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

[centurymaker]

Yes Anderson even at 43 is better than Tongue, Overton and possibly also Woakes.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Reminds me of Boswell (?) in a one day final at Lords.

 

[kevinw]

This is what England could have had

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1950605644580454679

I bet he still bowls faster than Woakes.

 

[Spark]

Tongue evidently saw that clip of John Wayne Hastings and tried to emulate it

edit: great minds etc

 

[Prince EWS]

Tongue evidently saw that clip of John Wayne Hastings and tried to emulate it

edit: great minds etc

Referring to JWH by his full name is always worth an extra post though.

 

[reyrey]

England going to need Atkinson to take all 10 at this rate.

Remind me why we retired Jimmy again, still swinging it loads and taking top of off peg for Lancs the other day.

Retiring Jimmy to give the new crop of pace bowlers enough exposure to be ready for the next Ashes down under kinda made sense.

Keeping Woakes and him effectively becoming Andersons replacement made zero sense. Should have just kept Anderson going.

 

[mackembhoy]

Retiring Jimmy to give the new crop of pace bowlers enough exposure to be ready for the next Ashes down under kinda made sense.

Keeping Woakes and him effectively becoming Andersons replacement made zero sense. Should have just kept Anderson going.

I had no issue with them telling Jimmy he's not a guaranteed starter anymore to do exactly what you said.

Retiring him completely made zero sense when they could have just said your fighting for your spot with Woakes.

 

[mackembhoy]

Fair play from Tongue following that over up with a maiden.

 

[Uppercut]

Retiring Jimmy to give the new crop of pace bowlers enough exposure to be ready for the next Ashes down under kinda made sense.

Keeping Woakes and him effectively becoming Andersons replacement made zero sense. Should have just kept Anderson going.

They'd be bringing Anderson to Australia if they hadn’t retired him surely. There was never any need to assume that he couldn’t possibly make it.

 

[SkyBlue]

Why did Dharmasena indicate it hit his bat? That was pathetic

You shouldn't be making any judgements before the captain takes the review

 

[Thala_0710]

You'd see few more horrible spells of bowling in such conditions

 

[mackembhoy]

Stump mic picked up the decision process on the review.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1950874790597726377

 

[RightArmMystery]

Jaiswal really was miles away from hitting that, wasn't even close

 

[kevinw]

Tongue settled in a bit more now.

 

[SkyBlue]

Huge wicket. Looks like we'll get skittled out for under 200 here

 

[reyrey]

They'd be bringing Anderson to Australia if they hadn’t retired him surely. There was never any need to assume that he couldn’t possibly make it.

I don't think it was exclusively about him not making it, but Anderson was never really effective as a bowler in Australia.

Woakes is even worse!

 

[Spark]

Huge wicket. Looks like we'll get skittled out for under 200 here

England would have to start bowling a loooooot better for that to happen

 

[Stapel]

Watching India bat, again, in overcast conditions, reminds me how impressive it was they patiently scored 350 at Old Trafford. Now the sun is out, it doesn't look a bad toss to lose. Confident India will reach 400 tomorrow.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Weather's been way better than expected, amazed we're gonna have what looks like an entire uninterrupted first session.

 

[RightArmMystery]

**** bowlers Blaming footholes for bowling 80mph half trackers