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

[SillyCowCorner1]

Shot!

 

[King Kane]

Congrats on anther ton in England Joe but you still need to score one in Australia in the next Ashes series.

 

[mackembhoy]

Congrats on anther ton in England Joe but you still need to score one in Australia in the next Ashes series.

He'll go past Ponting with 3

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So what odds on Root not only passing Tendulkars run record.but also breaking his record for test hundreds?

 

[Molehill]

Classy and moving celebration for his ton.

Absolute run machine.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Typical West Indian dismissal

 

[trundler]

Hmm maybe they shouldn't pick someone without an FC century. Bethell looked awful throughout the test.

 

[kevinw]

Bethell looked pretty crap in that innings. No game time.

 

[MW1304]

Terribad innings from Bethell, couldn't hack the pressure there.

 

[Molehill]

With hindsight, was Bethell or Overton a worse selection for this match?

 

[Daemon]

Looked like a bloke who hasn’t been playing much cricket. Oh wait..

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Bethell is only 21. I think he’ll be great by 23/24 after playing more FC cricket.

 

[mackembhoy]

Well that was a forgettable test for Bethell.

Not his fault shouldn't have been picked with so little cricket behind him this season

 

[RightArmMystery]

Shocking from Bethell, pretty poor innings in all honesty, disappointing. Just needed to stick with Root and knock it around. Hopefully won't lose another quickly!

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Smith should've been sent in ahead of Bethell there really.

That innings did not help at all.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That was close to the off stump

 

[King Kane]

Credit to Bethell for trying to keep this test match interesting but England should still win it comfortably

 

[Daemon]

Dharmasena should be fined for this lol. Done it twice now.

 

[kevinw]

Dharmasena should be fined for this lol. Done it twice now.

Would your actually trust his judgement if he told you he thought it was going over?

 

[King Kane]

Could there be a twist in the tail?

I'm surprised the commentators haven't rolled out that old cliche yet.