Fifth Ashes Test: The Oval, 12-16 September 2019

[Durhamfootman]

I'm blaming you

[Arthur Crabtree]

Argh. Sorry lad.

What a sickener for him.

[Durhamfootman]

sounded unfortunate

[Arthur Crabtree]

I'm blaming you

I put my hand up.

[Durhamfootman]

with Denly in, JB1 and JB2 perhaps had licenses to thrill. with Denly gone, I'm not so sure they now do. 11 overs away from Cummins time, they probably need to be concentrating on getting themselves set

[Durhamfootman]

although JB1 hasn't bothered to play himself in all series, so not sure why he would want to bother now

[Arthur Crabtree]

JD ends up on an average of 31.

[Durhamfootman]

JB2's current strike rate is 220

Bayleaf will be creaming his pants

[Arthur Crabtree]

It's an exciting brand of cricket. Plenty for the crowd to cheer and the game is over in three days.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Lyon on fire.

[Durhamfootman]

well you say that, but he hasn't managed to impose any sort of control on the 3rd innings. Paine has even had to bring his strike bowlers back in the 10 overs before the new ball is due

[Durhamfootman]

or is that a jinx too?

[Durhamfootman]

yet another failure for JB1

[Durhamfootman]

318 is not enough of a lead to negate the Smiffy/Shortchange factor, given that Curran and Woakes did not look unduly reliable in the first innings. England could find themselves 7 down when the new ball is due and all out for a lead of 350

I would not be confident of England defending that

[Arthur Crabtree]

or is that a jinx too?

He took a couple of quick wickets.

Plenty of time for the Aussies to get these. But they won't.

Not even Yuppie is an optimistic enough Aussie to visualise the BGs chasing down this many.