*Official* Fifth Test at the Oval

[NUFAN]

Its so much more easier to get LBW's from around the wicket with hawk-eye than it used to be without it.

 

[Zinzan]

Wtf was Kumar thinking that was missing? Looked so dead.

 

[morgieb]

Odd that most of them didn't appeal for that

Yeah, I was surprised by the replay given England's reaction and it didn't really look out live.

Wonder how Siddle/Lyon attack it. Personally I'd have thought about a declaration, they aren't exactly hitters.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

That was completely plumb. Weird lack of appealing and decision.

 

[Stapel]

Odd that most of them didn't appeal for that

Such a massive inswing. My first idea was it MUST have hit outside off. I can see why most fielders would think so

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Suicide run.

 

[Stapel]

Wtf was Kumar thinking that was missing? Looked so dead.

Possibly he figured the enormous swing would make it eventually miss the leg stump? Personally, when umpiring, I find it hard to judge big late in-swing.

 

[Zinzan]

Yeah, I was surprised by the replay given England's reaction and it didn't really look out live.

Wonder how Siddle/Lyon attack it. Personally I'd have thought about a declaration, they aren't exactly hitters.

Interesting, thought that was dead live and was immediately confident it was hitting enough of the stumps for the decision to be overturned.

 

[Zinzan]

Possibly he figured the enormous swing would make it eventually miss the leg stump? Personally, when umpiring, I find it hard to judge big late in-swing.

I'm not sure he realised it hit the back-pad. That's what made it look out for me.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Kind of funny how Stokes is never going to have a good bowling average.

He has all the tools except perhaps grey matter. Gets pissed off when good balls go for four and then follows up with too much tripe.

 

[social]

Kind of funny how Stokes is never going to have a good bowling average.

Shaun Marsh of bowling - rocks or diamonds

 

[Stapel]

I'm not sure he realised it hit the back-pad. That's what made it look out for me.

And replays showed it wasn't that far of a tiny bat first edge.

 

[Zinzan]

Stroke Lyon, played that beautiful straight drive, but was denied by Finn in the last.

Nice catch that!

 

[Stapel]

He has all the tools except perhaps grey matter.

Truely he is the new Botham then!

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Would have taken 481 10 minutes before lunch. Just a shame they were tards the hour after lunch.

 

[Cabinet96]

Finn jammy to come out with such good figures in the end really. Was just thinking before it that Wood is probably ahead of him in the pecking order given this innings and the Trent Bridge test.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Shaun Marsh of bowling - rocks or diamonds

Ironically he goes for a lot of runs because he tries to pitch it up more than the rest. He does what Botham is always whinging about. Along with the "doesn't matter if you get hit for runs"

Which he does. A lot.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Finn jammy to come out with such good figures in the end really. Was just thinking before it that Wood is probably ahead of him in the pecking order given this innings and the Trent Bridge test.

Wood is surely more likely to play in the gulf given he's a more skiddy bowler. No point playing Broad and Finn out there.

 

[Zinzan]

Kind of funny how Stokes is never going to have a good bowling average.

Why funny? There's been loads of bowlers not consistent enough to have a good record, but can be a handful on their day. Ishant Sharma syndrome sadly.

Stokes may well improve as time goes by, although it's not guaranteed.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Wood is surely more likely to play in the gulf given he's a more skiddy bowler. No point playing Broad and Finn out there.

If Wood goes given his ankle problem?