[Cricket] The Ashes - England v Australia - 5th Test, Oval, July 27-31, 2023

[Ethelwulf]

I hate smith the ****

 

[The Wizard]

Can’t get the tail out again, not sure why Stokes keeps giving Anderson the new ball, it hasn’t worked all series in fact I’m not sure I even remember him taking a wicket with the new ball in the entire series?

 

[Ethelwulf]

Anderson

 

[KZNSeagull]

Smith gone for 71. 239-8

 

[Ethelwulf]

Bowling like dicks now

 

[The Wizard]

Bowling like dicks now

Just bat like a Tailender seems the plan, neither team can get them out cheaply. Murphy smashing sixes…

BOWL IT FULL AT THE STUMPS

 

[Ethelwulf]

The loyalty shown to old man Anderson and the fat ginger and Ali has cost us the ashes with foakes in and another spinner and another bowler we would be 3-0 up

 

[The Wizard]

This is absolutely stupid bowling now, continually bowling short, Murphy slogging them.

I just don’t understand bowling short against tailenders, it just allows them to score quickly even if they do eventually get out, head scratching stuff.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Ffs so frustrating

 

[banjo]

Good for batting then.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Ffs Anderson back on

 

[Ethelwulf]

Crap crap bowling against a guy with a first class average of under 12

 

[maltaseagull]

We often struggle to get tailenders out so often.

Our tailenders rarely score at that level. Actually some of our middle order don´t either.
We really need to step up in the 2nd innings and try to set a target that they cannot reach.

 

[nwgull]

We often struggle to get tailenders out so often.

Our tailenders rarely score at that level. Actually some of our middle order don´t either.
We really need to step up in the 2nd innings and try to set a target that they cannot reach.

This series we’ve generally been going through their tailenders quite effectively, and we’ve also scored quite well down the order!

 

[Ethelwulf]

Now ahead on 1st innings Anderson bowling like the old man he is

 

[The Wizard]

Tod Murphy aka Adam Gilchrist is taking us to the cleaners, Stokes does look a bit clueless when this type of thing happens, that being said maybe we just don’t want to bat tonight

It’s like bowl it short and fast and if the guy doesn’t get himself out then what? Wood was wasted for 4 overs bowling short balls instead of full stuff that tailenders hate.

 

[Normal Rob]

So Australia have the lead. What an almighty up*ucking that's been.

 

[Ethelwulf]

I reckon a 50 plus lead we all out for 170 and Aussies 120-3 to win

 

[The Wizard]

STOP. BOWLING. SHORT. TO. MURPHY.

Got that ‘Stokesy’? It’s not rocket science, he’s only really scored off that ball yet they continue to do it.

 

[Ethelwulf]

So Australia have the lead. What an almighty up*ucking that's been.

Bowling Anderson with the new ball England have been dreadful in the last hour