5th Test at The Oval, London

[ajdude]

They've figured Marnus out IMO. This leg side in front of square field will negate him nicely, and he's going to miss a straight one eventually.

actually it's how india got him at the SCG. it's taken england 3 and a half tests unfortunately

reckon he's gonna leave a straight one from leach though

 

[Lillian Thomson]

A spinner with 400 to play with and only two men catching close to the wicket. (insert game not always changing for the better emoticon).

 

[ajdude]

would deadset send marsh in next tbh, i know i can't call top edging a pull to deep fine leg "stiff" but he looked solid

 

[TheJediBrah]

One very small positive Australia can take is that they only have one left-hander still to bat, with Leach's biggest weapon likely to be the rough outside left-handers off stump.

 

[Uppercut]

It’s always correct to laugh at Warner but Broad’s line to lefties with the new ball is absolutely brutal. Argument for sticking with Bancroft over Harris, or maybe getting in someone else entirely. If they’re all shite them better to pick a right-handed shite opener.

 

[Spikey]

smith goes past cook and therefore australia win the series. sorry gimh

 

[fredfertang]

Bye Marnus

 

[ajdude]

stumpings never fail to scare the living **** out of me

 

[TheJediBrah]

That's village from Labu. Who gets stumped from a forward defence ffs

 

[morgieb]

****. That ball ripped too.

But this pitch was a bowl first one, right?

 

[Spikey]

Somerset's finest

 

[GIMH]

Beauty that

 

[Spark]

That's village from Labu. Who gets stumped from a forward defence ffs

The worst I've seen is Clarke in India in that random 2-match series where he didn't actually overbalance or do anything "wrong" at all... just forgot to actually stand in the crease

 

[Spikey]

That's village from Labu. Who gets stumped from a forward defence ffs

people all the time?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Wade to just go ham and smack a 60 ball 100

people all the time?

most people don't even play cricket so nnyyyaaaaaaah

 

[Spark]

also hey maybe this is why you bat first on dry pitches when you have the option

 

[Spikey]

mates, if wade fails here i think the england team might rub it in a bit

 

[morgieb]

Jeez, weird decision to sweep in this part of the game. If it comes off all good but I think it won't.

 

[Spikey]

also hey maybe this is why you bat first on dry pitches when you have the option

sToP bEiNg MeAn tO pAiNe

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nice bit of work from Johnny Red too. The slomo made it look like he had ages, but in full time it was fractions of a second.