2019 ASHES: 5th Test Australia v England, The Oval Sept 12-16

[butchmcdick]

Evenly poised? Very optimistic.

I’d say they’re clearly in front. 70/30 their way.

Mitch will destroy this batting line up again

He’s got five wickets in the first innings

Redemption arc complete

Future Aussie captain right there

 

[hineyrulz]

These game threads used to have a lot less hysterical teenage girls in them .

Or old Bald Lesbians.

 

[hineyrulz]

increase in eels and raiders fans?

Bedwetters unite!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mr Spock!]

Evenly poised? Very optimistic.

I’d say they’re clearly in front. 70/30 their way.

I'd say 99.9995/1

 

[typicalfan]

The decision to bowl being a glaring error, what a terrible decision. Now that we have batted poorly the bowlers barely got a break. Now all we need is Cummins, Haze or Lyon to break down.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Happy 50th Birthday to 37% of Shane Warne today, the other 63% being plastic will have its birthday some time in the next few decades.

 

[aussies1st]

Still too many passengers in that batting line-up

 

[TheParraboy]

Happy 50th Birthday to 37% of Shane Warne today, the other 63% being plastic will have its birthday some time in the next few decades.

God hope he isnt in the commentary anywhere tonight

Otherwise might have to force myself to watch sharks v manly match in full...

 

[Hutty1986]

I think we need to be chasing something under 250 to have a good chance of winning, 300 may be ok if the deck doesn't posses demons and one of the openers get going. No brainer poms will look to bat all day today and well into tomorrow. Will need Mitch Marsh heroics again...

Match evenly poised for mine....

300?? Anything over 150 and we're toasted, nicely toasted. And the lead is already half that. So...we're Joe Rooted here.

 

[Pete Cash]

Do you have a time machine? Because there aren't any decent Test batting line ups anymore.

India in india is pretty good

 

[Eelectrica]

Siddle and Marsh will destroy this England batting line up. A day 3 bowling pitch is why we batted first. England all out for 80. I'm certain of it.

 

[JW]

God and Patty, as well as Lasagne and Haze to a lesser extent, have done an amazing job sprinkling pixie dust all over the fortunes of this incredibly ordinary team. But even for them, there's only so much self-sabotage they can resist. Bowling first on a good deck and not giving our quicks a break, shit fields, dropped catches, VC Mitch still unable to hold a bat on his 50th try, openers you wouldn't bother feeding, too many Victorians and vegan Victorians. Bound to catch up with us.

 

[jargan83]

80? Drop Smith

 

[Eelectrica]

We're not far from having a team that would be really competitive against Zimbabwe.
Drop Smith, Lab and Cummins replace them with Agar, Stoinis and AJ Tye or Scott Boland and we've got a team that would take Zimbabwe to the wire.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Retaining the Ashes with this batting line up and coach has been the heist of the century.

A drawn series for these scroungers is totally fitting, no way should they be walking away with a series win.

 

[simmo1]

So if it's 2-2, surely we've got more boundaries to be declared winner?

 

[hineyrulz]

I’m punting today like Davey Warner plays Broad.

 

[aussies1st]

Surely one of the useless batsmen will do a final innings knock to save them from the drop

 

[TheParraboy]

So if it's 2-2, surely we've got more boundaries to be declared winner?

Sure why not, thats fair
no idea who is ahead...


Australia 295-244

 

[some11]

If they get one miracle win then so do we.

Eng lollapse and smith and labuschagne chase the winning runs.