SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Wade threw it away
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5th Test at The Oval, London
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Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Australia battled it out well. Most people will think they tossed the match away, quite literally.
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
oh no doubt, but as you say wasn't exactly a gripping contest, ashes series' that are done and dusted 3 games in are a bit of a disappointment personally
Even when they did win it was rather dull, completely lopsided games that had results and a runfest at the Gabba
Aus at the very least should get same or more. 2 away wins.
Bijed
International Regular
Well played Wade, he did have me starting to get worried for a while
Pleased Leach picked up some wickets today, he's actually disappointed me with the ball a few times this series but he's put in so much effort with the bat he deserved to get some kind of reward, if unconnected
Pleased Leach picked up some wickets today, he's actually disappointed me with the ball a few times this series but he's put in so much effort with the bat he deserved to get some kind of reward, if unconnected
Spark
Global Moderator
It's felt like that all game tbh. A particularly mistake-riddled affair, I think after the WC and then such a compressed, high-intensity series they're all just exhausted.
Even Smith was making mistakes.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Both teams were desperate to win but there was an edge missing all match. Both teams have a big “but” after it. England a negative and Australia a positive.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Presenting the Ashes urn and decanter to themselves, super.
flibbertyjibber
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Glad we won but it means very little after losing a week ago. Pleased for Leach to have taken wickets in a 4th innings. Guess both sides will be much changed next time we meet when we get gubbed down under.
hazsa19
International Regular
Feel like the last 2 games were lost on the first couple of days with sloppiness in the field, but other than that it’s been a great series to watch. Think 2-2 is just about fair in that we didn’t deserve to win and Aus didn’t deserve to lose, if that makes sense.
Nice innings from Wade. Australia had a sniff when he was there. Good to see Leach in the wickets. Broad was like another man in the second innings compared to the first. As was Archer but the opposite effect. It's funny how that happens sometimes in test cricket.
Flem274*
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sucks for the fans but i don't feel sorry for the boards at all. reeks of 'how do we continue to not play bangladesh and other less fashionable sides in the wtc without getting called on rigging the system if points for each test are equal?'
Fair enough. I think I'll agree with you. Everyone should be fair game with everyone else. There's no point having this many test sides and then having teams like England (and others) refuse to play them (or if they do having one-off test series).