fair bit of the ball hitting the stumps

 

[Spark]

Umpires call is a pile of crap.It was hitting the stumps, it's out.

It was also a fair bit of the ball hitting the stumps

It wasn't really though

 

[mackembhoy]

It wasn't really though

It's midnight, I will forgive your eyesight.

I was pretty knackered at midnight today

 

[Spark]

It's midnight, I will forgive your eyesight.

I was pretty knackered at midnight today

I mean it was about 20% of the ball hitting the stumps. A cricket ball isn't that big an object

 

[mr_mister]

These two put on about 350 together last ashes right

 

[zaremba]

It wasn't really though

I mean it was about 20% of the ball hitting the stumps. A cricket ball isn't that big an object

Only a tiny part of a hard spherical ball can ever hit a hard round stump...

Anyway, if the angry little man hadn't stuck his pad in the way, his leg stump would have been knocked out of the ground.

 

[a massive zebra]

Weeks vs India 1948/49. Lowest score of 48 (779 runs in 7 innings)

Walters made six fifties in six innings against West Indies in 1968/69 and six batsmen have done five in five, so this self-evidently is not the record.

 

[mr_mister]

Never looks in control when playing aerial but it usually still carries

 

[zaremba]

Ten 50s in a row against us. Fair play to you, you weird little bastard

 

[mr_mister]

Only a tiny part of a hard spherical ball can ever hit a hard round stump...

Anyway, if the angry little man hadn't stuck his pad in the way, his leg stump would have been knocked out of the ground.

He's about as little as the guy bowling to him lol

 

[Jack1]

Average is building towards 70. I'm not a betting man but if I was I'd fancy him to get above 70 career average in test cricket.

 

[mr_mister]

**** do not get run out Smudge

 

[trundler]

Smith has battered England like Sangakarra bashed Bangers, ha. Steve Smith doing Steve Smith things.

 

[a massive zebra]

What's the highest lowest score in a series for a batsman who had say, 5+ innings?

Clive Lloyd, 58 against England in 1981.

 

[Uppercut]

I mean it was about 20% of the ball hitting the stumps. A cricket ball isn't that big an object

Looked pretty out to me tbh. Closer to ‘hitting’ than ‘missing’. Might feel harsher if there’s also a bit of doubt over the height or if he’s further forward.