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

[Daemon]

Ponting about to lose his ****

 

[Spark]

How many wickets have this lot got between them? 700? And five Tests into the series and they still bowl on leg stump every second ball.

 

[Uppercut]

They might as well just start with short stuff to Duckett. He’s far from perfect against everything else but he scores so rapidly when they don’t get it right.

 

[91Jmay]

That's a great shot. That's a good ball and he's just deflected it nicely

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Duckett taking the piss today

 

[chris.hinton]

400 lead incoming

 

[Kirkut]

Contrast this with Warner and Khwaja who have to fight hard for a single.

 

[loterry1994]

This pitch was a batters paradise all a long to be honest

 

[Gob]

This was why they had boundary riders all series

Don't know why there aren't any now

 

[91Jmay]

This pitch was a batters paradise all a long to be honest

Yeah pitch was great, a bit of grass first few sessions but it was just swing that causes issues

 

[Blenkinsop]

Do the Australian bowlers not have a plan to this pair, even after four Tests? Or are they just failing to execute it?

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

He would rather charge and hoick to the on side than leave a ball outside off. Amazing

 

[loterry1994]

Yeah pitch was great, a bit of grass first few sessions but it was just swing that causes issues

it’s a whole different game when they put pressure on but we’ve seen it all series.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Lol at calling Lyon ATG.

The goat is the goat mate.

 

[morgieb]

This series in particular is showing why bowler-captains in the long term is a bad idea. He’s still showing good off-field leadership but it’s clear that he’s struggling on the field in all facets of the game.

 

[Kirkut]

A washout on day 4 and 5 can save Aus here. Else congrats England on making it 2-2!!

 

[91Jmay]

He would rather charge and hoick to the on side than leave a ball outside off. Amazing

That's not what that was. As Ponting said he was just anticipating the line and using his feet to negate it rather than just leaving it for a session. Also wasn't a hoick.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

"Murphy should be given the new ball over Pat Cummins" has finally crossed the line for a post so stupid it could only be trolling, so we'll see you in a year.

Actually I was just thinking that. Give Murphy the first over is the last thing they would expect. Might nick a skiddy lbw. Then take him off and you've got a huge head start.

 

[Uppercut]

I agree with Ponting, they should be over the wicket to Duckett. He plays at everything anyway.

 

[loterry1994]

Actually I was just thinking that. Give Murphy the first over is the last thing they would expect. Might nick a skiddy lbw. Then take him off and you've got a huge head start.

lol that mod sure over reacted to nothing