5th Test at The Oval, London

[Cabinet96]

I know batting will be his main job in this test but you can see why selectors and coaches persist with people like Marsh even when fans have had enough. I'm not a huge all-rounder personal myself. My favourite England team only had four bowlers and I almost always encourage picking the best six batsman and best four bowlers. But the thing with most all-rounders is that they're only ever a little bit of improvement away from being amazing, and that prospect is very appealing to coaches and selectors.

 

[vcs]

Buttler's improving form over the course of the series is a positive for England. Needs to scrap a 50 here somehow with the lower order.

 

[Daemon]

Buttler falls over so much when playing that leg glance. Starc over the wicket swinging it back into him would be interesting.

 

[Cabinet96]

Oh ffs Chris

 

[Spark]

This is some spell

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Letting this clown destroy us is diabolical.

Roll on the end of Bayliss and maybe we will pick a few bats not all rounders.

 

[zaremba]

A depressingly poor 260 all out is looking a long way off now.

 

[Daemon]

oh man. well played selectors.

 

[Jack1]

Woakes might have played himself out of long term contention in this series. Assuming Anderson gets back to full fitness.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Buttler's improving form over the course of the series is a positive for England. Needs to scrap a 50 here somehow with the lower order.

No it isn't. He isn't up to it and he may remain in the side because of a few middling scores. Deep joy.

 

[GIMH]

bloody mitch marsh

 

[Spark]

I'm not at all sure what that ball has done

 

[vcs]

Marsh has got to be a shoo-in for the ugliest cricketer in the world crown.

 

[Spark]

Marsh has got to be a shoo-in for the ugliest cricketer in the world crown.

is this an ironic post given your avatar

 

[hazsa19]

Guess there’s not much to be said that hasn’t already been said.

****ing useless ****s

 

[Groundking]

No it isn't. He isn't up to it and he may remain in the side because of a few middling scores. Deep joy.

I'll be seriously pissed of if he isn't dropped for pope for the NZ series.

 

[harsh.ag]

Heh

 

[ImpatientLime]

Woakes might have played himself out of long term contention in this series. Assuming Anderson gets back to full fitness.

and absolutely nothing of value will be lost

bloke has had one good summer in his entire test match career

 

[hazsa19]

Just seen the Root dismissal. Right out of the Vaughan manual of looking completely bemused after being bowled by a full straight ball.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Just seen the Root dismissal. Right out of the Vaughan manual of looking completely bemused after being bowled by a full straight ball.

Does it regularly now. Worrying.