*Official* World Test Championship Final at The Oval – June 7–11, 2023

[Starfighter]

Our tail gives me shivers. Not many useful runs from them anymore.

 

[Burgey]

****, I remember back in the halcyon days of the 80s when an Aus cricket tour of England would bring about a dozen different federal cabinet ministers heading over on "fact finding tours" which invariably took in the various test matches. I think on the 89 tour BoB Hawke, Kim Beazley, Gareth Evans and a couple of others were all at the ground when Boonie hit the winning runs

 

[ankitj]

Stupid decision to not play Ashwin.

 

[Starfighter]

Stupid decision to not play Ashwin.

I'm all for it.

 

[the big bambino]

Certainly two mature sides.

 

[Starfighter]

Two 36 year old openers and no obvious replacements. Good times for Australian batting.

 

[trundler]

Hope Shami improves his record in England today.

 

[social]

Turn it on & there’s the gnome

Fk channel 7

 

[Burgey]

A bleak, grim ground in the bleak, grim capital city of a bleak, grim nation.

 

[Spikey]

7:30 start on a Wednesday. Joe Root has questions to answer

 

[social]

Greenest pitch I have ever seen at The Oval

Might be flat but it’s generally nearly white

 

[Burgey]

Greenest pitch I have ever seen at The Oval

Might be flat but it’s generally nearly white

No need to bring race into it mate

 

[Ashes81]

A bleak, grim ground in the bleak, grim capital city of a bleak, grim nation.

That's enough about Canberra mate - hows London looking

 

[Starfighter]

A bleak, grim ground in the bleak, grim capital city of a bleak, grim nation.

And on a bleak, grim day.

 

[Starfighter]

140 km/h

 

[social]

That's enough about Canberra mate - hows London looking

Don’t think any Australian will defend that hole

 

[Starfighter]

Don’t think any Australian will defend that hole

I would, but it's slowly but surely being ruined.

 

[Molehill]

Bored already, this is no Bazball. England would be 18-1!!

 

[Aritro]

Siraj's beard maintenance is the stuff of dreams. It's impeccable. It's art.

The barber who did that deserves to be called an artist.

 

[trundler]

Would've really liked to see Bumrah steaming in here.