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

[PlayerComparisons]

I think India need at least 300 since Bumrah isn’t playing. England bat deep.

 

[Ju7]

I think if India bowl fullish then 250 odd willl be a tough chase here

I think 300 - 325 depending on the conditions is a minimum.

 

[Daemon]

They probably don’t keep the stats but this must be the most a keeper has dived in a match

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

I think 300 - 325 depending on the conditions is a minimum.

Anything less than 350 from this position with 4 decent batsmen still batting/yet to bat and Eng all but on the mat will be disappointing.

 

[silentstriker]

A nightwatchman coming off gives so much cushion to a batting side. Should almost be a specialist role; select one bowler who knows how to hold a bat and give him regular batting drills.

Well done for inventing a bowling allrounder.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

They probably don’t keep the stats but this must be the most a keeper has dived in a match

I dunno..one of those Pakistani wicket keepers has surely taken a few more dives.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Well done for inventing a bowling allrounder.

Not necessarily. A Jason gillespie would do. He wasn't even close to a proper all rounder but could block very effectively.

 

[King Kane]

England I think

Really? That would be embarrassing for England, at least it wasn't against New Zealand but I was pretty sure it wasn't.

 

[Ju7]

Has anybody else noticed that Pope pops off the field quite often.Obviously getting advice fro Baz and Stokes.He's the captain on the field and should think for himself a bit after getting advice at lunch and tea.

 

[SkyBlue]

43 overs since returning from a long layoff

Damn, that's some heavy workload on Atkinson

 

[GIMH]

Jesus

 

[SkyBlue]

DROPPED

 

[ashley bach]

252-5 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[silentstriker]

Not necessarily. A Jason gillespie would do. He wasn't even close to a proper all rounder but could block very effectively.

Yeah but if he could “come off consistently” he’d be a bowling all rounder.

 

[Ju7]

Really? That would be embarrassing for England, at least it wasn't against New Zealand but I was pretty sure it wasn't.

Yep in India 2016

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Well done for inventing a bowling allrounder.

A nightwatchman by definition is not a bowling allrounder but a bowler who can bat just enough without it detracting from his primary skill. For eg. you wouldn't send Jadeja in as nightwatchman.

 

[SkyBlue]

Overton reads CW for sure

Bowled really well in this session

 

[Ju7]

43 overs since returning from a long layoff

Damn, that's some heavy workload on Atkinson

England have some history with this sort of thing...

 

[Silver Silva]

With that dismissal Nair's average drops to 41.35.

If he gets selected again in the not too distant future and fails again he might join Andrew Sandham & Brendon McUllum as batsman who have struck triple hundreds yet only average in the 30's.

Mulder has one too

 

[King Kane]

Another drop, tough chance though.