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

[Spark]

Jaiswal really has to knuckle down and actually learn how to field. It's clearly affected his batting too.

 

[mackembhoy]

Siraj looks completely spent

So glad he was picked

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Wow.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

England avoid the follow on in style

 

[trundler]

Interesting to see how England's approach goes here. India were maybe a little passive with the bat.

They're not here to **** spiders that's for sure

 

[SkyBlue]

Going at 6 an over and lord Prasidh Krishna yet to come

Wouldn't mind an innings defeat here and Gambhir hopefully axed

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Siraj looks completely spent

So glad he was picked

Bit like Brett Lee 20 years ago. He was done by last test and got smashed to ruin his series stats.

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Gambhir should remain for LOIs. For Tests, yeah not a fan of him

 

[Spark]

Bit like Brett Lee 20 years ago. He was done by last test and got smashed to ruin his series stats.

There's vanishingly few bowlers who are actually, physically capable of doing five Tests in a row without their output falling off a cliff, let alone in a series as compressed as this one

 

[morgieb]

This feels like peak wheels falling off areas. England look on for 500.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This is crazy stuff

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Jaiswal really has to knuckle down and actually learn how to field. It's clearly affected his batting too.

Hopefully he serves his fielding apprenticeship far away from the catching cordon.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

There's vanishingly few bowlers who are actually, physically capable of doing five Tests in a row without their output falling off a cliff, let alone in a series as compressed as this one

Yeah, he put everything in it that year and he had very little help in the pace department with McGrath injured. This feels more condensed as a series though than that one.

Be interesting to see who plays 4/5 in the Ashes.

 

[silentstriker]

Jfc get these guys off already. This is dreadful.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Crawley's played some beautiful drives so far. That one through mid off was so nice

 

[Spark]

Yeah, he put everything in it that year and he had very little help in the pace department with McGrath injured. This feels more condensed as a series though than that one.

Be interesting to see who plays 4/5 in the Ashes.

Cummins is basically the only bowler, maybe in the world, who I'd hand on heart back to play 5 Tests in a row and still be good by the end.

 

[SkyBlue]

Peak Bazball

Smashing bowlers to shreds on a green top. Best way to combat seam movement and throw bowlers off their rhythm.

Makes you wonder why they didn't have more green tops in this series, Bumrah or no Bumrah.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

There's vanishingly few bowlers who are actually, physically capable of doing five Tests in a row without their output falling off a cliff, let alone in a series as compressed as this one

In 05, only the Old Trafford Test came within a week of the previous Test, the Hundred (and also the World Test Championship in odd numbered years) means that we can’t extend series any longer these days

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I think this team would win the ashes in Aus

Duckett
Pope
Bethell
Root
Brook
Stokes
Smith
Dawson/Leach
Atkinson
Archer
Robinson

 

[kevinw]

In 05, only the Old Trafford Test came within a week of the previous Test, the Hundred (and also the World Test Championship in odd numbered years) means that we can’t extend series any longer these days

Almost like they want to kill of the 5 match series but diluting its quality.