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

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

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 game is far from done! Jamie Smith is stuck, and if he’s out, we’re fully into the bowlers!

 

[Alex0paul]

Ground staff need to get on with it now

 

[Daemon]

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

Heavy roller and a bit of sun will definitely help. If it’s overcast then who knows.

 

[mackembhoy]

Cricket in all it's stupidty.

A bunch of people just stood scratching their backsides. Instead of actually trying to clear it up.

 

[GIMH]

Ground staff need to get on with it now

Thanks for your cutting insight

 

[SkyBlue]

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

Disagree. 193 was gettable on that pitch. The pitch flattened out when the ball got softer on day 5. England bowled well but India gave some cheap wickets away.

 

[trundler]

According to cricinfo the weather should clear in 10

Liar

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Not that we’ve even got close to hitting a boundary for yonks, but it’ll be even harder to hit them if they do get back on with the wet outfield

 

[ImpatientLime]

Ground staff need to get on with it now

England very lucky that the ground staff are not getting on with it now

 

[The_Rey]

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

Batting out a day for a draw shouldn't be beyond any Test batting lineup, though.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Disagree. 193 was gettable on that pitch. The pitch flattened out when the ball got softer on day 5. England bowled well but India gave some cheap wickets away.

Don’t think anyone gave their wickets away cheaply on Day 5 (apart from possibly Bumrah, but can you ever really blame a bunny like him for a dismissal?)

 

[kyear2]

England very lucky that the ground staff are not getting on with it now

Yup, no need to rush. Tomorrow is another day

 

[silentstriker]

regardless of how it ends, several things India will take away from this. One Gambhir sucks and so does the selection. But whatever I think of his abilities, I have been so completely impressed with Siraj. Bloke puts his body on the line for the team and just doesn’t give up. Respect to his fitness and commitment over five tests.

 

[Calm_profit]

Stumps

 

[Alex0paul]

England very lucky that the ground staff are not getting on with it now

probably under orders not to go within 2.5 metres of the pitch

 

[GIMH]

Well that sucks and I immediately need to rearrange my calendar for tomorrow morning

 

[ImpatientLime]

Yup, no need to rush. Tomorrow is another day

I'm taking the piss for what it's worth. Both these teams are broken in very different ways

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Batting out a day for a draw shouldn't be beyond any Test batting lineup, though.

Traditionally, you’d say surviving for a day and a bit, and surviving a slightly shortened final day having started the day 3 down is more or less 50-50, but I’m not sure this team have the defensive nous to do that

 

[Alex0paul]

Absolute joke

 

[kevinw]

England will be very glad of that. Should be better to bat tomorrow morning.