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

[ashley bach]

Washington has finally learnt how to bat with the tail.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Boring Washington at it again

 

[Ju7]

Brilliant batting

 

[King Kane]

This is fun, Washington is batting like Pant.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Washington has finally learnt how to bat with the tail.

It's got to have been mixed messages from the coaching staff messing him up. It never made any sense how defensive he'd get. His shotmaking ability has always been obvious.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Tongue 123-4

@ashley bach

 

[Spark]

I've seen much wider balls than that last one not called

 

[Daemon]

They’ve been much better with the wide calling in this series than in recent times.

 

[honestbharani]

I've seen much wider balls than that last one not called

The umpire is just feeling moral responsibility for sawing off Siraj.

 

[SkyBlue]

Terrible from Tongue

 

[Ju7]

what a poor ball to end that over to finish off a poor over although well batted Washy

 

[King Kane]

England could do with Jimmy Anderson right now, a bowler that knew how to bowl a yorker.

 

[silentstriker]

Well, certainly something more than reasonable for India to defend. It’ll be fun! Fascinatingly, while India are rightly big favorites, the betting sites have England paying 3. I would have thought India would be bigger favorites - it’s a testament to Bazball chasing (as well as Indias inconsistent bowling).

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Dive, Krishna you muppet!

 

[King Kane]

Too short and too wide and Washington is cashing in.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Who funds that conch shell fan's trips? ****er shows up everywhere.

 

[centurymaker]

Unpopular opinion I know but I think he should focus more on white ball. India have a window where they can dominate white ball cricket for the next few years with Bumrah.

He's almost 32. Don't think he has the body to play all formats regularly. I'm sure management will take a call on him in maybe a year or something.

There is hardly any significant away series in the next 2-3 years. (Only a two match series in NZ, late on in 2026). So overall going forward, his test career and test impact seem fairly limited because of age and schedule ahead. So I kind of agree with you that he can focus a lot more on white ball cricket going ahead..

 

[SkyBlue]

Peak Bazball from Washy

 

[PlayerComparisons]

This guy is a serious talent

 

[Spark]

Turns out having good batsmen at #8 is useful after all (well, #9 in this innings)