*Official* Fifth Test (The Oval, London) 27-31 July

[Burgey]

What’s the forecast for tomorrow?

 

[Burgey]

Maybe give Root a couple of overs?

Good option imo. Marnus has been bog average vs spin all year.

 

[91Jmay]

Tend to think once a guy says he's going to retire, take the decision away from him. It's like putting in notice on your job, you just phone it in after that.

You don't need to put your notice in to phone it in, trust me.

Marnus has been great around his off stump so far, looks ominous. Aus day by far at the minute - tomorrow should be best day to bat as well.

 

[wpdavid]

What’s the forecast for tomorrow?

Australia to build a handy lead by close of play.

 

[91Jmay]

What’s the forecast for tomorrow?

Low 20s, cloudy but little chance of rain. Less gloomy version of today from what I can gather

 

[Aidan11]

Over rates are atrocious.

 

[wpdavid]

Joel really should tell Broad to FRO.

 

[danzydab]

much better from jimmy

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Interesting day's play. All 79 overs of it. Is that all we get now

 

[loterry1994]

lol they gotta piss off that ball ring check whenever the bowler asks.balls like 20 overs old and barely been smashed around

 

[GIMH]

lol they gotta piss off that ball ring check whenever the bowler asks.balls like 20 overs old and barely been smashed around

should ask after every ball IMO

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

What’s the forecast for tomorrow?

Cloudy with a chance of grumpy burgeys

 

[Burgey]

That’s a pretty handy day for our blokes

 

[loterry1994]

Another day where the overs weren’t bowled just goes to show too much of it dictated by unnecessary things like batters getting on their mark, ball ring checks, bowlers chatting about tactics, Physio’s etc If they wanted to ICC could pull their head in and fix it

 

[Burgey]

Cloudy with a chance of grumpy burgeys

I think I’ll be ok

 

[Shri]

Another attempt to get a ball change... but umpire Wilson's handcuffs are taking no prisoners

 

[danzydab]

very odd pitch, was suddenly dead then the movement suddenly came back out of nowhere

 

[White Ball]

Great day for Straya England are in quite a hole

 

[Gob]

That’s a pretty handy day for our blokes

From where they were after Moeen and Brooks got going, yeah pull it back big time

Still pretty even contest though. Especially when you add two wickets to the total

 

[GIMH]

Anyone who’s followed this series would know it’s unlikely that Oz will run away with it tomorrow, but you’d certainly rather be in their position than ours tonight.

Labuschagne feels like the key wicket to me now he’s back in form. Suppose you can never write Steve ‘fewer runs in the series than Harry the Hack Brook’ Smith off either.