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

[Daemon]

They had a slight delay during the tea interval. Conditions changed

It’s probably the rain and overhead conditions coupled with a bit of adrenaline and nerves.

 

[subshakerz]

I missed the entire Root and Brook partnership. How did they make a run? It looks impossible.

It looked like a different pitch.

 

[King Kane]

My old hood Hounslow will be a ghost town right now.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

It’s probably the rain and overhead conditions coupled with a bit of adrenaline and nerves.

Right, it suddenly feels like a pressure cooker situation

 

[kevinw]

How many overs have these guys bowled on the bounce? They'll be dead when the new ball comes.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Both Prasidh and Siraj bowling with good rhythm at the moment.

 

[ashley bach]

New ball will very likely come into play now.

 

[kyear2]

It’s probably the rain and overhead conditions coupled with a bit of adrenaline and nerves.

All of the above

 

[Thala_0710]

New ball will very likely come into play now.

With this ball doing this much, I'd rather not change it

 

[Daemon]

Man it would be pretty epic if Woakes comes out and wins this one handed

 

[kyear2]

With this ball doing this much, I'd rather not change it

Was thinking the same thing, plus the new ball comes off the bat faster as well.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

What is this called? The nervous 330s?

 

[King Kane]

Who would have thought that England would be relying on Jamie Overton in a great test match like this at the end of a great test series.

England supporters probably didn't want to think about ir.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

England don't look like scoring another run here

 

[SkyBlue]

Can't wait to hear the inevitable 'India fought well but the better team won' comments

We should have buried them in 2 of the 5 matches and won this series comfortably

Can't get more humiliating than England winning this with a man down and without their captain. They're just teasing us, almost toying with us at this point

They'll weather this tiny storm and win this comfortably

 

[kyear2]

Don't see where even the next run is coming from.

 

[Thala_0710]

Don't see where even the next run is coming from.

Byes looking most likely rn

 

[OverratedSanity]

Tense stuff but 30 odd is too few to defend here.

 

[Ju7]

rain!

 

[kyear2]

Tense stuff but 30 odd is too few to defend here.

They can't get the ball off the square