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5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August
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LangleyburyCCPlayer
International Debutant
Will Woakes be able to bat? Pant did despite his injuries, but will Woakes be able to hold and swing a bat?
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
He’s made **** all runs this series anyway. Not the end of the world
LangleyburyCCPlayer
International Debutant
Sure, but if he can at least block, everyone else can chip in with some runs
LangleyburyCCPlayer
International Debutant
The elephant in the room: we played until 7:30 today due to lost overs, is there any reason on God’s green earth that we couldn’t extend the day all the other days when the full day’s allocation weren’t bowled?
Arachnödouche2.0
State Vice-Captain
I read that hours lost to rain, and not slowpoke over rates, allow you to go on for as long as they did today.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
International Debutant
Sure, but as long as the light is ok, why shouldn’t the day just carry on until the full number of overs are bowled?
mackembhoy
International Regular
Yep magic how that works isn't it. Apparently the broadcasters are in part to blame.
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
The only ethical thing for Gill to do here is declare.
Surely Karun Nair and Akash Deep don't want to score hundreds off of Josh Tongue and Jamie Overton.
Surely Karun Nair and Akash Deep don't want to score hundreds off of Josh Tongue and Jamie Overton.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
In the absence of Ben Stokes, handshakes aplenty.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
They lost about 1 hour of play. So is the match gonna start 30 mins early on day 2 and day 3?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Nah they never start early for some reason in England. They may extend end of day timing by 30 mins though.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Interesting day. Looking at conditions and the fact that we were put in, 200 odd for 6 is not as bad as it may seem given the rest of the piitches this series, but the unforced errors again with Rahul, Gill and maybe Jurel to an extent is very annoying. We could have well ended the day some 220/3 which would have made it India's day.
As of right now, England 80-20 ahead if the pitch and esp. the conditions flatten out as expected. We have 3 #11s after this as well, so not much hope of getting a big score either. 250 seems about a 100 short of par.
As of right now, England 80-20 ahead if the pitch and esp. the conditions flatten out as expected. We have 3 #11s after this as well, so not much hope of getting a big score either. 250 seems about a 100 short of par.
Arachnödouche2.0
State Vice-Captain
Jurel's ramp was probably on, be harsh to judge him on it, that's just how they play these days.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Yeah but whether it is an idea error or an execution error, its still an unforced error.
Molehill
International Coach
I think we've already seen signs of the pitch flattening out, and to be honest, it didn't do all that much whilst it was fresh and green. I might be wrong (have been known), but against this Indian attack, got a feeling England will score 500.
RightArmMystery
State Regular
I reckon par on this track is between 260 and 280, so still a little bit of a chance for England to get out of this first innings still in a good position. That last hour really didn't help though, they were ****ing dreadful.
Immenso
International Vice-Captain
Yes, for England and tbe long summer evening twighlights.
Doesn't work everywhere though (if you are wanting uniformity). Eg there is a test happening at same time in mid-winter Bulawyo.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
India need to score very quickly and get out! Get bowling before the conditions completely flatten out.
Extra 30-40-50 runs won't matter, if conditions become much easier to bat.
Extra 30-40-50 runs won't matter, if conditions become much easier to bat.