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

[Aidan11]

I couldn't bear it if we didn't win this game.

It's bad enough we didn't win back the Ashes. I still can't work out how we haven't.

 

[trundler]

Nothing like losing the stream and following cricinfo commentary to make you want to carve your eyeballs out with a spoon

Convenient

 

[trundler]

I couldn't bear it if we didn't win this game.

It's bad enough we didn't win back the Ashes. I still can't work out how we haven't.

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[slowfinger]

to be fair that ball change has absolutely ****ed australia

 

[GotSpin]

Murphy is seriously solid looking with the bat…m

 

[loterry1994]

How on earth is Murphy blocking it better than our top/middle order

 

[91Jmay]

to be fair that ball change has absolutely ****ed australia

So has their inability to play one that moves slightly off the straight.

Mo Ali tearing through you I'm not hearing anything about the ball.

 

[Shri]

murphy is a brave bat

 

[chris.hinton]

How on earth is Murphy blocking it better than our top/middle order

good point. He looks very organised

 

[White Ball]

What is more realistic for Straya 8 down? Getting these runs or batting 25 overs?

 

[MW1304]

Murphy is seriously solid looking with the bat…m

The glasses made me think he might be like Leach, but this ****er is more Woakesian.

 

[loterry1994]

What is more realistic for Straya 8 down? Getting these runs or batting 25 overs?

the runs think they’ll last 10 more overs

 

[Anil]

What is more realistic for Straya 8 down? Getting these runs or batting 25 overs?

Getting bowled out.

 

[slowfinger]

murphy will be more than a handy lower order batsman and a decent bowler … Lyon should be worried tbh

 

[chris.hinton]

What is more realistic for Straya 8 down? Getting these runs or batting 25 overs?

Ask again in 5 overs times.

 

[loterry1994]

The glasses made me think he might be like Leach, but this ****er is more Woakesian.

Would of been funny having Milhouse and Harry Potter bowling this Series

 

[GIMH]

What is more realistic for Straya 8 down? Getting these runs or batting 25 overs?

25 overs

 

[ashley bach]

In four years? Suggest you put me on ignore if you think it’s going to take that long

Oh yeah right. Suddenly I find myself cheering every dot ball here.

 

[loterry1994]

Yeah honestly if they can’t get them out in next two overs time for new ball can’t make the same mistake as test 1

 

[91Jmay]

murphy will be more than a handy lower order batsman and a decent bowler … Lyon should be worried tbh

Lyon bordering on a ATG finger spinner (lol) and not shown any signs of falling off. He's young will be ideally placed to take over. He'd have to be seriously good to keep him out of the side whilst he's injured