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

[ashley bach]

I got 7/2 but 6/1 would have been nice!

Pews would have given you 8/1

 

[hazsa19]

If we know the ball is going down there, why don't we put all our best fielders there, rather than one of our worst?

No time

 

[kevinw]

Hope Stokes isn't suckered into declaring before the close. But I suppose he will assume the next two days will be rain interrupted and do it anyway.

 

[GIMH]

Good review lads

 

[Spark]

That was all very odd. Bairstow completely lost concentration there.

 

[GIMH]

Bloody hell Jonny

 

[91Jmay]

Bairstow lost all his fluency then. Starc around the wicket at him worked pretty well. Great knock though.

Bit of a flurry before close then declare overnight I reckon to give bowlers full rest

 

[hazsa19]

Don’t think Moeens inability to run particularly helped JB there. Useful innings nonetheless.

 

[GIMH]

A bit of a disappointing series with the bat for YJB but positive signs too. We need to work out the best team balance for India and have him at his counter attacking best

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

A bit of a disappointing series with the bat for YJB but positive signs too. We need to work out the best team balance for India and have him at his counter attacking best

1st Eng 'keeper to have 3 scores of 75+ in a Test series according to Zaltz.

 

[91Jmay]

1st Eng 'keeper to have 3 scores of 75+ in a Test series according to Zaltz.

That's wild

 

[kevinw]

A bit of a disappointing series with the bat for YJB but positive signs too. We need to work out the best team balance for India and have him at his counter attacking best

Averaged pretty much 40. Inconsistent but not a disappointment given the injury. His keeping on the other hand...

 

[ashley bach]

1st Eng 'keeper to have 3 scores of 75+ in a Test series according to Zaltz.

He goes on the list for great keeper/batsman lol

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

That's wild

It's a funny old game!

 

[Silver Silva]

Most 50's in Test Cricket (Top 10)

1.Sachin Tendulkar , 68 50's from 329 innings
2.Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 66 50's from 280 innings
3.Allan Border , 63 50's from 265 innings
4.Rahul Dravid , 63 50's from 286 innings
5.Ricky Ponting, 62 50's from 287 innings
6.Joe Root* , 60 50's from 247 innings
7.Jacques Kallis , 58 50's from 280 innings
8.Alastair Cook , 57 50's from 294 innings
9.VVS Laxman , 56 50's from 225 innings
10.Kumar Sangakkara , 52 50's from 233 innings

Root's gonna smash Tendulkar's record at this rate..

 

[Gob]

Had England gone 3.5 rpo, they are around 250 by now

 

[trundler]

Woakes a shade lucky there

 

[Spark]

Woof that's lucky. Reckon that should just be out tbh.

 

[91Jmay]

Had England gone 3.5 rpo, they are around 250 by now

Yeah it's a draw if we bat that speed for sure

 

[GIMH]

Have to say, thought that looked out. Murphy a little hard done by