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

[chris.hinton]

Harry Brook is too good. He's better then most in the Australian team like Waugh, Ponting, Clarke already

He is improving

 

[Gob]

surely the bcci is kind enough to roll out flat pitches for the bazballers

And why would they do that exactly?

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

surely the bcci is kind enough to roll out flat pitches for the bazballers

R.Ashwin has entered the chat

 

[Gob]

Harry Brook is too good. He's better then most in the Australian team like Waugh, Ponting, Clarke already

He is improving

He looks ****ing **** against any kind of decent corridor bowling

Will go on to make a hundred here obvs

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Harry Brook is too good. He's better then most in the Australian team like Waugh, Ponting, Clarke already

He is improving

most eyebrow raising post in the thread

 

[Burgey]

Australia can say if they’d only taken their catches they would have this test won already. It’s already 3-1 on a moral basis.

this way of looking at the game is fun. Your team never loses in their and your own fragile little minds no matter how **** they play. I can see why it’s such an appealing way of looking at things, no matter how deluded.

 

[woodleigh]

I liked test cricket before it was saved

I still don't understand comments like this that insinuate England have saved test cricket. I think its just that they are finally catching up to the way most other competitive nations have been playing for decades and just making a big song and dance about it while the world is watching.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Geez that went once it passed the stumps.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I still don't understand comments like this that insinuate England have saved test cricket. I think its just that they are finally catching up to the way most other competitive nations have been playing for decades and just making a big song and dance about it while the world is watching.

It's the cult of Bazball.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Australia can say if they’d only taken their catches they would have this test won already. It’s already 3-1 on a moral basis.

this way of looking at the game is fun. Your team never loses in their and your own fragile little minds no matter how **** they play. I can see why it’s such an appealing way of looking at things, no matter how deluded.

Yeah they were all doing Jonny impersonations. That should be worth a few points on the F U scale.

 

[91Jmay]

I still don't understand comments like this that insinuate England have saved test cricket. I think its just that they are finally catching up to the way most other competitive nations have been playing for decades and just making a big song and dance about it while the world is watching.

Think we had the highest run rate ever in a calendar year last year ?

 

[wpdavid]

I do like the fact that the most bazball selection of the lot is currently on a SR of slightly under 30

 

[woodleigh]

It's the cult of Bazball.

...and if they were going to claim it as their own, surely you'd give it an English spin rather than naming it after a kiwi.

 

[woodleigh]

Think we had the highest run rate ever in a calendar year last year ?

I pee'd for almost 3 minutes straight at the pub the other day, longest pee for me in any calendar year.

 

[91Jmay]

I pee'd for almost 3 minutes straight at the pub the other day, longest pee for me in any calendar year.

Goes along nicely with the amount of **** you post

 

[Qlder]

Should have played Inglis....

 

[social]

The treatment of Murphy in this series has been straight up bizarre

He’s very young but very talented

Mo has a terrible record against Lyon and Brook is better against pace bit you just know that the first time that he’s given a bowl in this innings will be as a last resort

 

[woodleigh]

Goes along nicely with the amount of **** you post

You're a nice chap

 

[91Jmay]

The treatment of Murphy in this series has been straight up bizarre

He’s very young but very talented

Mo has a terrible record against Lyon and Brook is better against pace bit you just know that the first time that he’s given a bowl in this innings will be as a last resort

Should get on soon and we should try and belt him. Would be a good contest, thought he looked pretty good before Stokes started going bonkers at Headingley.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Cummins too good for an amateur like Brook.