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

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Ravi Shastri loves that big fella haha

 

[GIMH]

According to cricinfo the weather should clear in 10

 

[mackembhoy]

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

You completely bottled your batting innings in Headingley should have scored 600+ in the first dig.

Then when you failed to do that should have set us well over 400 in the second.

We should have also batted to a draw at Edgbaston

 

[Chin Music]

This is weird, bright sunshine where I am, hammering it down five miles away.

 

[ashley bach]

According to cricinfo the weather should clear in 10

According to radio commentary the heavens just opened up.

 

[GIMH]

According to radio commentary the heavens just opened up.

Yeah they have but the radar suggests it’ll blow quickly

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

passing clouds from radar

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

There is not a chance in hell you can give this anything but not out mind.

There's nee way the

You completely bottled your batting innings in Headingley should have scored 600+ in the first dig.

Then when you failed to do that should have set us well over 400 in the second.

We should have also batted to a draw at Edgbaston

I think we got caught between two minds, there was obviously no way we were ever going to chase that down, but chasing is so ingrained in us and we just have absolutely no experience of gritting it out for a draw, it was like asking them to put toothpaste back in a tube

 

[kyear2]

According to radio commentary the heavens just opened up.

Yeah, it's pouring down.

Will see if it clears, but doubt there's any more cricket today.

 

[Daemon]

Ravi Shastri loves that big fella haha

Meh it was funny the first time he did it to the guy hiding his ice cream, got a bit cringe when he picked the 2nd time he did it as his favourite moment

 

[kyear2]

Well they say it's easing, so what do I know.

Looks really dark on tv though.

 

[ashley bach]

Ravi Shastri loves his big fella haha

Yeah he can't seem to take his hand off it.

 

[SkyBlue]

There is not a chance in hell you can give this anything but not out mind.

There's nee way the

You completely bottled your batting innings in Headingley should have scored 600+ in the first dig.

Then when you failed to do that should have set us well over 400 in the second.

We should have also batted to a draw at Edgbaston

We should've chased down 193 tho. That would've steered the series in a completely different direction.

It's crazy how when the pressure is on, this team crumbles massively.

Most of the series, we've dominated most of the days but when it matters, we've crumbled.

There's no positive takeaways from this series apart from a few good batting performances.

You cannot retain a coach who has lost 3 test series on the trot. Im not a fan of selecting all rounders who are not justifying their 'all-round' ability. Need a new think tank in red ball. Not these IPL mentors.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

We should've chased down 193 tho. That would've steered the series in a completely different direction.

It's crazy how when the pressure is on, this team crumbles massively.

Most of the series, we've dominated most of the days but when it matters, we've crumbled.

There's no positive takeaways from this series apart from a few good batting performances.

You cannot retain a coach who has lost 3 test series on the trot. Im not a fan of selecting all rounders who are not justifying their 'all-round' ability. Need a new think tank in red ball. Not these IPL mentors.

It’s very easy to say that you’ve crumbled, you were looking absolutely dead and buried and you’ve brought it back to the stage where it’s arguably 50-50. Elite level sport is tough!

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

If they can’t get out by 6:42, that’s it for the day, might not be the worst thing for England, though it would also give India a chance to refresh themselves

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

We should've chased down 193 tho. That would've steered the series in a completely different direction.

It's crazy how when the pressure is on, this team crumbles massively.

Most of the series, we've dominated most of the days but when it matters, we've crumbled.

There's no positive takeaways from this series apart from a few good batting performances.

You cannot retain a coach who has lost 3 test series on the trot. Im not a fan of selecting all rounders who are not justifying their 'all-round' ability. Need a new think tank in red ball. Not these IPL mentors.

Jaiswal, Nair and Gill got out cheaply (as sometimes happens), but I think ultimately England bowled very well at Lord’s, not sure I’d call that a bottle job

 

[ashley bach]

Bowlers will be fresher in the morning but it was certainly to Englands advantage to get off the park when they did.

 

[SkyBlue]

It’s very easy to say that you’ve crumbled, you were looking absolutely dead and buried and you’ve brought it back to the stage where it’s arguably 50-50. Elite level sport is tough!

It should've never gone to that stage. Failing to defend 370+ scores twice in a row. When has this ever happened? This is unprecedented.

We've only staged 'comebacks' when the games are long gone. It's just delaying the inevitable.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Bowlers will be fresher in the morning but it was certainly to Englands advantage to get off the park when they did.

They’ll be fresher, but they looked pretty full of beans before the stoppage, and the old ball was doing plenty (perhaps sandp…no, let’s not go there! )

 

[ImpatientLime]

It should've never gone to that stage. Failing to defend 370+ scores twice in a row. When has this ever happened? This is unprecedented.

We've only staged 'comebacks' when the games are long gone. It's just delaying the inevitable.

This ain't over by a long shot yet. England can't get the ball off the square.