*Official* Fifth Test at The Oval

[steds]

And now Punter takes one up the arse, so to speak

My mum just said "surely a sensible captain would put somebody else in that position". Fair point, imo. Punter never struck me as a deep thinker.

 

[zaremba]

Don't throw it away, Fred. This pitch is ok and we need 450

 

[zaremba]

My mum just said "surely a sensible captain would put somebody else in that position". Fair point, imo. Punter never struck me as a deep thinker.

****ing hard bastard though tbf.

 

[Pigeon]

Trott's game against short stuff looks iffy. I think he's going to be found out in that dept sooner than later.

 

[grecian]

Freddie vs Johnson now, should be interesting.

Indeed, will either pouch him or get smashed, anyway will move the game along, no doubt.

 

[pup11]

Why are we making North bowl so many overs, the four man pace attack was supposed to do the job here, so they should be the one bowling most of the overs.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Trott's game against short stuff looks iffy. I think he's going to be found out in that dept sooner than later.

Well a fair few have looked a lot more 'iffy' against Johnson on this pitch.

 

[BoyBrumby]

****ing hard bastard though tbf.

"If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough", as Roger Alan Wade would have it.

EDIT: Bollox, Fred holes out. Played big fella.

 

[TT Boy]

****.

 

[zaremba]

Trott's game against short stuff looks iffy. I think he's going to be found out in that dept sooner than later.

Surprised he's not been more tested in this game already by Siddle and Johnson. Aussies rarely miss the chance to probe a weakness.

 

[inbox24]

Yay Flintman out, finally.

 

[Jamee999]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


(urns)

 

[Scaly piscine]

A very fitting dismissal for Flintoff.

 

[TT Boy]

Why are we making North bowl so many overs, the four man pace attack was supposed to do the job here, so they should be the one bowling most of the overs.

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[Pigeon]

**** this is so unfair.

 

[sledger]

Well done Fred, thanks for the memories, WAG.

 

[grecian]

Ah well, going out as his batting career went really, not great, but not bad either.

 

[silentstriker]

Should try and get to near 500 lead and yet get an hour at Aussies this evening

These days you need a big lead. I would bat until almost lunch tomorrow, give yourself about five-six overs at them before lunch. Assuming of course that England can bat that long. With that said, anything over 420 or so is really England's game, with what the pitch was doing for Swann yesterday.

And with Flintoff just out, I think 420 is a realistic target .

 

[Pizzorno]

Glad he got out like that rather than prodding at some nothing delivery.

 

[wpdavid]

Bah humbug - dunno why we're treating it like a charity match.

Just bat them out of it ffs.