5th Test at The Oval, London

[Lillian Thomson]

Hit more boundaries though so win on count back.

Australia keep the Ashes based on some spurious rule from the 1800’s.

 

[trundler]

Bizarre cricket from Australia, it must be said

 

[zaremba]

Oh just listen to Lasagne and particularly Wade bitching at the umpire. Cheap, tacky stuff.

 

[ImpatientLime]

i mean it would have missed the stumps by a foot

 

[zaremba]

i mean it would have missed the stumps by a foot

I'm not sure they could see that through their tears of frustrated fury

 

[andmark]

Australia keep the Ashes based on some spurious rule from the 1800’s.

There should be a replay tbh.

 

[a massive zebra]

Siddle's back on for his 3rd spell, his first two each lasting 2 overs. Most baffling selection for many years.

Only baffling in retrospect. They weren't to know he was going to bowl so ****.

 

[Spark]

Only baffling in retrospect. They weren't to know he was going to bowl so ****.

No it was still a baffling decision once they were going to pick Marsh too. If anything because of the lack of variety in the attack now that you have the extra bowling option.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

If England were to set anything above 350 there’d still be a chance for Smith to beat the 974.

 

[zaremba]

Only baffling in retrospect. They weren't to know he was going to bowl so ****.

He's just a fairly average medium pacer. From the outset people here were saying you don't need both him and Marsh. Pattinson or Starc surely far better bets.

 

[Second Spitter]

Australia losing the plot here.

Here? They lost the plot at the coin toss and, perhaps, before that at the team selection meeting.

 

[zaremba]

Anyway a great session for England. This is just the stuff. Pleased for Denly, who I thought was a rotten pick at the start of the series, but he's played well today, and done better than I expected overall.

 

[zaremba]

If England were to set anything above 350 there’d still be a chance for Smith to beat the 974.

... in 3.5 Tests...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Anyway a great session for England. This is just the stuff. Pleased for Denly, who I thought was a rotten pick at the start of the series, but he's played well today done better than I expected overall.

Same with me, pleased for him, hope he gets his ton to round off a great week for him.

 

[GIMH]

Always a pleasure to watch Wade fail. Seems to have the worst of the old-style Aussie approach to the game, but without the ability.



Edit: just looked him up and seen that he overcame the big C as a lad. More mixed feelings about him now.

Oh just listen to Lasagne and particularly Wade bitching at the umpire. Cheap, tacky stuff.

Very poor. In fairness Wade seemed to be pulling Smith 2 away

 

[zaremba]

Very poor. In fairness Wade seemed to be pulling Smith 2 away

While making twattish digs at the umpire.

 

[zaremba]

Honestly, you don't like the decision, review it. Otherwise shut the **** up.

 

[GIMH]

While making twattish digs at the umpire.

The only correct course of action is a four year ban for Smith 1

 

[ImpatientLime]

why the **** have they got david lloyd dressed up like roy wood doing fast show impersonations on the kings road?

how on earth did he avoid being pensioned off?

 

[zaremba]

why the **** have they got david lloyd dressed up like roy wood doing fast show impersonations on the kings road?

how on earth did he avoid being pensioned off?

So pleased to see Botham and Gower being pensioned off (childhood heroes though they were). Well past time for Lloyd to go too. The joke isn't funny any more. In fact it never was.

TBF Sky's coverage overall, those 3 aside, is of amazingly high quality.