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

[White Ball]

Broad walking off like he’s been buggered

 

[danzydab]

agree with dk
root has been underbowled

 

[Ashes81]

The 2 innings are so similar- an opener makes 40 odd, one good middle order knock and useful tail end runs.

 

[loterry1994]

These sub fielders are getting outta hand course these young blokes will be faster and better than broad, Anderson and that.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah I've maintained from Edgbaston that comparisons to 2005 were inappropriate on the quality of cricket alone. Honestly this belongs more in the 2009/13 bracket; two flawed teams striving not to make more mistakes than the opposition.

It's really missed a Smith in 2019 or Broad in 2015 kind of outstanding quality that defines the series.

Yeah, I am surprised I think you are a considerably better side than us. Your batting really has shocked me I expected you to crush us at least 3 times with big 1st innings. I thought 3-1 was probable so still on for it potentially but not been as dominant a series as I expected thus far

 

[Alex0paul]

How long before Cummins declares?

 

[Spark]

Yeah, I am surprised I think you are a considerably better side than us. Your batting really has shocked me I expected you to crush us at least 3 times with big 1st innings. I thought 3-1 was probable so still on for it potentially but not been as dominant a series as I expected thus far

We never perform to our full potential in England so that bit doesn't surprise me. Not getting rissoled once - today threatened - already means my expectations have been well surpassed but our bowling has underperformed pretty dramatically across the balance of the series.

 

[Darwin Award]

Todd Murphy fittingly playing a Nathan Lyon type quick-slog-bash type innings for the spinner.

Handy handy runs.

 

[loterry1994]

Still crazy how we won’t get close to the amount of overs in especially after how Aus pretty much blocked out session 1

 

[GotSpin]

Murphy already looks like a much much better batsmen than Lyon ever was

 

[Aidan11]

Australia going to have a lead. This is not how I saw this happening.

Someone get another set of bowlers.

 

[91Jmay]

We never perform to our full potential in England so that bit doesn't surprise me. Not getting rissoled once - today threatened - already means my expectations have been well surpassed but our bowling has underperformed pretty dramatically across the balance of the series.

I thought Boland would go really well but we absolutely flogged him and they've struggled to bowl well as a group. Ironically I reckon yesterday after about 10 overs was probably best as a unit.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Cummins has batted better this series than Warner.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Yeah I've maintained from Edgbaston that comparisons to 2005 were inappropriate on the quality of cricket alone. Honestly this belongs more in the 2009/13 bracket; two flawed teams striving not to make more mistakes than the opposition.

It's really missed a Smith in 2019 or Broad in 2015 kind of outstanding quality that defines the series.

Yeah there may never be another 2005 quality series - the players just don't care as much as they did then. They want to entertain the crowd then **** off to the t20 leagues. Not bat or bowl like their lives and country depend on it. With a couple of exceptions on each side.

 

[Ashes81]

In such a tight game, you wonder if the Moeen injury will prove the difference.

Not only from a bowling point of view but he'll have to bat down the order and will probably not be able to run freely

 

[Spark]

I thought Boland would go really well but we absolutely flogged him and they've struggled to bowl well as a group. Ironically I reckon yesterday after about 10 overs was probably best as a unit.

Yeah I agree. Had they held all their catches they'd have restricted England to the sort of total that I thought they'd do so multiple times in the series.

 

[loterry1994]

We never perform to our full potential in England so that bit doesn't surprise me. Not getting rissoled once - today threatened - already means my expectations have been well surpassed but our bowling has underperformed pretty dramatically across the balance of the series.

you gotta stop giving the bowlers stick they pretty much held this test yesterday and today. Pretty much the Main reason why were still in this test. They’ve done well enough since Lyon went down apart from the last test. While Our top 4 have had like 1 big score each in like 8-9 innings they’ve batted

 

[Darwin Award]

... Look for Ireland to now poach Murphy as one of their own for their upcoming tests....

 

[Spark]

Hell of an effort by these two + Smith to scrounge a lead given the position at tea

 

[GotSpin]

Pretty awesome lower order effort this. Thought we were going to concede a massive lead