[Cricket] Fifth and Final Ashes Test - England v Australia - The Oval

[fleet]

So many edges and either through the gap or didn't carry. Not really been England's day today

 

[Titanic]

Close of play score, Day 1, bad light

287-3 (79.4 overs, RR3.60)

Smith 78* Voges 47*

New ball due in the morning... England need 2 or 3 wickets and a bit of control in the morning session, or face batting under serious pressure.

 

[knocky1]

Wicket early today with the new ball and we can get into them. Sandwiches made and off to the station now.

 

[Beach Hut]

332/4 Voges out

 

[Beach Hut]

332/5 Smith out for 92 chasing a wide, not out now as no ball

 

[Eeyore]

Looking forward to a match that I think will go the distance. A high scoring draw will enable us to gather our breath. I can see a big hundred from an England batsman. Not sure who. I'm privately thinking Adam Lyth may get his head down here. Cricket on the TV and Albion on the radio tomorrow. Good times, perhaps.

 

[KZNSeagull]

TMS were just saying that there have been 32 reviews in this series so far and only 1 has resulted in the original decision being overturned, so well done the umpires. Perhaps they can concentrate more on calling no balls again now?!

 

[BensGrandad]

Hopefully they will still be in bat tomorrow morning and we can bat out a day and half to get near their score so a high scoring draw based on 1st innings scores.

 

[Triggaaar]

TMS were just saying that there have been 32 reviews in this series so far and only 1 has resulted in the original decision being overturned, so well done the umpires.

That is impressive. England didn't review one they should have a couple of tests ago, which would have been given out - can't remember who it was.

 

[LamieRobertson]

That is impressive. England didn't review one they should have a couple of tests ago, which would have been given out - can't remember who it was.

Butler if I recall correctly it would have been given not out

 

[Triggaaar]

Butler if I recall correctly it would have been given not out

Ah yes, that sounds right.

 

[pasty]

Useful wicket just before lunch

Nevill c Buttler b Ali 18

Aus 376/6

And out comes everyone's favourite pantomime villain, Mitch Johnson

 

[pasty]

And out comes everyone's favourite pantomime villain, Mitch Johnson

And back goes everyone's favourite pantomime villain, Mitch Johnson

M Johnson b Ali 0

376/7

LUNCH

 

[Titanic]

And back goes everyone's favourite pantomime villain, Mitch Johnson

M Johnson b Ali 0

376/7

LUNCH

Best moment of a surprisingly slow morning here at the Oval. Surely Australia will have a bit of a go after lunch?

 

[Bold Seagull]

Best moment of a surprisingly slow morning here at the Oval. Surely Australia will have a bit of a go after lunch?

Or we clean them up for little over 400...game on!

 

[pasty]

Or we clean them up for little over 400...game on!

................or not

 

[pasty]

Shuffler gone, a begrudging well played

S Smith b Finn 143
AUS 467/8

 

[pasty]

Nearly batting time.....

M Starc lbw b Stokes 58
AUS 475/9

Only the 2nd of 33 reviewed umpire decisions to be overturned this series.

 

[pasty]

AUS 481 ao

Sweepstake on how many balls Lyth will face before he's out? I'm going for out on his 17th ball faced

 

[larus]

AUS 481 ao

Sweepstake on how many balls Lyth will face before he's out? I'm going for out on his 17th ball faced

I had the same thoughts as well about Lyth, but more along the lines as to how many will he score.

I'll go for 33 balls, 23 runs, but I am ever the optimist.