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

[Uppercut]

Hearing from my sources that it’s stopped raining

 

[GIMH]

If we don’t get a decent amount of play in, I have my asterisk ready so

 

[The Sean]

Tea taken. Looks like potentially three hours to settle it.

 

[slippy888]

Australia are better off going for the win if they get a full 45 overs bowled to shut up England team and there fans

 

[Andy19]

Is there enough time for a result at this point even if play resumes?

Only if Australia totally fell apart or push to hard for a win which they don’t need.

 

[Burgey]

How terrible is that rugby World Cup ad with Eddie Jones at the fella’s front door? Would deadset put the ****ing hose on him.

 

[GIMH]

Australia are better off going for the win if they get a full 45 overs bowled to shut up England team and there fans

They'll never silence us slippy. Never!

 

[Silver Silva]

They'll never silence us slippy. Never!

This rivalry is as old as the telephone itself.

 

[Shri]

3 hour session to decide the result coming up

 

[shortpitched713]

There's going to be a result in this match, and for me it's Australia getting a win.

As long as there's enough time, only thing stopping it is some gormless dillydallying in the pitch from England, and gormless grounds staff collusion to slow down the restart.

Australia should not be content with a draw. Their batting suffers massively when they take on a defensive approach, and they'll deserve whatever comes to them if they try to take that way.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'd love Scaly to return now. He'd be fuming that the leading run scorer in the series wasn't white and try and defend Stokes as he is from Durham while criticising the team selection which Stokes has a hand in.

 

[ripper868]

Hearing from my sources that it’s stopped raining

The Source:

 

[GIMH]

Unless there's more rain/the light draws in, then I don't think Oz have to bat anything other than normally to get the runs. No reason to play for the draw. If they needed 6/over, yeah fair enough, because they're cowards.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

3 hour session coming up after tea!

Australia most unlikely to win in next 2 hours because rain God will be back at 6 pm London time, than Light will be the issue

I guess aus will win Ashes by 2/1 & not 3/1 or Eng not able to take next 7 wickets in 120 or 135 minutes, No way eng can square series

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Unless there's more rain/the light draws in, then I don't think Oz have to bat anything other than normally to get the runs. No reason to play for the draw. If they needed 6/over, yeah fair enough, because they're cowards.

Coward or not is not the point, Aus should settle for the draw than go for kill, they will win anyway if test ends in Draw

 

[Yeoman]

More than ever, being at the Oval for a test match has the feel of being inside an enormous cash machine, what with the number of sponsorships and advertisements and the huge sums being spent on food and drink.

 

[GIMH]

Coward or not is not the point, Aus should settle for the draw than go for kill, they will win anyway if test ends in Draw

Cowards. England would go for the win even if we needed 7 an over and The Ashes were at stake

 

[Burgey]

3 hour session coming up after tea!

Australia most unlikely to win in next 2 hours because rain God will be back at 6 pm London time, than Light will be the issue

I guess aus will win Ashes by 2/1 & not 3/1 or Eng not able to take next 7 wickets in 120 or 135 minutes, No way eng can square series

I have little doubt the ground staff will have unfortunately brought out the covers which have holes in them at either end of the deck on a decent length. There’s no low to which these grubs won’t stoop.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

We'd probably try and go at 7 an over regardless of time left in the game tbh.

 

[slippy888]

This is the most ill tempered ashes series in my memory, Australia must go for the 3-1 win to prove they are superior to England.