5th test the oval

[Durham-Mackem41]

50 overs in 2 full sessions is shocking, should be penalty runs when teams fall that far behind the over rate

Only way to get a grip of it mate the ICC have fudged the issue for almost 2 decades.

 

[jaraarrow]

I think mark wood might do some damage with his bowling on this pitch mind
Early days

 

[tynevalleyblackcat]

50 overs in 2 full sessions is shocking, should be penalty runs when teams fall that far behind the over rate

Exactly. they are fully 10 overs behind after two sessions so they are losing 2.5 overs per hour on average.

Something needs to be done about it as its getting silly and the public are being short changed.

 

[CW7]

Tea
England 250 off 50 overs, going nicely at exactly 5 an over! However, we should have had 60 overs, cheating Aussie twats again!

 

[FatDrummer]

Now that WAS lucky!
Neither Woakes or Woody had a clue that he’d got an inside edge…

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

 

[FatDrummer]

That’s a four!!

 

[Durham-Mackem41]

Soft again

 

[FatDrummer]

Played Woody!

 

[EchoMan]

Good knock from Woody but he won’t be happy to get out like that

 

[Mackem DJ]

Aye was unreachable that

Was the same last test. Some pitching 8 inches outside leg not given as a wide. It’s ridiculous

 

[Hetty]

264 currently, nice to get over 300

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Get as many as possible on this pitch like. Can understand declaring at 400 but not less than 350 on this pitch.

 

[Durham-Mackem41]

So slow in their overs the Aussie scum!

 

[Jap Stammer]

If England are bowled out in the next four or five overs then at least three Aussie wickets need to fall before the close of play to call this even stevens.

Edit: When...

 

[McGregor]

Not going to be the worst score in the world this as Australia won't fancy batting before close here against us

 

[JackL]

Not going to be the worst score in the world this as Australia won't fancy batting before close here against us

Yeah they won't fancy it but as mentioned above need to make it count with wickets otherwise they're up against it

 

[Jap Stammer]

Not going to be the worst score in the world this as Australia won't fancy batting before close here against us

Hope so.

Got to bowl properly though - top of off and let the new ball and the atmospherics do their worst.

 

[Wayne The Punk]

Is Murphy a relative of Lee Ryder?

 

[Church]

They do say wait until both teams have batted before deciding on the state of the game..... but this feels well short.