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

[Spark]

The rate at which overs have been bowled in this series would suggest we could be here well after 8pm should it go the distance (which I sincerely doubt).

The way these two were playing before lunch, and given the nature of the batsmen to come, this one isn't going for 52 overs. Probably more like 35-40.

 

[loterry1994]

Are England making up the rules that suit them now how is it possible to have a 52 over session in a test match

yeah I don’t know man over rates have been a stretch for both sides

 

[loterry1994]

The way these two were playing before lunch, and given the nature of the batsmen to come, this one isn't going for 52 overs. Probably more like 35-40.

it all depends 1-2 wickets in 30 minutes to an hour they could go into their shell after.

 

[chris.hinton]

Stokes can bowl off spin, He turns it. Smith watched a few balls and responded "****, He could do us with spin too"

 

[Shri]

anderson ashes avg at 35.97 right now. hope it goes past 36

 

[Burgey]

Wait, did England actually get a new ball 30 odd overs in last night?

 

[Silver Silva]

What happens if England take their time to bowl their overs , and they can't make up even 30 overs in before bad light stops the game , any punishment?

 

[Burgey]

anderson ashes avg at 35.97 right now. hope it goes past 36

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[Burgey]

What happens if England take their time to bowl their overs , and they can't make up even 30 overs in before bad light stops the game , any punishment?

Yeah, they don’t square the series

 

[Silver Silva]

Yeah, they don’t square the series

Would you be upset if Australia were in a dominant position in about 15 overs time and England slowed down the game ?

 

[loterry1994]

This is the game right here this spell

 

[Uppercut]

The way these two were playing before lunch, and given the nature of the batsmen to come, this one isn't going for 52 overs. Probably more like 35-40.

Yeah you also have to factor in the inevitable plague of untied shoelaces and mysterious niggles requiring urgent treatment that will strike whichever team is losing.

 

[Burgey]

Would you be upset if Australia were in a dominant position in about 15 overs time and England slowed down the game ?

#moralvictory

 

[MW1304]

Yeah you also have to factor in the inevitable plague of untied shoelaces and mysterious niggles requiring urgent treatment that will strike whichever team is losing.

I mean we have to win so unlikely.

 

[Burgey]

Lol how can you not have everything behind the bowler’s arm sorted after waiting so ****ing long

 

[G. S. Kohli]

312 ball ( 52 ovs) for 146 runs - 7 wkts

Carnage of everything about to starts

 

[Shri]

smith looking at stokes after gloving it

 

[ripper868]

**** I thought he edged that. Need to send a couple to the boundary to get this thing wet pronto

 

[Shri]

these two need to hit moeen along the ground for singles as often as possible. will negate woakes

 

[Burgey]

There’ll be calls for a new ball here after taking eight off that one along the carpet