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

[Gob]

Good recovery but as Spark said, these two has to get it to double figures

 

[Spark]

I reckon Brooks didn't see Smith glove it, and thought Stokes threw it away cause Stokes felt Smith didn't hit, so Brooks, thinking the same thing, followed Stokes' body language and didn't try to catch it

But man if Brooks felt Smith gloved and desperately dove and caught...that would have been amazing

What if he felt Smith gloved it and stood there gormlessly watching it land right in front of him anyway?

 

[Silver Silva]

Seriously, though, why even throw after a catch? I always thought that was a stupid and dangerous action. That it causes some people to end up with dropped catches but the habit persists is laughable.

Stokes career is written by a Hollywood scriptwriter, I'm convinced of it.

 

[Shri]

@GIMH i am sorry that i wasn't here o support you live when the catch went down

but i am here now...

 

[morgieb]

Good recovery but as Spark said, these two has to get it to double figures

I'm not sure how accurate this theory was, but I remember Warne used to say that you add two wickets and 20 runs to a score to see who's on top.

If Australia were 5 down and were still over 100 in arrears England would be well on top so I'm surprised Australia are that heavy favourites.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I missed it as I'm at work. Is it as bad as it sounds?

 

[Shri]

get it down to 90 required. murphy and cummins can do the rest

 

[Spikey]

What if he felt Smith gloved it and stood there gormlessly watching it land right in front of him anyway?

it would mean he is a NPC which is also very funny

 

[GIMH]

@wpdavid @Molehill South London weather updates please

 

[ripper868]

I missed it as I'm at work. Is it as bad as it sounds?

It's better tbh

 

[mackembhoy]

I missed it as I'm at work. Is it as bad as it sounds?

Yep

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1685993890120179712

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1685995132267413504

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

I missed it as I'm at work. Is it as bad as it sounds?

Yes.

 

[social]

Ducket and Smith both knew that they were out but survived because there’s this ridiculous rule being applied by idiots

Such a shame that a great series is being overseen by clowns

 

[ripper868]

@wpdavid @Molehill South London weather updates please

Near to South London update is cloudy, steady breeze, but no falling moisture as yet.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

It feels like this is the weird karma for the World Cup final bat of god

 

[Shri]

one review left for eng

hope anderson wastes it somehow

 

[Calm_profit]

Yep

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1685993890120179712

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1685995132267413504

He also dropped the match at Edgbaston

 

[Calm_profit]

one review left for eng

hope anderson wastes it somehow

Broad is too good for that and it's his last test.They will let him to review.

 

[RIcho]

Stokes career is written by a Hollywood scriptwriter, I'm convinced of it.

Coincidentally I've just seen an ad for Meg3 - could it be the bloke who wrote that?

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Lol they are coping with the 8/15 in the lunch break