*Official* Fifth Test at The Oval

[Tangles]

If Watson is fit then Watson plays. ****. If not then Faulkner plays. Double ****. The selectors have shown that they think we need a 5th bowler so one if them will play.

[Howe_zat]

It's remarkable how people can watch how well Australia's seam attack has performed and just decide that removing 1/4 of it wouldn't matter.

[Maximas]

If Watson is fit then Watson plays. ****. If not then Faulkner plays. Double ****. The selectors have shown that they think we need a 5th bowler so one if them will play.

Smitteh/Warner/Clarkeh can make up the extra overs if needed, doubt we'll be needing 4 seamers at the oval, but who knows what the selectors are thinking, you'd think they'd learn from last time...

[Burgey]

@ESPNcricinfo: "...The blokes have got to learn. If they don’t learn we will find blokes that will." - Darren Lehmann doesn't mince words. #Ashes

Says the bloke who has a young spinner take 7 fer in his last test in India having previously bowled poorly, before dropping him for a neophyte 19 year old then bringing him back and having him bowl well after all.

Boof presumably made that comment in between chortles with Warney as he listened to the commentary on Sky.

****. **** off.

[theegyptian]

Just doesn't look it to me I'll say anything I want in a definitive way, I enjoy it, and it annoys people, and that's always something I enjoy even more

Actually really think it would be a pisser to throw him in ahead of monty in a test, a man who has taken 160 odd test wickets and is brilliant at the Oval.

Can England even pick Monty tho? He's got away quite lightly in the press but pissing on a bouncer is pretty disgusting stuff. Not sure England can pick him after that.

[flibbertyjibber]

Thought Lehmann was the saviour of Australian cricket, a great coach who would turn it round?

[Furball]

Can England even pick Monty tho? He's got away quite lightly in the press but pissing on a bouncer is pretty disgusting stuff. Not sure England can pick him after that.

Nah that's bull****. Unless pissing on a bouncer suddenly makes him unable to land a delivery then it's got nothing to do with his career.

[Furball]

@ESPNcricinfo: "...The blokes have got to learn. If they don’t learn we will find blokes that will." - Darren Lehmann doesn't mince words. #Ashes

Says the bloke who has a young spinner take 7 fer in his last test in India having previously bowled poorly, before dropping him for a neophyte 19 year old then bringing him back and having him bowl well after all.

Boof presumably made that comment in between chortles with Warney as he listened to the commentary on Sky.

****. **** off.

I'd believe Lehmann if Watson had been dropped after Lord's.

[The Battlers Prince]

I'll still be surprised to see England win I Australia. Seeing Australia win anywhere would be good though. If Australia keep choking England may win, but I don't think it will happen that way.

[Tangles]

Watson forever, everyone else never. #inversthoughts

[Johann]

Expect England to be unchanged. That's just the way we do things...

[Riggins]

[Burgey]

Yessssss

[fredfertang]

The Burnley Express deserves a chance to put his feet up, and Tremlett really ought to play if he's fit - might be the last time that ever happens

[Cabinet96]

Indeed. We need Jimmy fresh for the one day series