England v Australia 5th Test - The Oval

[the joker]

Haddin has only got past 10 runs (one of them was 13) in

3 out of his last 8 innings

Far from setting the world on fire.

Add to that he is a $hit keeper

He is safe. He has kept very well in this series. About to break the dismissals in a series record today as well

[whufc]

Haddin has only got past 10 runs (one of them was 13) in

3 out of his last 8 innings

Far from setting the world on fire.

Add to that he is a $hit keeper

He is safe. He has kept very well in this series. About to break the dismissals in a series record today as well

Agree he has kept well but thats surely doesnt count towards a keepers performance.

You could have the Don Bradman of keeping behind the stumps and if the team only takes 30 wickets for a series and produces only 10 edges which the keeper takes all of them thats just as good a performance.

[RustyCage]

the ABC have released their commentary roster for the day

[spell_check]

I must steal that!

[therisingblues]

Australia 1st Inn 9/492
England 1st Inn 4/247
Rain Delay: Day 4, 1st Session

[LaughingKookaburra]

How weak are the Poms? We cant bat and they serve up an Indian wicket when the Ashes are already won. And this is when they have Onions, Finn, Tremlett and bresnan out of the current lineup. Meanwhile so many of the English batsmen are picket fence men with strike rates that would make Tubby Taylor blush. As Captain, Cook is of the Mike Brearley school of defensive Cricket who has earnt the Ashes on the back of our ineptitude rather than through the dominance of his much more talented side.

They should be grinding us into the turf but instead they've relied on DRS chicanery and the brilliance of Bell and Swan to get them what is a flattering 3 zip scoreline. This is why they wont dominate us like we dominated them for so long. We've lost the Ashes but we are not without a show at home this summer due to the ingrained negativity of English Cricket.

regards,

REB

This is possibly the best quote I have ever seen on this site.

I'm very confident when it comes to Australia there will be a different result. Also the England and Australian sides of 2005 would demolish both these teams....

[Gozu]

Jarrod Kimber on Watson's 176:

http://cricketwithballs.com/2013/08/22/ ... long-walk/

[Jim05]

5/289
Harris got Woakes earlier in the day

[Jim05]

Fair catch by Haddin down legside to dismiss Bell for 45
Faulkner with his debut wicket

[Jim05]

Starc comes on and knocks Broad's middle peg out first ball
7/315

[Jim05]

Poms going the tonk now
18 off Lyons over

[Hazbeen]

7/350 at lunch

[Jim05]

Faulkner picks up Prior and Anderson quickly
9/368

[Jim05]

Faulkner gets his 4th
Poms all out 377

[Jim05]

Warner and Watto opening
Looks like we are going to set them a total, seems a lost cause only a bit over a session remaining

[Jim05]

Warner gone, chasing quick runs
1/34 in the 9th
Faulkner in at 3

[Jim05]

Watto caught on the fence for 26
2/44

[Jim05]

Haddin in at 4

[Jim05]

And gone first ball
3/50

[Jim05]

This is pathetic by Australia
No chance of a result
Should of gone out there and had some decent batting practice.