5th Test at The Oval, London

[ajdude]

yeah come on all out for 100. i got sleeping to do

 

[GotSpin]

At least I can go to sleep now

 

[Groundking]

He finally fails.

 

[stephen]

Tubbs is so happy his record stays in tact.

 

[morgieb]

God damnit.

Strong catch though. Probably not a lot wrong from Smith there, but wicket is a wicket. Still has been amazing though.

Will be lucky to survive the session at this point.

 

[Ulzan69]

Smith broke his own 769 in 4 test vs India in 2015
I wish he beat our Gavaskar's 774 in 4 test vs WI

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Cool now every team is going to try a leg gully plan and it's not going to work.

 

[social]

Fluke

 

[stephen]

Marsh to get us within 200 of the target before tragically failing and not pulling off a Stokes.

 

[zaremba]

Great moment. God he's tough to get out. Decent catch too.

I'm sure that's the best series by any batsman in my lifetime. Played.

 

[Spark]

Was coming tbh

 

[Uppercut]

God damnit.

Strong catch though. Probably not a lot wrong from Smith there, but wicket is a wicket. Still has been amazing though.

Will be lucky to survive the session at this point.

Hitting the ball in the air to a fielder is usually considered doing something wrong.

 

[ajdude]

Was coming tbh

inappropriate ***ual reference

 

[morgieb]

Cool now every team is going to try a leg gully plan and it's not going to work.

Reminds me of how India got Smith out bowling leg-side **** in the second innings of the Melbourne Test after he already pulled off three tons. You will get lucky like that from time to time but it doesn't seem a viable ploy long-term.

 

[zaremba]

Tubbs is so happy his record stays in tact.

Yep, and a fine series he had too. But 6 Tests plays 3 and a half.

 

[GotSpin]

Felt like there was too much pressure on Steve today. Must be hard when everyone else is a giant spud

 

[morgieb]

Hitting the ball in the air to a fielder is usually considered doing something wrong.

I guess, but it wasn't an edge and it was caught on the leg-side. Nine times out of ten that shot gets clipped for four.

 

[stephen]

Yep, and a fine series he had too. But 6 Tests plays 3 and a half.

He had a huge smile of relief on his face when Smith got out.

I'd honestly be surprised if we folded for more than 180.

 

[zaremba]

Bairstow - "come on, hit that big Yorkshire pudding Leachy"

This is all getting rather weird

 

[BoyBrumby]

is chimney referring to a bat-pad catch? like the ball going up the 'chimney' or something idk

also how's ch9 flogging merch already

It's a reference to the sweep, as in "chimney sweep".

So nice to see the little bastard finally fail too, as grudging as I realise I sound. What a series he's had.