5th Test, Oval

[Teesside87]

Finally. 9 down

 

[Littlejimmy]

Always struggle with the b****d tail.

 

[Berwickhillbilly]

A good afternoons work wasted.

 

[TeaCider]

Get in!
Australia all out for 295.

A huge advantage wasted by Australia.

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Brilliant from Stokes, we have a one innings match now

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Some moaning Poms on here

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Always struggle with the b****d tail.

So did Australia

 

[MVBoro]

The bowlers will want some rest with Moeen unlikely to play any part with the ball. They certainly won't want to be bowling again tomorrow evening. Let's hope we can get a good second innings and try and give them a big total to chase. Won't be easy, but hopefully a thrilling end to a good series.

 

[Aitoraitorapuddycat]

Time for bazball tomorrow 350 in a day

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

If we can get to the afternoon on day 4 we'll do it. By then we'll have some total and they'll have to match our scoring rate, with plenty of time to bowl them out.

 

[Teesside87]

Think there will be rain for the second half of sunday and quite a bit on monday (BBC), so wouldnt want to be batting too long

 

[RedAsABeetroot]

How to lose all momentum, bowl short to tail enders. We never learn.

It's really odd. We have some strange fielding positions based on clear plans then when the 7th wicket falls it all goes out of the window.

 

[Gunslinger]

Jimmy has been great for england but hes past it, bowls gentle medium pacers now that don't swing, the aussie batters seem to have
an eternity to play him

Great players retire in their prime, just look back to Hussain and Cook who scored tonnes in their last england games

Anderson just wants to hang on until he hits 700 wickets as that is a personal milestone for him, no room for sentmentality in sport

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Jimmy has been great for england but hes past it, bowls gentle medium pacers now that don't swing, the aussie batters seem to have
an eternity to play him

Great players retire in their prime, just look back to Hussain and Cook who scored tonnes in their last england games

Anderson just wants to hang on until he hits 700 wickets as that is a personal milestone for him, no room for sentmentality in sport

He doesn't pick the team

 

[Soutra]

If we can get to the afternoon on day 4 we'll do it. By then we'll have some total and they'll have to match our scoring rate, with plenty of time to bowl them out.

Why bat so long? Won't England try to make as many runs as possible as quickly as possible to get Australia back in?

Australia win the series with a draw. I don't thing either team is capable of batting for any more than a day. So if England want to win the Test and are mindful of the weather then they'll have Australia in again tomorrow. England can't run the risk of repeating the Old Trafford draw.

 

[Pak_Doo_Ik]

Surely this stat sums up the two teams

Australia took 12 overs to score their first 13 runs in their first innings

England took 1 over to score their first 13 runs in their 2nd innings

 

[NormanbyRed77]

Starc taking out of the attack already

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Starc taking out of the attack already

The most expensive opening 2 overs by a bowler in Ashes history!

 

[davidmills]

Why do the English commentators insist on telling the Aussies how to get our openers out.
Can you imagine that happening in Australia. Somehow I think not

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Do you think the Aussie players are listening?