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

[ImpatientLime]

akash has been an absolute shambles in the field this innings. drop worthy stuff.

 

[morgieb]

That's the second time poor field placings lead to a "dropped" six.

 

[social]

Win or lose, India needs to take a serious look at themselves as their fielding is amateurish

 

[Spark]

back of the hand slower ball could be v effective here

 

[trundler]

Surely a double there

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Nice one bro.... walk in with the bowler

 

[King Kane]

A brave shot from Atkinson, only just got away with it,

 

[mackembhoy]

We lose by 150 or more without Brook

Indeed but he did all the right things after lunch.

Got to his hundred and went kamikaze mode again. He opened the door and we struggled afterwards

The two things can both happen that Brook got us to this position for two different reasons. The good and the bad.

 

[Spikey]

the thing is Woakes probably can't even run a two. just insane to not be on the fence down there

 

[halba]

Win or lose, India needs to take a serious look at themselves as their fielding is amateurish

Their Pakistan moment :P

 

[Spark]

this is where not taking the new ball really benefits india; that ball would be a sponge by now and not be easy to hit at all

 

[Darwin Award]

Atkinson really can't even rely on Woakes lasting 2 balls out there.

Better off just trying to get a 4 or 6 every ball IMO.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

LOl @ all the posters on here saying waahhhhhh it's oVeR

 

[Spikey]

Surely a double there

yeah I'm not sure Woakes is capable of running too hard here

 

[OverratedSanity]

Two sixes to finish it imo

 

[halba]

Dear me, 11 with 1 in hand, 1 with a batter with one arm, one of the best finishes of all time surely coming up.

 

[Burgey]

They aren’t taking ones so get on the fence ffs

Ridiculous. How do you get to be a test player and have that little game sense?

 

[Spark]

low full toss a not bad ball at all to a slogging tailender tbh

 

[Spikey]

the keeper has had some awkward takes this morning and handled them all. good work

 

[trundler]

Gotta run the bye here