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

[Pup Clarke]

Moody calls for Murphy to replace Green for final Ashes Test


"Murphy is an exciting young bowler. He is not Nathan Lyon, but Nathan Lyon is not Shane Warne either"

Good Luck Murphy

Yeah, he's not Nathan Lyon - he's better

 

[morgieb]

Is this the Leach in your mind, or the Leach that averages 34.18 in Test cricket (Murphy averages 25.81)

TBF Leach has a far bigger sample size. I'm sure he could've averaged similar to Murphy if he had played in the same circumstances.

 

[Molehill]

Still can't work this pitch out. Will 300 be a decent total? Should we have been bowled out for 150? There's certainly some life in it and chances have gone begging, but at the same time it's come off the bat nicely when you find the middle.

 

[91Jmay]

Think Murphy off is correct move, he looked pretty meh and kept dropping too short/too quick. Ball still doing just enough for seamers as well.

 

[morgieb]

Still can't work this pitch out. Will 300 be a decent total? Should we have been bowled out for 150? There's certainly some life in it and chances have gone begging, but at the same time it's come off the bat nicely when you find the middle.

Yeah, it's definitely a "wait until both sides bowl on it" kind of wicket. Ball seems to be moving a lot more than it has in other Tests though at least.

 

[Spark]

Still can't work this pitch out. Will 300 be a decent total? Should we have been bowled out for 150? There's certainly some life in it and chances have gone begging, but at the same time it's come off the bat nicely when you find the middle.

Look up not down tbh. Ideal result for Australia would be that they bowl England out ten minutes before the rain comes, as it looks to be much brighter weather tomorrow.

Think Murphy off is correct move, he looked pretty meh and kept dropping too short/too quick. Ball still doing just enough for seamers as well.

The pace thing really surprises me. Maybe I'm just remembering it wrong but I don't remember him bowling that quickly in India. He just seemed to be rushing everything, including the ball.

 

[Spark]

Okay but legitimately, how do the same umpires who said it was too dark for fast bowling at OT think these conditions are fine for the same? It's hardly a problem from an Aus pov but it's totally inconsistent.

 

[91Jmay]

Look up not down tbh. Ideal result for Australia would be that they bowl England out ten minutes before the rain comes, as it looks to be much brighter weather tomorrow.



The pace thing really surprises me. Maybe I'm just remembering it wrong but I don't remember him bowling that quickly in India. He just seemed to be rushing everything, including the ball.

He looked nervous, which is pretty understandable.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

What a peach

Thank you for praising good cricket.

 

[ripper868]

Have had some rain water the lawn for about 10 minutes, I'm 4ish miles as crow flies from oval, has stopped and clearing quickly, confirm quite gloomy, but we aren't in the North, so its slightly brighter outlooks.

 

[Spark]

He looked nervous, which is pretty understandable.

He got a wicket, though, and wasn't really attacked after that. I think you're right but it was still kind of odd.

 

[Molehill]

Look up not down tbh. Ideal result for Australia would be that they bowl England out ten minutes before the rain comes, as it looks to be much brighter weather tomorrow.

It's not exactly sunny any day of the Test, it'll probably keep moving about and there ought to be a result. Feels like 300 maybe par.

 

[91Jmay]

How is that not a wide

 

[loterry1994]

It’s Gonna rain soon isn’t it

 

[social]

Look up not down tbh. Ideal result for Australia would be that they bowl England out ten minutes before the rain comes, as it looks to be much brighter weather tomorrow.



The pace thing really surprises me. Maybe I'm just remembering it wrong but I don't remember him bowling that quickly in India. He just seemed to be rushing everything, including the ball.

He’s being treated like **** & undoubtedly thinks that he has to keep the runs down to stay on

Cummins is a truly dreadful captain

 

[Qlder]

Okay but legitimately, how do the same umpires who said it was too dark for fast bowling at OT think these conditions are fine for the same? It's hardly a problem from an Aus pov but it's totally inconsistent.

Wilson still has his Sun glasses on, obviously couldn't care about Public perception

 

[Spark]

How many times has Bairstow been out like that in his career? It must be an enormous amount.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Boy have we gifted Hazlewood some wickets this series. That is a ****ing awful shot from Bairstow.

 

[Spark]

Boy have we gifted Hazlewood some wickets this series. That is a ****ing awful shot from Bairstow.

He almost did it an over before! It's actually wild how reliable he is to play it on when the ball is moving into him.

 

[wpdavid]

Never seen Bairstow do that before.