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

[HangletonGull]

Ffs bet duckett to score a 50

 

[KZNSeagull]

50 for Crawley, 100 up for England.

 

[banjo]

Partnership 50 from 41 balls.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Partnership 50 from 41 balls.

Of which Stokes has 11!

 

[Titanic]

Lunch Day Three

England 130-1 (25 overs, RR5.20), leading by 118

Crawley 71* (73 balls) Stokes 12* (24 balls)

A good morning for England.

 

[KZNSeagull]

130-1 at luncheon. Crawley 71* Stokes 12*

Only 25 overs bowled.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Zak Crawley was superb, the England batting coaches deserve real credit in polishing up this rough diamond.

 

[keaton]

If anyone's at the game I recommend the Black Dog afterwards. Very close to Vauxhall station, was busy but good service and some decent beers from Wimbledon brewery and food smelt excellent

 

[Eeyore]

A visit from my ex just before lunch..

'Oh, you've got the cricket on'

'Yes'

*Looks at screen*

'Who are Crawley playing ?'

 

[KZNSeagull]

Crawley gone for 73. 140-2

 

[The Wizard]

Makes me laugh when the commentators say ‘that’s the plan just bowl on 5/6th stump to Crawley’

He’s edged a rank wide ball that should have been slapped through the covers, he’s getting out more to wide balls because he’s an aggressive player who is extremely good off his stumps, bit like KP who used to get stick for getting out like that.

 

[Eeyore]

Zak Crawley was superb, the England batting coaches deserve real credit in polishing up this rough diamond.

I think there is better to come. His technique is still wanting sometimes. So making a lot of runs even with that shows a lot of promise.

I didn't want to play him in this series. But that's why I'm not a selector.

 

[Eeyore]

Makes me laugh when the commentators say ‘that’s the plan just bowl on 5/6th stump to Crawley’

He’s edged a rank wide ball that should have been slapped through the covers, he’s getting out more to wide balls because he’s an aggressive player who is extremely good off his stumps, bit like KP who used to get stick for getting out like that.

But it makes sense to bowl there. He does play across the line a lot. You always need your wits about you at second slip when he's in. He flashes hard so gets away with it a lot.

 

[Eeyore]

I love it when Stokes plays a back foot cover drive. Ponting says it seems to have gone out the game, but Stokes is the master of it.

When I used to play it was the only shot I had apart from the forward defence. I never scored many runs at that there number 10.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Of all the mad things we’ve seen this series, by far the maddest is the “top scorer” battle being between Khawaja and Crawley. Nobody saw that coming.

I think HKFC did predict Crawley to be our top scorer to be fair.

 

[Muzzman]

I love it when Stokes plays a back foot cover drive. Ponting says it seems to have gone out the game, but Stokes is the master of it.

When I used to play it was the only shot I had apart from the forward defence. I never scored many runs at that there number 10.

They sound great too!

 

[Titanic]

England 203-2 (38.2 overs), lead 191

 

[KZNSeagull]

203-2 off 38.2 Root 40 Stokes 42

 

[Titanic]

Joe Root 50* (42 balls, 8 fours, 1 six)

Lead 201

 

[Titanic]

Stokes holes out to Cummins

213-3 (39.3 overs), lead 201