The Ashes 5th Test. The Oval. August 20-24.

[backfootpunch]

Lyth has made Sam Robson look like jack hobbs

[Arthur Crabtree]

Excellent spell from Sid.

England batting sensibly.

[GarlicJam]

I suppose when your test number is 666 it doesn't look good.

you'd think that would make him a demon of a batsman.

[The Waugh Twins]

Surprised by the follow on. Could be a nice batting day, and there's cloud due on the last two days.

Broad and Stoke do a 1981?

[Aidan11]

Surprised by the follow on. Could be a nice batting day, and there's cloud due on the last two days.

Broad and Stoke do a 1981?

It could happen.

[Making_Splinters]

Bell can count himself a little unlucky. Two good deliveries have got him this Test.

[The Waugh Twins]

Surprised by the follow on. Could be a nice batting day, and there's cloud due on the last two days.

Broad and Stoke do a 1981?

It could happen.

Just been looking at that series and there are a few comparisons to this as far as low scores by teams.

[GarlicJam]

Bell can count himself a little unlucky. Two good deliveries have got him this Test.

piffle - I didn't see his first innings dismissal, but he was dropped twice and narrowly not out before getting caught properly. He was all at sea.

[KipperJohn]

Bell can count himself a little unlucky. Two good deliveries have got him this Test.

Agreed he's had a few this series - however it's his job as a senior top order batsman to deal with at least a percentage of those.

[backfootpunch]

Jos buttler has scored less runs in this series than mark wood despite playing more games

[The Waugh Twins]

The Aussies have now bowled 85 overs in a row and I expect them to bowl quite a few more. Perhaps there is some truth in not enforcing the follow on.

[The Waugh Twins]

Good catch in the end although I was always taught to have the hands up and next to your shoulder so that if it did slip through you had a second chance.

[SaintPowelly]

What the hell was that from Root ? #1 batsman my *ss, Amla wouldn't do that.

[The Waugh Twins]

England were 5 for a hundred when Botham came in at Headingley.

[Making_Splinters]

Bell can count himself a little unlucky. Two good deliveries have got him this Test.

Agreed he's had a few this series - however it's his job as a senior top order batsman to deal with at least a percentage of those.

True enough. The two that he got in this Test would have done for most batsmen. Just an observation that unlike most of England's batsmen he hasn't got himself out.