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BetterthanKaka 8:52 Thu Aug 20
Official Thread for the 5th Ashes Test - ENGLAND vs Australia, The Oval

COME ON ENGLAND!

James Anderson will miss out after failing to recover from a side strain. It would have been madness to take even the slightest risk with such a priceless asset. Instead, Anderson can rest up for the October rigours awaiting him in the Emirates. With the Ashes won, England for once were not coy about their starting XI with captain Alastair Cook confirming an unchanged line-up from the victorious XI at Trent Bridge.

That means no Test debut for Adil Rashid, who has hung around England nets since he was selected for the tour of the West Indies in April in the forlorn hope of a Test debut and, as a result, has bowled only 155 overs in five Championship matches this season - not ideal preparation for a likely tour against Pakistan in the UAE. It will be interesting to see if England consider leaving him out of the ODI series to help him into Test match rhythm for the challenges that may lie ahead

England 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Adam Lyth, 3 Ian Bell, 4 Joe Root, 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Moeen Ali, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Mark Wood, 11 Steven Finn

Pat Cummins is set to make a long-awaited return to Test cricket four years after a spectacular debut in South Africa, stepping in for Josh Hazlewood. Australia's other pace bowling option, Peter Siddle, picked up a groin niggle against Northamptonshire and so is expected to complete what will be a final Ashes tour without adding to his 56 Tests. At 30, it seems a little premature to write him off entirely although Siddle, reportedly, has raised such fears in his most pessimistic moments. A second change should see Australia abandon their four-bowler policy at Trent Bridge and replace Shaun Marsh with his brother Mitchell, Adam Voges' battling half-century in Nottingham seen as worthy of retention.

Australia (possible) 1 David Warner, 2 Chris Rogers, 3 Steven Smith, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Adam Voges, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Peter Nevill (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Pat Cummins, 11 Nathan Lyon

Pitch and conditions
Even The Oval, where England's bounciest, driest, most abrasive surfaces have often been found, reportedly has more moisture than normal in a series where England have exposed Australia's deficiencies against the moving ball. With warm, overcast conditions forecast, and the chance of some rain on Sunday, it was no surprise that Rashid's hopes of a Test debut were again scuppered.

crystal falace 6:56 Mon Aug 24
Re: Official Thread for the 5th Ashes Test - ENGLAND vs Australia, The Oval

delighted we won this as not many gave us a chance before it started, gutted Anderson got hurt as he had a good chance to be top wicket taker for England! could of turned my £400 into £1800 as im sure he would of atleast split that 8 wicket haul with broad!

Sven Roeder 6:18 Mon Aug 24
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T20 squad
Topley & Vince in for Plunkett & Taylor

Sven Roeder 6:15 Mon Aug 24
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ODI squad
Morgan
ALI
Billings
Buttler
Finn
Hales
Plunkett
Rashid
Roy
Stokes
Taylor
Willey
Woakes
Wood

LeroysBoots 6:12 Mon Aug 24
Re: Official Thread for the 5th Ashes Test - ENGLAND vs Australia, The Oval

Something not quite right watching Lyth celebrate winning the Ashes, surely to christ he must feel an utter fraud ?

White Pony 6:11 Mon Aug 24
Re: Official Thread for the 5th Ashes Test - ENGLAND vs Australia, The Oval

Reece TLOLpley

Sven Roeder 6:09 Mon Aug 24
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Reece Topley of Essex included in England squad for the t20 international v Australia
Not in the ODI squad

Northern Sold 9:48 Sun Aug 23
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Have to admit this series has been pretty average... almost like the art of Test Match batting is dead... suppose we can rejoice this game went 3.5 days

Sven Roeder 8:42 Sun Aug 23
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I'd be surprised if he does retire but Pakistan in UAE & S Africa away are a couple of tough tours.

Jonah Lomas 8:34 Sun Aug 23
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Sven Roeder 7:33 Sun Aug 23

Well, these probably about 4 or 5 weeks of the Warwickshire County League to go, so maybe he can get a gig there. *





*he can't as he's an "international" player

Sven Roeder 8:31 Sun Aug 23
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The quote make it sounds like he wants to play on but Jonathan Agnew who interviewed him appeared to have the impression that he was seriously considering retiring from Tests.
May just be the need for a rest after a long summer but I am drawing a line through him for 2017.

Dr Matt 8:26 Sun Aug 23
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Bell's time may be up.

Lost his off stump lately.

Playing to cover rather than down the pitch.

Jethro Q Walrustitty 7:45 Sun Aug 23
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Glad we don't have to look at the mutants anymore. There should be a warning before the match starts that there may be close-ups of Siddle, Lyon, Voges, etc. They all look like something off 'Grimm'
Also, why do they say ' look' before they answer a question? knobends

Sven Roeder 7:33 Sun Aug 23
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Ian Bell:
'Hopefully I have a lot of cricket ahead of me. I will take stock over the next few weeks'

Brucies_Star_Prize 5:13 Sun Aug 23
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Decided not to go today (combination of a terrible hangover, the weather and the state of the match). I think there were only 22 overs bowled today which means the small consolation of a 50% refund.

A really odd series! Close in score but every match ridiculously one sided. In stark contrast to the last series contested here.

Banjo 5:02 Sun Aug 23
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Well done Australia in fighting when all is lost.

Sven Roeder 5:02 Sun Aug 23
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All over
England the better team when it mattered but quite possibly the worst Ashes series I can recall for competition and lack of fighting spirit.

JGW1 4:45 Sun Aug 23
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Desperately dull Ashes series. Couple of great sessions with Aus being blown away but every game totally one sided with hardly a moment of meaningful competition.

joey5000 7:56 Sat Aug 22
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Cook out to Smith. Literally the worst way you can go out in any form of cricket.

ray winstone 3:48 Sat Aug 22
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That's my boy! Bell disappoints yet again although he did play a few nice shots though.....

Dr Matt 3:34 Sat Aug 22
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That would suggest there aren't a lot of options to replace Lyth. There aren't.

Would a lot of players have done better than Lyth in this series - Yes.

Are they better players than Lyth - No.

Compton is the best defender of fast bowling in County Cricket, but his face doesn't fit. Lees is the long term option. Hales has match winning knocks inside him, but there's a reason Notts dropped him last year and he was batting 3 this season.

Joe Root needs to stand up and go up the top of the order.

joey5000 2:51 Sat Aug 22
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There are a lot of options to replace LOLth, but none of them particularly inspire confidence. Hopefully the ECB will work out their problems with Compton and bring him back.

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