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

[KungFu_Kallis]

Not happy about Murphy being exposed to Warner's toxic influence without adult supervision.

Don't worry he's a few standard deviations to the right of him on the curve

 

[RightArmMystery]

Stuart Broad's been so good this series

 

[TheJediBrah]

Honestly the way he plays on the front foot is worse than a tailender. Him succeeding despite that has me convinced that technique is overrated af.

It's going to hurt him in the long run. It's been ok this series at times because playing late in England is good but it's not a pathway to long term success

 

[Spark]

Uh oh

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Mark Wood practising his follow through at mid on there

 

[91Jmay]

Please bowl full to Head please bowl full to Head.

thank ****

 

[RightArmMystery]

Huh, who'd have thought bowling full at Head early could get him out. Weird.

 

[Son Of Coco]

That's awful. Good bowling though.

 

[loterry1994]

Lol anyone defending the slow first session now? Was an absolute joke

 

[social]

Great shot followed by an awful one

Top ball though

 

[TheJediBrah]

Now Head finally reverting to mean. Another straight one played down completely the wrong line to

 

[Spark]

Now is when scoring so slowly looks reaaaaal bad

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I saw Majid Khan have a net with his shoelaces tied together to prove that head position was more important than footwork in batting

Smacked some international bowlers everywhere

It's only proof of if he did it in a real game.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

**** this is deja vu, Broad Day 2 post lunch spell exactly like 2009 which they just flashed back to in the lunch break

 

[91Jmay]

We've given Head some bonus runs this series, he's looked ordinary whenever we've pitched it up but just gave him starts for no reason trying to bounce him (and rarely using Wood to do it) .

 

[morgieb]

Urgh. Looks like the much vaunted collapse is coming.

This probably shows the benefits of Bazball unfortunately. 250 off 60 is generally more valuable than 200 off 85.

 

[Spark]

Anyway here's the man for a crisis when it's moving around, Mitch Marsh

(I don't even know if I'm joking here)

 

[RightArmMystery]

Into the tail now. Be batting by 3.

 

[loterry1994]

Absolute crap show by our batters all series

 

[Son Of Coco]

Urgh. Looks like the much vaunted collapse is coming.

This probably shows the benefits of Bazball unfortunately. 250 off 60 is generally more valuable than 200 off 85.

Yeah it is, but England should have been rolled for under 200 themselves.