5TH ASHES TEST: @ The Oval London July 26-30, 2023

[undertaker]

Interesting Poms saving Wood for the new ball for reverse swing to skittle some of us out

Hopefully we can play him well

The greasy outfield could hamper their reverse swing efforts

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Brilliant shot to bring up 50.

 

[JamesRustle]

Has Wood got one leg shorter than the other? Only explanation for why he falls over so often. Poor merkin.

 

[undertaker]

50 for Khawaja

Well played!

 

[undertaker]

Also, Wood's pace has dropped off since that 1st innings spell at Headingley, where he was bowling consistently in the 92-95mph range.

 

[TheParraboy]

50 to Davey

Keep it up lad

 

[Chins get the wins]

Great 50 lil fella

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Khawaja currently the equal highest run scorer of the series with 480, having played every test

To put that into context, in 2019 Smith hit 774 in three and a half tests

Absolutely carried us that series

 

[undertaker]

Unless he gets injured, I'm prepared to wager right now that Warner's 50 in this innings will ensure the selectors give him a spot in the starting XI vs Pakistan, and will get to bow out on his own terms in Sydney.

 

[JamesRustle]

Well done Usi, leading run scorer of the series. Had to be an Aussie, given our dominance over the 5 tests.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Unless he gets injured, I'm prepared to wager right now that Warner's 50 in this innings will ensure the selectors give him a spot in the starting XI vs Pakistan, and will get to bow out on his own terms in Sydney.
He owes us more than a 50. Nothing less than a big ton with a win is acceptable.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Unless he gets injured, I'm prepared to wager right now that Warner's 50 in this innings will ensure the selectors give him a spot in the starting XI vs Pakistan, and will get to bow out on his own terms in Sydney.

We don't have a better opener buuuuut the new bloke should be starting off at home

 

[undertaker]

Khawaja currently the equal highest run scorer of the series with 480, having played every test

To put that into context, in 2019 Smith hit 774 in three and a half tests

Absolutely carried us that series

Amidst the poor, inconsistent batting, England easily win that 2019 series if Smith didn't play.

 

[JamesRustle]

Also, Wood's pace has dropped off since that 1st innings spell at Headingley, where he was bowling consistently in the 92-95mph range.

Wood hard to keep up for extended periods I guess.

 

[TheParraboy]

0/126

Root being put away

 

[yobbo84]

Warner needs to keep a lid on it IMO. Don't throw your wicket away when we are on top.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Warner aggressive for the first time this series ffs

 

[Sime_11]

More aggressive Warner is great - only took the whole series which is incredibly frustrating.

Really hope these two make big hundreds here - right on top here - don’t give an inch

 

[undertaker]

We don't have a better opener buuuuut the new bloke should be starting off at home

I agree.

There are 6 rounds of Sheffield Shield before the first test vs Pakistan on December 14. I've said this in another post and I'll say it again: one of those batsmen at state level will have to have an absolute blinder in those 6 rounds (i.e. average close to or more than 100) for the selectors to even consider them in the starting XI

 

[Chins get the wins]

I agree.

There are 6 rounds of Sheffield Shield before the first test vs Pakistan on December 14. I've said this in another post and I'll say it again: one of those batsmen at state level will have to have an absolute blinder in those 6 rounds (i.e. average close to or more than 100) for the selectors to even remotely consider dropping Warner.

Could consider Labs but he's maybe a bit too slow to bat with Khawaja....although he's been pretty much opening with him recently