*Official* World Test Championship Final at The Oval – June 7–11, 2023

[Burgey]

Smith has been extra weird today. Swear he's looked like he's trying to square and and start a fight with the ball after he's faced it a few times.

Looks pretty switched on tbh. Love a little knock like this cos you can use it to see why he averages so well in England on slightly slower decks than he does even elsewhere - he plays the ball so much later than anyone else and he doesn't commit forward as far so if he's in even half decent form he adjusts to the movement better than anyone else. It's a matter of fractions of a second but he has that little bit of extra time because he plays almost everything in line right under his nose. If he's defending to a seamer it usually takes a really great ball to get him out. It's just a method which is almost perfect for English conditions.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

****!

Pugnaicious from Head.

 

[Burgey]

Let Travis be Travis for a couple of sessions pls.

 

[Spikey]

Nass on commentary, but PEWS won't tell you that

 

[Prince EWS]

****!

Pugnaicious from Head.

Daily reminder that Head is more pugnacious than Wade.

 

[Prince EWS]

Nass on commentary, but PEWS won't tell you that

That's right, I'll never tell you that.

Still don't know where people got Guha from though.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

That's right, I'll never tell you that.

Still don't know where people got Guha from though.

Yeah I heard Nasser early but certainly haven't heard her at all

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

This is top quality cricket. Siraj attacking the stumps, and Smith nonchalantly bops it to mid-on.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Newest member to the 10K FC club, Travis Head

 

[morgieb]

Bazball? Pfft. I'm a much bigger fan of Headball.

 

[Gnske]

Any fellow Headfreaks in this thread?

 

[Son Of Coco]

Travis "I'll hit you for 4 wherever the **** I want to" Head.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

A bit of the Prince in that last boundary.

 

[Burgey]

Travis Head innings graphic:

 

[TimAngas]

This is thrilling stuff. Head treating this like South Australia are three-down early in a Marsh Cup game.

 

[_Ed_]

Get the feeling a bunch of England fans/media are going to claim that Head is copying or inspired by Bazball during the Ashes.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That's a HUGE ****ing no-ball

 

[Prince EWS]

Get the feeling a bunch of England fans/media are going to claim that Head is copying or inspired by Bazball during the Ashes.

Daily reminder that Head > Bazball.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Get the feeling a bunch of England fans/media are going to claim that Head is copying or inspired by Bazball during the Ashes.

Other way around if anything

 

[Burgey]

That's a HUGE ****ing no-ball

Hmmmm.

Interesting.

Very very interesting.