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

[RightArmMystery]

Golden Boy's gone

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Bumrah must never play for Siraj to reach his full potential.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Slightly different vibes this session.

 

[Molehill]

Can someone work out how to get some pads on Woakes?

 

[Spark]

Bumrah must never play for Siraj to reach his full potential.

Bumrah's probably wondering what cricketing god he angered that he had to bowl at OT and get half a dozen chances dropped at Headingley while missing out here, this looks a tailor made deck for him from how much it's skidding on

 

[Uppercut]

For my money India have been miles better with the ball than England were.

 

[King Kane]

I was just about to praise Bethell for a great cut shot after getting beaten by Siraj.

Then he gets trapped lbw by Siraj with a great full ball and has to walk straight off.

This has been a great spell from Siraj, almost Bumrah like.

 

[kevinw]

300 looks miles away now.

 

[mackembhoy]

That's what you get wasting the lads summer not playing cricket.

Fewer than 250 balls faced by Bethell since the 1st April. Only his second FC game after a great test series in NZ.

 

[Molehill]

That's what you get wasting the lads summer not playing cricket.

Fewer than 250 balls faced by Bethell since the 1st April. Only his second FC game after a great test series in NZ.

To be fair, he wasted the first half of it himself at the IPL.

 

[Daemon]

For my money India have been miles better with the ball than England were.

Yep. Openers were just really ballsy. Crawley was a tad bit lucky but Duckett was brilliant.

 

[centurymaker]

If the English openers hadn't done what they did... England would've been in deep trouble. That opening stand of around 100 runs saved the match.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

I'd bring Sundar on while Smith's new. He's suspect.

 

[Daemon]

I’d try spin from one end against Smith. Akash looks a bit spent atm.

 

[mackembhoy]

To be fair, he wasted the first half of it himself at the IPL.

That's not really on him.

The England setup want their white ball players playing in it. They also don't believe that practicing red ball is relevant for success at test level.

With the latter seen by the fact we've got one game against the Lions, to prep us for the Ashes

 

[Shri]

bethell looked worse than prithvi shaw there vs in swing

 

[Shri]

starc vs bethell will be hilarious

 

[centurymaker]

I'd bring Sundar on while Smith's new. He's suspect.

Gill's clueless with tactics. And hardly trusts his spinners

 

[MW1304]

We need a decent lead here considering we're batting last and have a two-man bowling attack. Key phase of the game.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Don't think I have ever seen a more annoying cricketer but I also sort of love him. He is basically Neal Maupay.

He just consistently kinda behaved like a scrappy little prick without ever truly going over the top enough for me to hate him. Also helps that he's neither too terrible nor too good. Either of those two and I think I'd despise him.