*Official* Fifth Test at The Oval

[Maximas]

probably nothing

 

[jackbyrne91]

Why?

Why? Because I think his bowling is half decent in a one-day game as a fourth seamer/someone who can hold a bat and bat seven or eight in the ODI team. I'd much rather Woakes than that absolute tw@t Dernbach.

 

[91Jmay]

Woakes is a horrid ODI player. Just because he is marginally better than Turdbach doesn't mean should pick him. Plenty of other options, England A that played Deshi's last few games for some examples.

 

[Maximas]

that definitely looked like the big show

 

[hendrix]

bring mid-on and mid-off up a bit, they both tried to come down the wicket to gary and couldn't get to it. should be at least cutting off that single.

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

Trott hit a boundary! Wow

 

[Maximas]

a bit of Smitteh can't hurt right now

 

[Spark]

Hitting a lot of balls at catchable height at the moment, these two...

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

Pieterson looking distinctly edgy here.

 

[91Jmay]

I much prefer Trott scratching around like this, than in prior tests where he was trying to get on top of the bowling and got himself out.

 

[GIMH]

Warne, like CW, was great in the 2009 Ashes and hasn't been the same since.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

For those who moaned about Cook, Root and Trott scoring slowly then take a look at KP and his strike rate. Rattling along isn't he? Maybe this pitch has just died and become hard to time it well on?

 

[jackbyrne91]

Or maybe he's just come in and feeling the pressure because we have gone at a snail pace so doesn't want to take any chances?

 

[Prince EWS]

Gut feeling this was out.

 

[Prince EWS]

Gut feeling this was out.

Missing by a mile

Remind me to never become an umpire.

 

[Uppercut]

I agree with Warne. Cook is like an illegitimate heir to the throne. He was the only bloke they could give it to really and he got it.

We beat India due to them being absolutely turd and we have beaten Australia so everyone thinks that means you can't find a weak point. That's what Cook is. A fantastic batsmen but an awful Cricket captain.

Seems a bit hyperbolic. He might be overrated, unimaginative or not actually responsible for his teams success, which I think is Warne's point. But he's hardly awful.

 

[Maximas]

Wow, Lyon is a really classy spinner these days

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Or maybe he's just come in and feeling the pressure because we have gone at a snail pace so doesn't want to take any chances?

So KP not timing the ball and looking crap is the others fault is it? FFS.

 

[Spark]

Seems a bit hyperbolic. He might be overrated, unimaginative or not actually responsible for his teams success, which I think is Warne's point. But he's hardly awful.

Would you say he's better or worse than Ponting?

 

[MW1304]

It really can't be said often enough how dismally inept Agar's selection was.