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

[The Wizard]

Woakes again what a player.

CALYPSO

 

[HangletonGull]

Yes!!!!!!

 

[pasty]

Another one bites the dust

 

[Machiavelli]

Take the new ball or not now?

I'd say no

 

[banjo]

OMG

 

[SweatyMexican]

Never in doubt. Starc Gone.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

For me ... If you'd played Woakes and Wood from the first test, and taken the decision that Jimmy seems incapable of making for him (ie don't pick him) and you'd probably be looking at 3-1 or 4-0 in favour of England by the end of today, instead of what I expect will become 2-2.

Wood wasn't fit at the start of the series.
A point Ian Chappell seems incapable of grasping in his columns for Cricinfo.
You're not Ian Chappell are you? That would be a turn up.

 

[A1X]

Three down since I finished work, not a bad Monday afternoon

 

[dazzer6666]

Cricket eh ? Bloody hell.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Start the car!

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Wow

 

[The Wizard]

Just incredible bowling from Woakes, keep him on, adrenaline pumping… 86mph

 

[A1X]

Get Broad on!

 

[Hugo Rune]

Take the new ball or not now?

Probably leave it until the wickets stop falling!

 

[The Fits]

Obviously it's cricket so doesn't have the audience of some sport but this has been one of the greatest series of games of any sport I've ever seen.

 

[Pevenseagull]

f***ing beautiful

Only 11 months and 10 days to wait for the next home test match.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

For me ... If you'd played Woakes and Wood from the first test, and taken the decision that Jimmy seems incapable of making for him (ie don't pick him) and you'd probably be looking at 3-1 or 4-0 in favour of England by the end of today, instead of what I expect will become 2-2.

Foakes, Woakes and Wood ( Bairstow for batting only ) and Tongue for longer........no question.
This is the series win that got away. We have shown what we are capable of. Poor decision making, sloppy errors, one over cocky declaration and too much loyalty in certain areas. The Aussies were beatable in this series. We beat ourselves.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I know that this isn't over yet by any stretch, and also that this is massive aftertiming on my part, but I never understand why some people are so quick to write off England's chances when the chasing team make a good start.
Obviously you'd rather take early wickets than not, but unless you run through a team for under a hundred they'll always have a good partnership at some point.

 

[The Wizard]

I’m looking forward to @Ethelwulf reaction if Stokes takes the new ball and gives it to Anderson