5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

[SkyBlue]

This has to be incredibly demoralizing. Looks like a mentally finished team out there.

 

[Athlai]

Not a bad time to be bowling. At least India gets to bowl when the ball is still seaming around.

59 from 8 overs

 

[Uppercut]

This has to be incredibly demoralizing. Looks like a mentally finished team out there.

Does it? They're coming close to taking a wicket twice an over.

 

[SkyBlue]

Lazy fielding once again. Just not switched on. Even some of our batsmen are terrible fielders. Jaiswal, Sai etc

 

[centurymaker]

59 from 8 overs

It's not a bad time to be bowling if you ball in the right areas

 

[Athlai]

Does it? They're coming close to taking a wicket twice an over.

In approx. 5 more overs England might have half of India's total

 

[Uppercut]

In approx. 5 more overs England might have half of India's total

Are you watching though? They're bowling pretty well, England are just batting hyper-aggressively and so far getting away with it. I'd say their bowlers are keeping their heads much better than their fans in this thread.

 

[Uppercut]

If anything it makes it look like their mistake was not playing more shots when it was their turn to bat, because England bowled some proper filth and didn't really get punished for it.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Which is the team with 10 players again?

 

[centurymaker]

Are you watching though? They're bowling pretty well, England are just batting hyper-aggressively and so far getting away with it. I'd say their bowlers are keeping their heads much better than their fans in this thread.

I think England are batting exactly the right way for a greentop. Get your runs quickly, throw the bowlers off completely. It's been excellent from the openers.

 

[chris.hinton]

What a start. We are making India look average. India's batting in the tail is a disgrace, they gave their wickets away very cheaply and this could be the difference between the sides in the series

Shameful

 

[Nintendo]

Cummins is basically the only bowler, maybe in the world, who I'd hand on heart back to play 5 Tests in a row and still be good by the end.

Even Cummins can't do it consistently. Looked a shadow of his best by the end of the 23 ashes.

 

[StephenZA]

Cummins is basically the only bowler, maybe in the world, who I'd hand on heart back to play 5 Tests in a row and still be good by the end.

I would say Rabada as well... even if its difficult to say with all recent 2 tests SA played. He stood out early on for his intensity across the 4 test series he played.

 

[Athlai]

Morning session with a new ball isn't going to last forever. This is bad

 

[centurymaker]

Which is the team with 10 players again?

Playing 3 pacers, two of whom looking bang average. Only Akashdeep has been threatening. India are easily a pacer short, as anticipated when lineup was announced.

 

[Spark]

Are you watching though? They're bowling pretty well, England are just batting hyper-aggressively and so far getting away with it. I'd say their bowlers are keeping their heads much better than their fans in this thread.

Haha I kind of get what you mean but you're being waaaay too kind here. They've bowled far, far too short.

 

[shortpitched713]

Result seems a foregone conclusion at this point. India should offer the draw, and it would only be sporting and fair for England to accept and walk off.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

7.5 rpo on a green wicket. Sorry that doesn't just happen without complicity from the bowlers.

 

[mackembhoy]

Haha I kind of get what you mean but you're being waaaay too kind here. They've bowled far, far too short.

Yeah England bowled really poorly at Nair/Washington last night. But our lengths were much better today and we got the reward.

India just haven't put it remotely full enough.

 

[Stefan9]

I would say Rabada as well... even if its difficult to say with all recent 2 tests SA played. He stood out early on for his intensity across the 4 test series he played.

Yeah KG and Cummins are the two I would back.