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

[KZNSeagull]

First innings in Ashes history where the 2 opening bowlers and batsmen are all left handed.

 

[pasty]

Bugger. That was some delivery from Lyon

Cook b Lyon 22

Eng 30/1

TEA

 

[Titanic]

Bugger. That was some delivery from Lyon

Cook b Lyon 22

Eng 30/1

TEA

Bugger indeed. Very disappointing. Let's hope Joe Root can do it again!

 

[pasty]

Bugger indeed. Very disappointing. Let's hope Joe Root can do it again!

I think from your earlier post you are there right? Without the benefit of seeing the replays on Sky, you may not appreciate how much it turned. Not quite Warne -> Gatting, but pitched around leg and clipped the top of off.

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

I'd guess Lyth has one final innings to prolong his test career.

 

[pasty]

Ridiculous shot selection. such a shame as he'd done the hard bit of getting past the opening overs, a bit of spin, then plays a shot like that to a loosener from Siddles second ball

 

[Bold Seagull]

I'd guess Lyth has one final innings to prolong his test career.

Yep, unless he goes big or bats long in the 2nd innings, that's his test career done.

I've defended him and wanted to him to have a chance, but when you spoon an 80mph long hop loosener to mid on like a school boy no.9 with the game in this situation, then it's curtains for you as it is a real demonstration of a lack of mental strength at this level.

He's got out to some good balls this series, but he's also got out to some nothing deliveries, none more so than that one.

We've dropped several openers in Carberry and Compton who really have shown more than Lyth has done. Real shame as I had high hopes for him.

 

[BensGrandad]

That must mean that Lyth has 1 more innings left in Test cricket.

 

[Elvis]

As Lyth trots off at the Oval a certain Hales is 177 no from 200 balls for Notts against Warickshire.

 

[Bold Seagull]

As Lyth trots off at the Oval a certain Hales is 177 no from 200 balls for Notts against Warickshire.

Knocking on the door.....

 

[Bold Seagull]

Welcome New England.....

Same as the Old England.....

 

[pasty]

We're in a spot of bother here.....

 

[pasty]

Bloody hell. Could end up following-on here

Bairstow c Lyon b Johnson 13

Eng 83/5 trail by 398

 

[larus]

Welcome New England.....

Same as the Old England.....

Out batting is just weak really.
Cook is good.
Root, obviously.

Bairstow, still unproven at test level.
Bell, occasional good series, but poor spells not uncommon.
Ballance, potential, but needs to iron out some issues.
Butler, not delivered yet. Play your natural game FFS.

We've relied upon middle/tail-end contributions to build our scores. We're just not getting enough good platforms. The bowlers have caused the damage and masked the overall weakness in the batting.

We also need a spinner; not a batsman who can spin it a bit. I'd have played Rashid here, but I suppose I know jack-sh*t.

We're a long way from a good team yet. Several very good players, some players with potentail and others who are "better than what's been tried before". I think thewinter tours could be very tough...

 

[The Wizard]

Tragic oh well, still won the ashes

 

[Bold Seagull]

Okay, who has the betting fix in!!??

We're gifting wickets here, if it wasn't so laughable, you would think there was something going on!!!

 

[larus]

We can't seem to grind it out. If Cook/Root aren't there to hold an innings together, we just can't score the runs.

 

[nwgull]

Another 3 day test then. Never mind,we've won the ashes for a 4th successive time in England and stuffed the Aussies in our 3 wins in a similar scale to the beating we took at Lords and the probable beating here.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Another 3 day test then. Never mind,we've won the ashes for a 4th successive time in England and stuffed the Aussies in our 3 wins in a similar scale to the beating we took at Lords and the probable beating here.

yup funny old series with batting sides collapsing and matches not going to five days......oh well at least we won three so we have less problems than Australia (just)

 

[jakarta]

It is clear that the T20 Generation of 'Batsmen' has now come to fruition - Test Cricket will be gone in 10 years.