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

[AlwaysGreen]

Delusional, salty pom #4098765:

'A moral victory': Harry Brook continues English triumph narrative despite Australia retaining the Ashes

Batter Harry Brook says England will claim a 'moral victory' at The Oval if they win the Test, despite Australia retaining the Ashes.

www.abc.net.au

 

[mozza91]

Bazball - Even when you don’t win you win.
Not a surprising take considering it’s named after a Kiwi.

 

[Eelectrica]

Come on Patty, win the toss and let's bat for two days and shut them up.
We'll never hear the end of it if we lose this test.
2-1 series victory will be great
3-1 will be awesome
2-2 will be ok, but mostly disappointing

At least Labs seems dialed in now. Really wish he was this dialed in for game 3. Another 50-60 runs and we probably go 3-0 up.

 

[undertaker]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/ben-stokes-copout-torn-to-shreds-after-ashes-failure/news-story/f06a2b5a2fd1ba1906575a9908344c49

Sure Ben, you aren't a "results-driven team" when you're losing.....unless you're winning of course, in which you wouldn't be saying such tripe in the first place.

 

[Twizzle]

delusional

 

[jargan83]

Legacy teams actually win - see Australia from mid 90's to mid 00's, West Indies of the 80's etc.

Who have they actually beaten so far? Pakistan on flat decks, Drawn series in NZ?

 

[Bazal]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/ben-stokes-copout-torn-to-shreds-after-ashes-failure/news-story/f06a2b5a2fd1ba1906575a9908344c49

Sure Ben, you aren't a "results-driven team" when you're losing.....unless you're winning of course, in which you wouldn't be saying such tripe in the first place.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Legacy teams actually win - see Australia from mid 90's to mid 00's, West Indies of the 80's etc.

Who have they actually beaten so far? Pakistan on flat decks, Drawn series in NZ?

That's a good point. The cult members keep talking like they invented attacking cricket and going for the win, the best teams always do that. It is very rare for any team to play for the draw, they act like every other team plays like 1950s India v Pakistan tests.

Bazball only works on flat pitches because it takes out the bowler, lets see how it goes in India's minefields or a pitch with a bit of spice.

 

[Showtime]

That's a good point. The cult members keep talking like they invented attacking cricket and going for the win, the best teams always do that. It is very rare for any team to play for the draw, they act like every other team plays like 1950s India v Pakistan tests.

Bazball only works on flat pitches because it takes out the bowler, lets see how it goes in India's minefields or a pitch with a bit of spice.

My dream scenario is Australia pull their finger out and bat 1st score 450+ and roll England twice to really shut up Bazball. I never thought I’d say this but I hope India pump them.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

England name unchanged XI for fifth Ashes Test

England name an unchanged starting XI for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval.

www.bbc.com

 

[hineyrulz]

 

[ColdWetPanther]

The view from Blackfriars train station down towards Tower Bridge. A beautiful summer’s eve on the Thames….

 

[ColdWetPanther]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/ben-stokes-copout-torn-to-shreds-after-ashes-failure/news-story/f06a2b5a2fd1ba1906575a9908344c49

Sure Ben, you aren't a "results-driven team" when you're losing.....unless you're winning of course, in which you wouldn't be saying such tripe in the first place.

Somewhere near Concord, Justin Pascoe is feverishly taking notes for the next series of Tiger Town.

 

[hineyrulz]

Somewhere near Concord, Justin Pascoe is feverishly taking notes for the next series of Tiger Town.

Bazballer’s are always in the mother f**king game!!!

 

[King-Gutho94]

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The view from Blackfriars train station down towards Tower Bridge. A beautiful summer’s eve on the Thames….

Yeah walking to Victoria station to get on the gatwick express this morning it felt like it was going to be a beautiful day in London.

Now I have left London for better surroundings I hope it pisses down for the next 5 days.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Bazballer’s are always in the mother f**king game!!!

And they always winning even if they lose.

 

[Fangs]

England will go hard with the bat as usual. I want to see a much better bowling effort in this test. Neser surely gets his chance.

Smith, Khawaja and Labs have all contributed important hundreds but none have dominated the Summer. I'm backing Usman to ton up again as he won't play any cricket after this until end of year.

 

[King-Gutho94]

England will go hard with the bat as usual. I want to see a much better bowling effort in this test. Neser surely gets his chance.

Smith, Khawaja and Labs have all contributed important hundreds but none have dominated the Summer. I'm backing Usman to ton up again as he won't play any cricket after this until end of year.

I think marnus may go big.

Getting that scalp of a 100 in England will be a big relief for his mindset.

I reckon it was weighing him down during those starts.

And when the pressure was basically off in the 2nd innings he cashed in.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I reckon Usman has played himself out of form. It takes a lot of concentration to play how he does, leaving a lot of balls and playing normal test cricket. I think he might bounce back this test.

Its likely Smith's last test so he would love to go out with a bang.

Of course all this means nothing as one of the moral victors will score 97 off 87 balls and the poms will scream how they saved test cricket.

 

[undertaker]

Looks like the weather will play a part in The Oval test over the next few days (albeit maybe not to the same extent it did at Old Trafford):

London (Greater London) weather

London 7 day weather forecast including weather warnings, temperature, rain, wind, visibility, humidity and UV

www.metoffice.gov.uk