The Ashes - Fifth Test, The Oval

[brandon]

Weird feeling this. Last Test of The Ashes Series starts tomorrow. Winter is nearly here lads

Seriously though, it's flown over, this cricketing summer.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

 

[Steak Pie]

So Aussie is playing leftie seamers? Swann is going to go nap....

 

[deleted user 785]

David 'Bumble' Lloyd‏@BumbleCricket32s
Kerrigan plays

 

[Safc_Luke]

Kerrigan plays, resting Swann or two spinners?[DOUBLEPOST=1377075698][/DOUBLEPOST]Woakes playing anarl..

 

[deleted user 785]

Nee Tremlett then I take it?

 

[willo]

Disappointed that Khawaja is out, more or less a certain wicket in the next 5 overs when he comes to the crease.

 

[The Colonel]

Nice article here by MDV on Australian batting woes:

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[radjee gadjee]

Surprised Woakes is in as from what I've seen from him in the One Day internationals he is decidedly average !!

 

[Safc_Luke]

Surprised Woakes is in as from what I've seen from him in the One Day internationals he is decidedly average !!

Like for like for Bresnan is all it can be, you're right, he's nowt more than average.

 

[TopCat]

Rumours that Anderson is rested. Wonder if we might go with 5 bowlers and drop Bairstow[DOUBLEPOST=1377076441][/DOUBLEPOST]So much for the bollocks Cooks spouted about playing our strongest team

 

[willo]

Great shame for Onions this, would have been a cert to play IMO.

 

[deleted user 785]

No Bairstow, Tremlett or Finn

 

[Steak Pie]

Surely can't be going with Woakes as 3rd seamer in a four man attack with a debutant spinner?

Yikes.

 

[Safc_Luke]

Great shame for Onions this, would have been a cert to play IMO.

Dunno about that, Woakes is like for like with Bresnan, no other senior bowler rested,

 

[TopCat]

Bairstow has been dropped. No Finn or Tremlett

Must mean:

Cook, Root, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Prior, Woakes, Broad, Swann, Anderson, Kerrigan

 

[Safc_Luke]

England need to win the toss here.

 

[TopCat]

England need to win the toss here.

Actually I'd like Aus to win the toss and bat. It's about time we proved we can bat 2nd and still win

 

[Safc_Luke]

Actually I'd like Aus to win the toss and bat. It's about time we proved we can bat 2nd and still win

With the two spinners I'd prefer to be bowling 4th innings.

 

[Steak Pie]

Aussie batting