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

[wpdavid]

I'd rather see Sam Cook finally get selected.

Yup, I'd rather move on. Whether that's with Cook or various combinations of Broad (for a while), Wood (ditto), Robinson, Potts and Tongue.

 

[Spark]

God he's frustrating.

 

[ripper868]

Warner out for 24. that 2.01 bet always safer in the pocket.

 

[loterry1994]

So Warner sees off his old bunny now his new bunny woakes gets him out every time

 

[Aidan11]

That wicket was met with stoney silence from the commentators.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Warner hasn't done enough to save his place surely. Time to move on

 

[wpdavid]

lol he's chucked another start. Needed that, bit of extra bounce but mainly just a bad shot.

It's your boy Woakes, isn't it. Makes things happen, as someone once said.

Sounds like a good catch if cricinfo are to be believed.

 

[loterry1994]

Warner out for 24. that 2.01 bet always safer in the pocket.

Thank **** I didn’t bet on over that

 

[Uppercut]

Woakes has been so accurate.

 

[Carlos]

when will Aussie selectors have the courage to get rid of that hasbeen?

 

[91Jmay]

It's your boy Woakes, isn't it. Makes things happen, as someone once said.

Sounds like a good catch if cricinfo are to be believed.

Yeah nice sharp catch.

 

[loterry1994]

when will Aussie selectors have the courage to get rid of that hasbeen?

Absolute no chance in my opinion he won’t have it in him to step down either.

 

[Spark]

when will Aussie selectors have the courage to get rid of that hasbeen?

Of course not

 

[MW1304]

Anderson has never been especially effective against Aus outside of a few isolated spells anyway. He hasn't looked terrible, just lacked penetration on mostly unhelpful surfaces against batsmen who know his tricks inside out and are happy to sit on him.

He's looked far more threatening in his last two tours than here though. Averaging 80 ffs, that just doesn't happen. It doesn't usually matter who knows his tricks, he can find a way even in flat conditions (but Clouderson etc).

Simple truth is he could never keep it up forever and, most importantly, there's a new generation getting better results.

 

[91Jmay]

Think he said he is retiring after the Windies at home didn't he? Might as well give him that as a send off.

 

[Carlos]

Athers will be sad Broad can't break his record against MCGrath

 

[loterry1994]

Could open up the gates late in the day. Man the similar ways Warner gets out these days just crazy. Has he ever been a figity as today as well don’t remember him moving around during and after the ball

 

[wpdavid]

Think he said he is retiring after the Windies at home didn't he? Might as well give him that as a send off.

I'm not keen on that sort of thing. And Jimmy's not daft, for all the talk of 700 wickets.

 

[Burgey]

Wood down in pace by about 5kms. He probably should play every alternate test maybe alternating with Tongue. Should have played 1,3 and 5 tests perhaps?

I don’t think he was fit til the 3rd tbf

 

[Carlos]

Could open up the gates late in the day. Man the similar ways Warner gets out these days just crazy. Has he ever been a figity as today as well don’t remember him moving around during and after the ball

he's done imagine Graeme Hick, Ramprakash, Devon Malcolm et al had been afforded as much grace as Anderson and Warner they may have carved out some decent numbers