5th Ashes test

[nil_desperandum]

I can't say I had seen much of him. Did he bowl well in the Ireland Test?
I thought Potts was the next youngster in line at the time?

Tongue is certainly on the radar now though.

Bowled really well, no wickets in the 1st innings when he only bowled 13 overs, but took 5-66 in 21 overs in the 2nd innings in which Ireland scored 362 and the "slower" bowlers struggled to dislodge an Ireland team are who aren't in the same class as Australia.

[CleggHall]

Need to bat all day Saturday, build an innings not reckless bazball. Both teams evenly matched since Lyons injury and we deserve to share the Ashes.

[nil_desperandum]

Need to bat all day Saturday, build an innings not reckless bazball. Both teams evenly matched since Lyons injury and we deserve to share the Ashes.

Unfortunately there's quite a lot of potential rain forecast for tomorrow and Monday, so it could ruin the game.

[TheFamilyCat]

Need to bat all day Saturday, build an innings not reckless bazball. Both teams evenly matched since Lyons injury and we deserve to share the Ashes.

Need to treat it as a four day game so need to score quickly (but also sensibly so not to find ourselves 200 all out by mid-afternoon).

Ideally we'll be 300 in front with time for a few overs at them before the close tonight.

[ClaretTony]

Quickly in front this morning - already 29/0

[TheFamilyCat]

Need to treat it as a four day game so need to score quickly (but also sensibly so not to find ourselves 200 all out by mid-afternoon).

Ideally we'll be 300 in front with time for a few overs at them before the close tonight.

Or we could declare by lunch!

[ElectroClaret]

79-0

[ClaretTony]

Duckett gone caught behind on review - 79/1

Stokes coming in at three

[Jimscho]

Think some have got to realise Bazball is here to stay as long asStokes is captain.We are not going to play any differently.Much rather watch it than they way Australia batted firstinnings.I turned it off after a while it was so boring.

[ClaretTony]

Think some have got to realise Bazball is here to stay as long asStokes is captain.We are not going to play any differently.Much rather watch it than they way Australia batted firstinnings.I turned it off after a while it was so boring.

Definitely. It’s the way we play now.

[ClaretTony]

101/1 - Crawley has got a 50

[Quickenthetempo]

A lot of posters on here owe Crawley an apology. He's had a great series.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Crawley was my worry before the series. With his tendency to nick off I thought he’d be exploited.

He’s been excellent.

[ClaretTony]

130/1 at lunch

[dandeclaret]

Yorkies hating bazball…. Calling it reckless.

It’s PROPER cricket that….

[ClaretTony]

Crawley gone for 73, England 140/2.

[Quickenthetempo]

Crawley has scored more runs in this series than either Cook or Strauss ever managed in a home series.

Crazy.

[fatboy47]

A lot of posters on here owe Crawley an apology. He's had a great series.

Nobody owes anyone anything.

[RVclaret]

Crawley has scored more runs in this series than either Cook or Strauss ever managed in a home series.

Crazy.

Zak Crawley has faced 103 overs less than Usman Khawaja in this series, and has scored more runs than him

[Quickenthetempo]

Nobody owes anyone anything.

I've forwarded this to your tenants.

This month's rent can be spent in the pub.

[CoolClaret]

Wonderful day so far really for England.

A long way style to go but if we’re setting them anywhere around 400 to win then I think we’ll be laughing.

Shame Moeen got his injury but I’m sure Root will be happy bowling 20+ overs

[FCBurnley]

Stokes gone. Upto the Yorkie Bars now

[ClaretTony]

Brook gone - 222/4

[DAVETHEVICAR]

Brook gone
Is collapse on now

[FCBurnley]

Brooks gone 222-4 Big hour coming up for the remaining 2 yorkies Think England need 350 min

[FCBurnley]

I only just realized why Joe Root is number 66. Doh

[CoolClaret]

I only just realized why Joe Root is number 66. Doh

Aye - o/t but I hate the numbers and names on whites.

Looks bloody ridiculous imo

[Quickenthetempo]

50 for Bairstow

[Bosscat]

Bloody useless Bairstow ... how he keeps getting picked I've no idea

[Spijed]

Bloody useless Bairstow ... how he keeps getting picked I've no idea

As a batsman he's brilliant when on song.

As a wicketkeeper he'll be remembered as one of the worst that England have ever had.

[taio]

Bloody useless Bairstow ... how he keeps getting picked I've no idea

Utterly disgraceful

[expoultryboy]

Weather looks dodgy again on Sunday , 350 ahead and get them in ?

[ClaretTony]

Lead is now 307

[ClaretTony]

100 partnership and Bairstow has scored 70 of them

[FCBurnley]

Brilliant partnership by the Yorkies. Game could have gone either way at 222-4 when Bairstow came in. He’s now scored 70 out of the century partnerships with Root. Sadly that’s unacceptable for some on here

[fatboy47]

Bloody useless Bairstow ... how he keeps getting picked I've no idea

I've seen very little criticism of Bairstows batting on here. That's in people's imagination.

It's the decision to play 5 ashes test matches without a proper keeper that folk are scratching their heads over. It can't be proved but I'm pretty dammed certain it's cost us the ashes.

[FCBurnley]

I've seen very little criticism of Bairstows batting on here. That's in people's imagination.

It's the decision to play 5 ashes test matches without a proper keeper that folk are scratching their heads over. It can't be proved but I'm pretty dammed certain it's cost us the ashes.

The rain cost us the series

[ClaretTony]

Root gone for 91, bowled Murphy.

England 332/5

[FCBurnley]

So I guess if Australia lose this test it will be Carey’s fault for dropping Brook on 5 in the first innings. Root gone but a great innings by him

[Bosscat]

I've seen very little criticism of Bairstows batting on here. That's in people's imagination.

It's the decision to play 5 ashes test matches without a proper keeper that folk are scratching their heads over. It can't be proved but I'm pretty dammed certain it's cost us the ashes.

Sureley the weather has cost us this series not Bairstow

[ClaretTony]

Sureley the weather has cost us this series not Bairstow

I think it’s fair to assume that we’d have won the 4th test but for the weather

[fatboy47]

The weather's cost us one match.

[TheFamilyCat]

Sureley the weather has cost us this series not Bairstow

The weather cost us the chance to go to the Oval at 2-2. However, we shouldn't have been 0-2 down. I wouldn't lay all the blame for that at Bairstow's door but his errors have certainly contributed.

[RVclaret]

Could do with 400 lead here

[Firthy]

The weather's cost us one match.

You could say an optimistic declaration, an unsporting run out and the weather have cost us three matches.

[FCBurnley]

Bairstow averages over 60 since Stokes and Macallum took over !!

[Bordeauxclaret]

Bairstow averages over 60 since Stokes and Macallum took over !!

He averages 40 in this series alone which isn’t shabby.

[ClaretTony]

375/8 - Moeen Ali out - we could just do with pushing this lead as close to 400 as we can.

[FCBurnley]

Some cheap wickets for the bowlers here

[ClaretTony]

379/9