*Official* Fifth Test (The Oval, London) 27-31 July

[ripper868]

Quick few wickets that.

I had a really nice sandwich 3 days back mind.

 

[morgieb]

At least that one I could sort of see what he was doing, had been going for it all day. Good innings if a lucky one.

Now watch Wood hit 40 off 10 or something.

 

[chris.hinton]

Can’t criticise Jonny because he broke his leg a year ago.

yeah he's always been touchy about people criticising him before he was arsing around playing Golf

 

[loterry1994]

Please don’t go short now

 

[danzydab]

deserved a hundred.
has been brook's best innings in test cricket so far

 

[91Jmay]

Two giveaways, Brook had looked pretty assured and not flashy after lunch but was always on the cards.

Gotta scratch to 250 now, Woody might as well just swing the bat.

 

[Shri]

hopefully khawaja goes big and grinds eng into dust

 

[ripper868]

deserved a hundred.
has been brook's best innings in test cricket so far

he was dropped 15 times on his way to 85 wasn't he? or have I misread cricinfo?

 

[Spark]

Erm yeah, you could in fact argue that only Crawley didn't really get himself out (ironic really).

I guess Duckett was a tad unlucky with his and Root will always play that shot, but yeah there's been some very loose cricket on show today. By both sides.

 

[social]

Wow, another one nicks off

Hard to believe that bowlers with hundreds of test wickets can do that

 

[91Jmay]

he was dropped 15 times on his way to 85 wasn't he? or have I misread cricinfo?

People are going a bit OTT with him, once he got past 20 odd he wasn't missing much. Crawley last test much luckier imo

 

[Spark]

he was dropped 15 times on his way to 85 wasn't he? or have I misread cricinfo?

He was dropped on 4, almost run out just before 50 but otherwise no he mostly just played well.

 

[Spark]

Don't bowl short at Wood please.

 

[morgieb]

he was dropped 15 times on his way to 85 wasn't he? or have I misread cricinfo?

I think it was only once - though it was a sitter.

A few edgy shots/plays and misses though.

 

[GotSpin]

Hip high bouncers damn it!

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Amazing how an unexpected tweak of the groin can result in things all falling apart on the home front.

 

[Shri]

ffs have these morons learnt nothing. don't go short at wood

 

[loterry1994]

It’s like these blokes don’t know what to do once they don’t play bazball style. England absolutely thrown away this position

 

[slowfinger]

this is a procession. scratch to 250 needed

 

[loterry1994]

I’d bring back Murphy to the tail now and keep Starc on