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

[Jim in the West]

Difficult to judge the right time with the weather uncertainties.

 

[Eeyore]

Garth Le Roux playing? I loved his JPL taking games by the scruff of the neck.

I think the match that I saw was probably in 1992 or 1993. So slightly after his time. The first match I ever saw at Hove was in 1982. Sussex were playing Essex and I went along after school. My main memory of that evening session was Garth collecting the ball on the cover boundary and throwing it straight into the keepers gloves. It's a flash memory of wonder. I seem to remember he was always good with us kids as well.

 

[Titanic]

Will Stokes be declaring soon??

No.

 

[banjo]

Difficult to judge the right time with the weather uncertainties.

Looking at other forecasts, looks ok tomorrow till around 4 o’clock.

 

[Eeyore]

Will Stokes be declaring soon??

It wouldn't make sense as there is no advantage to be gained. The wicket is playing nicely, the weather is good and the bowlers are having a nice rest. And Stokes looks like he's having a snooze anyway.

 

[Titanic]

101 partnership, 141 balls - steady stuff

 

[banjo]

100 partnership up

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Puzzling how we have 'lost' the ashes here, in a close series we always seem on top.

Mistakes and two days of rain. It could've been a 5-0 whitewash!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Root gone for 91. Bowled by a beauty from Murphy. 332-5

 

[Titanic]

Root bowled by young Murphy

 

[A1X]

Root got the only ball that kept low last week and the only one to have done so here, imagine how good he’d be if he was lucky with it

 

[Eeyore]

Turn and kept low that one. Maybe a one-off, the England won't complain about that.

 

[jakarta]

Moeen Ali has limped out. Standing ovation from the crowd. Singles probably out of the picture - a few maximums upcoming?

 

[um bongo molongo]

Root got the only ball that kept low last week and the only one to have done so here, imagine how good he’d be if he was lucky with it

It kept really low. Took the commentators a while to realise it I thought.

 

[um bongo molongo]

I would never choose Moeen to bat for my life but my word he plays some elegant looking shots

 

[jakarta]

350 up...

 

[Jeremiah]

Grounds I've been to. Probably pathetic compared to many others in here. But I'd love to see your lists;

Home:

Chester-le-Street, Colchester, Ilford, Southampton (old), Tunbridge Wells, Lords, Northampton, Bath, The Oval, Arundel, Hove, Horsham, Edgbaston

Away:

Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane

Home

Hove, Arundel, Horsham, Eastbourne, Manor Ground Worthing !, Tunbridge Wells, The Oval, Lords, Trent Bridge, Old Trafford, Northampton, Taunton, Southampton (old) - all watching England or Sussex. Had a look inside Chelmsford, Grace Road Leicester, Worcester, Bath but not watched any cricket there.

Away

Sydney (Aussie vs England)
Adelaide , MCG - no cricket.

Surprised myself but being over sixty you do things when you are younger and forget you've done them !

 

[Titanic]

Burned review

 

[Titanic]

That is OUT. Bairstow nicks off for 78

360-6, lead 348

This is moving on apace.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Bairstoe nicks one. Out for 78. 360-6