5th Test: 8pm England v India @ The Oval Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025

[King-Gutho94]

Bazball continues to have won f**k all lol.

Drew with Australia at Home
Drew with India at Home
Lost to Pakistan away
Flogged by India 4-1 in India
Didnt make the WTC final
Couldn't make the semis of the champions trophy.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Kohli was already on his last legs well before he came to Australia. It's just that crap bowling from the Aussies during the second innings at Perth fooled the likes of Mark Howard (and all the other Aussie sycophants in the media who love kissing up to India) into believing that the Kohli of old had returned.

However, he only scored 85 runs @ 12.14 during the remaining 4 tests of the series

He knew he was done and dusted, hence fell on the sword and retired before the tour of England.

I agree, he’s moved on which is for the better. Ditto Rohit Sharma. They’ve let the younger lads in the team take over. Jaiswal, Gil, Sundar, etc. the only vets hanging around are Pant, Rahul and Jadeja, all of whom are atilll delivering.

Kholi down here last summer reminded me of Pontings final few tests, he was cooked and he knew it. Sad to see really.

 

[undertaker]

Drew with Australia at Home
Drew with India at Home
Lost to Pakistan away
Flogged by India 4-1 in India
Didnt make the WTC final
Couldn't make the semis of the champions trophy.

If the Poms get hammered during the upcoming Ashes, I can't see them qualifying for the 2027 WTC Final.

 

[mozza91]

Hahahahahahahaha!!!!

 

[undertaker]

Also why didn't Stokes or Pope just run out after the 9th wicket and shake everyone's hand for a draw?

LOL! That would've been hilarious had that happened!

 

[King-Gutho94]

Baz rewriting history

Said they have won the 1st test match in every series he has been in charge

Obivously wiped Edgbaston 2023 from his memory.

 

[bazza]

Hahahahahahahaha!!!!

came here to also say just that

 

[undertaker]

It's clear from this test series that the whole Bazball strategy from England relies very heavily on grounds with flat pitches and/or short boundaries.

The moment the Dukes ball didn't allegedly go out of shape and did what it was famous for doing during the pre-COVID era - that is, offer consistent seam/swing movement for the fast bowlers right throughout the innings of a test match - the Bazballers were exposed for all to see. The ball today was still hooping around past the 80th over, reminding me a lot of that controversial ball England used to bowl out Australia on the final day of the 2023 Ashes.

Furthermore, I absolutely refuse to believe Stuart Broad (during a recent discussion panel he was involved with discussing English pitches, uploaded on Sky Sports Cricket YT channel) when he said that McCullum/Stokes had absolutely no involvement nor influence on the pitches that were prepared for this series. The first two tests at Headingley and Edgbaston each had 1600+ runs scored in total, and England scored 669 @ more than 4 runs/over at Old Trafford (however, the plan at Old Trafford backfired on them, as the pitch still remained flat on days 4/5, and thus England couldn't bowl India out in the 2nd innings)

 

[King-Gutho94]

 

[Mr. Shaman]

dear oh dear they got a single

Im telling you all now, England win this

Thanks PB!

Eat shit Ingerland!

 

[undertaker]

Baz rewriting history

Said they have won the 1st test match in every series he has been in charge

Obivously wiped Edgbaston 2023 from his memory.

He's hit the bottle in a big way!

 

[undertaker]

Its alright England have won the series morally with Woakes batting.

With his hair already greying, Woakes should've just come out to bat with a walking stick

 

[Twizzle]

dear oh dear they got a single

Im telling you all now, England win this

They never stood a chance with TPB curse on them

 

[JJ]

Cracking series!!

 

[yobbo84]

It's quite bizarre. If Australia, at home, lost 7/66 on a flat deck to draw a series, there'd be investigations, players dropped, captains being questioned, etc... instead, everyone in Engurland is patting themselves on the back. They wonder why they've won SFA.

 

[Fangs]

It's quite bizarre. If Australia, at home, lost 7/66 on a flat deck to draw a series, there'd be investigations, players dropped, captains being questioned, etc... instead, everyone in Engurland is patting themselves on the back. They wonder why they've won SFA.

Almost as bizzare as Souths 2025 season.