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

[Qlder]

3.1 economy rate, Broad needs to GO. Ive had enough, we have tongue waiting in line and Robbie whos been better is missing out because of him. England must drop him next series ive had enough

Halba was banned for less stupidity?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Couple of 4s but Uzi doesn’t look secure

Looks a lot more so than Warner

Maybe if Anderson bowls to Smith here, the ball will get half way down the pitch and just stop mid-air because it won’t know what to do and who to favour between them

The stoppable force v the moveable object

 

[Burgey]

Couple of 4s but Uzi doesn’t look secure

Loathe to say it but Warner needs to up the rare a bit and take some pressure off him

 

[Socerer 01]

Halba was banned for less stupidity?

im sure it was sarcastic he started a Broad farewell thread

 

[Owzat]

Who is responsible for picking a so innocuous Andersonover Tongue or Robinson.This could backfire As Australia have 2 days to get runs.I suspect Stokes has picked his mate and that should not happen

well Andyson has 700+ wickets and the best way to make sure noone has a chance of overtaking him, not that I think any current players selected will, is to pick him as long as possible so noone else can take a wicket

Only BOLAND in the series has taken a wicket and them cost more, three players have bowled five overs between them for no wicket, but Ali is only a smidge ahead of Anderson having taken one wicket more and bowled 30 overs less, before start of play this is although noone can 'overtake' Boland

Interesting that Marsh is averaging over 50 with the ball this series, but taken key wickets - Crawley twice in 1st Test after he had started well (33 and 44), then Duckett likewise (in terms of score, 41) 1st innings here

 

[Silver Silva]

Warner scoring a century would be fitting since it was Khawaja that started the Ashes defence off with a great performance in the first test , Warner sealing it in the last .

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

im sure it was sarcastic he started a Broad farewell thread

Now that is a bannable offence

 

[ripper868]

what constitutes an off side wide these days?

 

[Owzat]

Geez England trying to change the ball after 7 overs. This has gotten beyond ridiculous now

oh good grief, ball doing nothing so fielding side want to change it shock revelation.........

I guess the aussies would just change the condition of the ball rather than ask for a replacement

 

[GotSpin]

Loathe to say it but Warner needs to up the rare a bit and take some pressure off him

After lunch perhaps. Not now

 

[Gnske]

Good start. But it'll all go to calamity in the space of half an hour.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Now I must have missed something, why has Wood not bowled??

 

[ripper868]

That could well be that until after tea tbh

 

[Silver Line]

Good comeback by broad, brought his economy down heaps. I take it back, He should be alright for another 2 years reckon actually. Cant wait to see him remind rahane and pujji who daddy is again when he goes down there next year

 

[Silver Silva]

Was the timing of Broad's decision appropriate?

He's basically made this test all about himself when England desperately need to win to level the series ..Such an emotional decision halfway through the test could potentially affect team performance in a negative way ..

 

[Gnske]

Now I must have missed something, why has Wood not bowled??

Butcher theorised for reverse swing later while Moeen creates more rough.

Personally, I think he's just RESTED.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Oh look it's raining. 2-1 is still on

 

[morgieb]

Well, we past the first test at least. Doesn't look like too much is doing out there. But a lot of chases start off promising enough before going to **** after a couple of wickets fall. Wake me up when Australia are 2/250 or whatever.

 

[morgieb]

Oh look it's raining. 2-1 is still on

Forecast/radar suggests we might not get any more play today either if it's raining now.

Definitely going to make the last day fun if so.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Was the timing of Broad's decision appropriate?

He's basically made this test all about himself when England desperately need to win to level the series ..Such an emotional decision halfway through the test could potentially affect team performance in a negative way ..

At least he didn't make the whole series about him