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

[91Jmay]

Useful 29 that. Starc deserves his wickets, toiling well.

 

[kevinw]

Cheap Starc wickets again.

 

[Spark]

He made a few but I feel like Moeen coming killed the entire momentum of England's innings. Couldn't do that drop and run thing they had been doing all day and suddenly had to start manufacturing shots that weren't there.

 

[GIMH]

Decent contribution from Mo in the circumstances

Let’s just have some troll runs from Broad and get bowling tomorrow

 

[Spark]

Cheap Starc wickets again.

No such thing as cheap wickets given what England's tail has done in this series

 

[weeman27bob]

Feels like we've thrown away a 400+ lead

 

[91Jmay]

Dunno why he bailed on that really. Should have just poked it and it probably goes

 

[Burgey]

Gonna put it out there and say England doesn’t have enough with two full days to go

 

[loterry1994]

Where was this three hours ago

 

[kevinw]

Feels like we've thrown away a 400+ lead

Last three wickets for 15. Next two could go cheap. Johnny was yamming his dinner a moment ago. He might have to get out there for a couple of overs!

 

[Spark]

Feels like we've thrown away a 400+ lead

Yeah England should still win this pretty comfortably. But they've left the door ever so slightly ajar which was not in prospect at tea.

 

[GIMH]

Gonna put it out there and say England doesn’t have enough with two full days to go

We’re 100 over the record chase for this ground tbf. I don’t pay too much heed to such things as they’re often devoid of context, so I would like a few more don’t get me wrong.

 

[kevinw]

You almost hope Australia chase this down now

 

[silentstriker]

Well this will be another fun day tomorrow…

 

[weeman27bob]

Silly cricket the last 30 minutes or so

 

[The Sean]

Gonna put it out there and say England doesn’t have enough with two full days to go

A batsman as great as Smith has to get some meaningful 4th innings runs at some point, doesn't he? This is that Test.

 

[Spark]

Full credit to Murphy post tea. Done a real job for the team

 

[Shri]

Aus will win if we have a sunny day tomorrow

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

You almost hope Australia chase this down now

Steady on.

 

[silentstriker]

aussies in that odd position where it’s a very hard - eg top ten all time- chase but it’s not impossible given the time left and the nature of the pitch and the opposing attack. Too much time to block.