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

[The Convert]

England

since 2006 in the ashes
australia have won 20 tests vs england who have won 12
whereas england have won 4 series vs australia who have won 3
who would you consider to be the more successful side?

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[Woody15]

Basic cricket theory. You don't throw away the benefit of building a lead and then having to bat last unless you are going to roll them for a subpar score

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Its the first session pal. Plenty of time left to roll them for a 'subpar' score.

Gee who knows - days 2 and 3 might be just glorious for batting.

 

[MotlopRules]

This is what happens when you spend three days guzzling your own bathwater and getting on the piss in the middle of a series that is still there to be won.

We're drowning in our own hubris.

 

[ABAB]

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It would be 4-4 next time down under and 2 5-0 thrashing so Australia.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Joe Root about to pass the Don

 

[OffTheBit]

****

 

[Work Hardery]

Got a taste of your own medicine there, Siddle.

 

[Crankitup]

Last test at The Oval

Siddle took 6 wickets
Starc went wicketless as Australia won by an innings.

Yeah hard to see why they’d think Siddle would be better here...

By that last Test in 2015 Starc was buggered. He had bowled been bowled more than most. He concentrated on line and length and dropped his pace. That's why his E/R was so good in that Test, low 2's for both innings.

 

[k31th]

now even Smith has dropped one... off Siddle... ****... much harder than the other two

 

[arden station]

Exactly...

perhaps Paine should have left this one, like he did those other ones you mention as Warner looked in good position to catch it.

Paine's footwork was very poor with the other ones - he was wrong footed or had stood up too early or both. I don't think he actually left them, he was just nowhere near them.

Even though this one was straight to Warner, any good first grade keeper takes that 10 out of 10 times. It was absolute rubbish from supposedly the best in the country. So many good keepers in this country at first grade level have been ignored due to so called talent identification.

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

Drop Smith

 

[CrowBloke]

Now Smith, wtf?

They're all hungover, gotta be.

 

[to1994]

**** me. If Root can't even score a ton after this luck he's never going to score one against us again.

 

[smasha]

Was a hard one.

 

[Millky95]

God ****ing dammit

 

[Santana]

Started off better after lunch

 

[ABAB]

it would be 4-1-3

5-0 thrashing counts for double 4-1-5.

 

[HBF]

That was a tough chance.
Maybe we should have had a 3rd slip.

 

[Whiskers]

So by your reckoning, if we win it's inspite of the coach and if we
lose its because of the coach.

Turn it up.

Same as Chris Scott really.

 

[Work Hardery]

Australia are still hungover

 

[Burtonsgottago]

QUESTION- If you’re worried about your bowlers and bring in an allrounder to help cover... Why would you elect to bowl first after a 4 day break?

 

[samFFC]

We really really want Root to get some runs!

 

[danielnajdek]

Turned up drunk

 

[arden station]

Yet another reason why sending them in was insane

Yeah wouldn't matter how seedy our openers were either.

 

[JackOutback]

Warner is an underperformer

Squad’s not big enough to cut all the underperformers.