5th Test at The Oval, London

[Spark]

2012. The one where he basically gave slip fielding practice for three games whenever Anderson was bowling

Wait I seem to have looked up entirely the wrong series, oops

 

[Spark]

I thought he/you was talking about 2014, where he failed to score a 50.

I don't remember **** about that 2012 series.

Yeah I looked up the wrong series.

 

[Burner]

Kohli in England probably got more than one score over 12 in any case. Not sure he managed that in that Australia series though....

Kohli atleast had the decency to **** off for the final test tbf.

 

[TheJediBrah]

lol Archer does have the "pretend to try and stop it by half-assed diving" down pat

 

[Spikey]

I don't really disagree. I'm more saying what I think the selectors will do, rather than what they should do.

i mean, does justin langer love joe burns?

 

[Spark]

lol Archer does have the "pretend to try and stop it by half-assed diving" down pat

Very old school fast bowler in that regard tbh: here to bowl, not field (or bat, it seems). None of this incredibly atheltic/great catcher newfangled Mitch Johnson/Jimmy Anderson stuff

 

[Spikey]

lovely in-swinger that.

clipped for four

 

[the big bambino]

My word that was a great ball and Smith still hit it for 4

 

[NUFAN]

You know who we might have missed this series? Shaun ****ing Marsh.

This was his time to be consistent and successful.

The Bancroft dropping for Harris ended up being a pretty big disaster too.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Brave leave

@ noofers as if Shaun Marsh would have scored a run

 

[kyear2]

Brave leave

@ noofers as if Shaun Marsh would have scored a run

Brave or mis- judged?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Brave or mis- judged?

yes

 

[GotSpin]

You know who we might have missed this series? Shaun ****ing Marsh.

This was his time to be consistent and successful.

The Bancroft dropping for Harris ended up being a pretty big disaster too.

Nope

 

[Spark]

Brave or mis- judged?

only two types of leave etc etc

 

[Spikey]

The Bancroft dropping for Harris ended up being a pretty big disaster too.

i agree

 

[TheJediBrah]

You know who we might have missed this series? Shaun ****ing Marsh.

This was his time to be consistent and successful.

The Bancroft dropping for Harris ended up being a pretty big disaster too.

My biggest disappointment for the series has been Wade. His 100 was important, the game was in the balance when he came to the crease but the bowling was ordinary. He promised so much after that knock but done nothing of note since, and he really looked like something had clicked with his batting over the previous 12-18 months

 

[Spikey]

amazing that on gower's last day (probably) a spitfire flies over

 

[Spark]

My biggest disappointment for the series has been Wade. His 100 was important, the game was in the balance when he came to the crease but the bowling was ordinary. He promised so much after that knock but done nothing of note since, and he really looked like something had clicked with his batting over the previous 12-18 months

This is all true but, like I said in an earlier thread: who knew that a bloke who scores half his runs (or something like that) through point and cover, especially off the front foot, would struggle in England?

 

[Spikey]

bad tpc

 

[Spikey]

the only disappointment in regards to wade was that he was picked