2019 5th Ashes Test 12-17 September - The Oval

[Mateyman]

Why does Healy say our left handers will be facing Leach? At best Wade will face about 4 balls from him. The rest will be out a few sessions before leach is called on

 

[010203]

Did that woman just say Stokes is potentially player of the series?
Um Steve Smith says hi moron

Man of the series is not even a discussion point if we're being blunt about it.

 

[raptalia]

The likely explanation for that is the loss of a day (and likely more time over the course of the test) meant that the best path to victory (for either side) was by quickly and cheaply bowling out the other side in the 3rd innings of the match, meaning that a 4th innings wasn't need, or would be very short. It didn't lead to victory as Australia didn't perform well enough with the bat in their 1st innings to put much scoreboard pressure on England going into their 2nd innings, and England's lower order (Stokes, Butler and Bairstow) performed well and prevented a low score, but the flip side to that is Australia only had to face 45 odd overs to save the match. England faced a couple more overs than Australia on the same day 5 wicket for the loss of only one wicket.

It's an unusual piece of captaincy from Paine in that it was entirely logical

Nothing unusual just luck because England were probably with two hours of bowling Australia out in their second innings. We were six down with Head and Cummins at the crease. Two hours less rain and Australia could well have lost and tim Paine had no way of knowing that when the match started. Paine's call was a lot closer than you might think.

The converse to your argument is that had Australia batted first we may well have won the match.

 

[big bootaaaaah]

Some around here might like to take a closer look at Wade’s batting this innings....always looks like he’s going to get out.

... he’ll get a ton now lol

 

[carlton2dabone]

67 runs through nine innings. Highest opening partnership of 13. Could say they’re due.

Is Harris allowed to open if he fields today?

To clarify my gut feeling, I always get a gut feeling every time I play tattslotto and I’m still working in a job I hate so... lol

 

[troybe]

Any pragmatic person from either country would say Smith has been Man of the Series no one comes close.


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[Fat Nyfe]

I just want to see some fight tonight, especially from the openers.

 

[Dogsman16]

Think 9/10 times 400 is going to be too much but i’d still want us to get at least 350+ in the chase.

Someone other that Smith/Lab needs to stick their ****ing hand up and say I want a spot for this summer.

Someone other than those 2 needs to get an 80+ score for us to be any chance. And even then Smith/Lab will probably need to get half of the runs on their lonesome.

 

[big bootaaaaah]

I’m suspicious that Stokes hurt his shoulder when he hurled the ball into the turf when he thought he’d caught Smith on that no ball, seemed not long after that he was wincing and stretching it. If so he should get knob of the series.

 

[passmark]

I think the male/female host combo at the ground and the studio works very well.

Not sure what it is but Mel Jones seems to have made Heals less annoying. He seems to have taken it down a couple of notches .

 

[showusyacunningt]

I think we get to at least lunch tomorrow. Pitch is still playing ok. Not sure after that.

Chasing under 400 important mentally.

 

[010203]

This could be David Gower's last day as a sky sports commentator.

 

[Bring back Drum]

Shit David Gower looks 150 years old out of the studio.

 

[k31th]

let's clean these two up and get batting.

 

[Levi4President]

Would Tim Paine be in the sqaud if he wasn't captain? I believe his batting and kepping has been well below average.

 

[Mateyman]

Looking at this pitch - we're ****ed. Already large puffs of dust

 

[Kappa]

Would Tim Paine be in the sqaud if he wasn't captain? I believe his batting and kepping has been well below average.

Well he wasn't even in Tasmania's best 11, take from that what you will.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Lyon vs Leach= Megamind vs E.T.

 

[big bootaaaaah]

Can’t be out Paine reviewed it

 

[showusyacunningt]

**** off

 

[LukeParkerno1]

What’s this...

Paine gets a DRS review right lol

 

[k31th]

didn't look out to me..

 

[k31th]

but DRS has him success. well done, Paine

 

[big bootaaaaah]

Out

 

[Santana]

Nice feather