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

[halba]

Pitch looks quite flat.

indias bowling attack is inconsistent typical of any subcontinental touring team.

 

[subshakerz]

India lost the first test with 5 batsmen getting hundreds , never happened before in history..

Third test they lost with only 193 to get ..

Now they losing failing to defend 350+ for the second time and couldn't bat England out of the game despite England losing Woakes in the match and no Stokes ..

Gambhir should have some pride and step down.

Sure but on paper overall they competed more than they had a right to.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

great innings, freak player

 

[Daemon]

Great hundred. One of his best. 10 hundreds in 30 tests is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[ImpatientLime]

absurd to say for a bloke averaging near 60, but this feels like a coming of age innings

he's been imperious since that siraj moment

 

[mackembhoy]

His best hundred yet

Gan on Cherrington lad

 

[GIMH]

Not bad for a hack slogger/FTB

CC @Shri @Burgey

 

[ImpatientLime]

That Akash moment don't look good brev

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Not bad for a hack slogger/FTB

CC @Shri @Burgey

burgey wont be here for few days

 

[King Kane]

A good hundred from Brook but Ponting is taking the piss saying it's a difficult pitch, it doesn't look that difficult to me, it looks like an ODI pitch now.

 

[Ju7]

absurd to say for a bloke averaging near 60, but this feels like a coming of age innings

he's been imperious since that siraj moment

It's a big one as he was averaging about 25 in the 4th innings.To get a ton when chasing a big score (maybe his 1st in the 4th innings) is an important event in his career.

 

[ashley bach]

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[Ju7]

This applies to both teams but I don't like ad hoc drinks/food breaks.

 

[Silver Silva]

Fastest to 10 Test Hundreds, Harry Brook cracks the Top 10 :

1.D G Bradman - 23 innings (Ridiculous!)
2.G A Headley- 32 innings
3.A R Morris - 36 innings
4.D C S Compton - 40 innings
5.R N Harvey- 40 innings
6.H Sutcliffe - 44 innings
7.E D C Weekes - 45 innings
8.C L Walcott - 47 innings
9.H C Brook- 50 innings
10.M Labuschagne- 51 innings

 

[flibbertyjibber]

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Great innings Harry

 

[Agonizingly Awkward]

3-1 looks a sad series scoreline for side that has both the highest run scorer and wicket taker.

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

3-1 looks a sad series scoreline for side that has both the highest run scorer and wicket taker.

When was the last time we saw this happen?

 

[Howe_zat]

I have a feeling what Brook has achieved in his first 30 odd tests stacks up pretty well against ATG batsmen.

All but Bradman really.

Bradman 3969 @92.30, 15 tons

(Brook 2812 @58.58, 10 tons; at the time of writing)

Lara 2869 @58.55, 6 tons
V Richards 2736 @58.21, 9 tons
Hobbs 2715 @57.64, 6 tons
Hammond 2681 @59.57, 9 tons
Sobers 2636 @59.90, 8 tons
Hutton 2510 @52.29, 7 tons
Tendulkar 1963 @51.65, 7 tons
Ponting 1661 @38.62, 4 tons

There are a handful others who had an exceptional first 30 tests but didn't quite reach the top tier, like Mike Hussey.

 

[RightArmMystery]

The Brook era back in full swing. Making surprisingly easy work of this so far. Absolutely England's to lose, India look shot

 

[halba]

When was the last time we saw this happen?

we know it has happened when Tendulkar was batting but never for an indian bowler being the leading wicket taker at the same time.