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

[Burgey]

Is this a troll 4 or 5 fer from Starc? I checked the scores earlier today and he was going at 7s.

 

[Spark]

What did I miss?

Cummins took about five years to set the field to well known batting maestro James Anderson

 

[GIMH]

Broad still doing that ‘can I leave my crease’ thing three Tests later, and that’s why we love him

 

[91Jmay]

Also honestly I would consider this way more against the spirit of the game than things like Mankading. If we want to assume such a thing as spirit of the game exists.

Yeah for sure. Mankading is playing cricket, that is delaying playing cricket to remove the chance of you having to play cricket should you take a wicket.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

What did I miss?

Oz outright refusing to bowl to Anderson until the time ticked over enough for there to be no change of innings tonight

 

[loterry1994]

Jimmy gotta stop acting like there’s more batting to come and slog it no point defending it here trying to survive till tommorow

 

[hazsa19]

Also honestly I would consider this way more against the spirit of the game than things like Mankading. If we want to assume such a thing as spirit of the game exists.

but again, this isn’t an Australia thing to be clear, every single team does it. So it has to be looked at.

Nah wouldn’t wish a mankad on anyone. Proper low life tactic

 

[trundler]

Cheers. That's appalling. Should be looked into by the match referee.

 

[91Jmay]

This is one of those passages of play were cricket is very hard to sell to prospective newbies

 

[weeman27bob]

Odds on Jimmy being out hit wicket here?

 

[91Jmay]

Is this a troll 4 or 5 fer from Starc? I checked the scores earlier today and he was going at 7s.

Nah he's toiled well with little help off surface or through air.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Clutch Anderson sixes is what England needs

 

[Spark]

Is this a troll 4 or 5 fer from Starc? I checked the scores earlier today and he was going at 7s.

Nah he's fought back well. Deserved his poles for his work post-tea.

 

[ashley bach]

Jimmy to bash a six off his last test delivery faced.

 

[Burgey]

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.

Yeah I mean if this was last session day four I’d agree with you and tbf I’ve not seen any play aside from a five minute highlight package, but if you can hit through the line and go at 5s all day it sort of says to me the deck is in decent shape and England doesn’t have a front line spinner, though Root of course has had a golden arm this series. Different if he had to bowl them to a win I guess.

Aus still long odds but it out of it

 

[kevinw]

Broad might as well swing for the fences now.

 

[Spark]

Overheads a bigger deal than the pitch. There's a little turn but not a huge amount, and it's very placid for seamers. What you expect on Day 3 ofc

 

[Shri]

starc

 

[Burgey]

Also honestly I would consider this way more against the spirit of the game than things like Mankading. If we want to assume such a thing as spirit of the game exists.

but again, this isn’t an Australia thing to be clear, every single team does it. So it has to be looked at.

Agree with this, regardless of who does it. Umpires need to step in and simply tell them to play.

 

[Spark]

Long on and long off but no third man...