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

[halba]

poor attack. this one's done already im afraid. serious concerns going forward re the bowling, selectors arent willing to make changes to the attack.

 

[Uppercut]

Looked well worth a review to me.

 

[Spark]

Brave review this...

 

[Starfighter]

**** I thought he'd missed it by a mile from what it looked like on the screen.

 

[Spark]

What a **** way to get a wicket though lmao. There is extra bounce though

 

[91Jmay]

How he's played four games of this series at this standard I'll never know. It's not like we don't have alternatives.

He got lucky Boland was so trash, but yeah you've got maybe 3-5 Test standard pacers waiting in the wings? Neser not getting a test is criminal given his form/work over here for so long.

 

[morgieb]

is Haze done as a first XI player? Obviously he got 5 last innings he bowled but it was a pretty fluky/ordinary 5 piece. He just looks like he has so much less nip now than he had in the past. He averages 30 under Cummins looking at it

He should be, but has the reputation to keep him in the side.

Frankly given his injury record and his performances here we need to look at other options. Neser may or may not be a top-tier Test bowler but he’s earned a try at least.

 

[hazsa19]

We’ve had a few of those in the series.

 

[Spark]

**** I thought he'd missed it by a mile from what it looked like on the screen.

I honestly thought I heard something but then hardly anyone appealed

 

[social]

Rubbish begets rubbish

 

[Ashes81]

Unlucky for Duckett - been alot of strangles down the leg side in this series

 

[morgieb]

About ****ing time.

 

[slowfinger]

he knows he's hit that

 

[wpdavid]

All the plays & misses, then he's strangled down leg.

He'll probably think he's been unlucky.

 

[Gnske]

Marsh is the West Australian all rounder that was promised

 

[91Jmay]

Can't really say Duckett has been unlucky given his innings, some nice shots though and good #momentum to start us off.

 

[Spark]

That's a really good, ballsy review tbh. Would have been very easy to lose nerve on that since no one else apart from Marsh appealed.

 

[slowfinger]

could easily be 70-2 here

 

[Uppercut]

Duckett is a bit like Head. That's a better delivery to him than length outside off.

 

[Spark]

MMarsh's ridiculous bowling record at the Oval continues apace btw