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5th Test at The Oval, London

StephenZA

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They've picked Marsh for his bowling? At a time when Aus have batting problems and English team tends to collapse when the ball moves more than 1 mm either way? What do you need the extra bowler for, does not seem sensible. No other batsmen in squad?
 

CricAddict

Cricketer Of The Year
They've picked Marsh for his bowling? At a time when Aus have batting problems and English team tends to collapse when the ball moves more than 1 mm either way? What do you need the extra bowler for, does not seem sensible. No other batsmen in squad?
He is taken purely to safeguard Cummins.
 

Daemon

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Don't play Cummins if he is injured. Or else just use Smith... probably pick up bagfull just for the fun of it the way he is playing his cricket at the moment.
Cummins isn't injured. They want to lessen his workload so he doesn't get injured.
 

GoodAreasShane

Cricketer Of The Year
Don't play Cummins if he is injured. Or else just use Smith... probably pick up bagfull just for the fun of it the way he is playing his cricket at the moment.
Labuschagne ****s all over Smith as a bowler. The half tracker is his stock delivery.

Love Smith but I gave up hoping for anything from his bowling loooooooooooooooong ago
 

aussie tragic

International Captain
So Cricinfo on the ball as usual. On the game page they have Travis Head as a 'batsman to watch' and Stokes as a 'bowler to watch'

Any news on which Aussie pacer has missed the XI?
 

TheJediBrah

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It would be a very Australian selector thing to do. Make any excuse to pick a Marsh and then remove the excuse but still pick the Marsh.
 

zaremba

Cricketer Of The Year
Australia win the toss once again.

Happy to see them bowl though - I'd have batted every time
 

Starfighter

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Apparently we've elected to bowl. The only thing I can think is Cook's doing the same and getting walloped in 2015. Crazy unless it jags around like... crazy. The Oval is like the bat firstiest of the English venues.
 

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