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Poor woman in the next seat to me has just bought a walk up ticket.
First ball, Root out
Second ball, Chef out
She's about to be sent home
Standing
what odds on Kohli caught cook bowled anderson ?
oh well scratch that 🙂 !!!!
😂
claim the additional half hour !!!!
WTF, I turned away from my screen for 5 seconds....
Who says cricket is boring
Who says cricket is boring
The Stupid People.
What an astonishing day , I got quite emotional at a number of points! . So wanted Kohli 0 bowled Anderson caught Cook for the record. Just brilliant entertainment.
What a privilege to be at the Oval today, what a performance.
Tuffers and Aggers talking about "sweaty balls" 😀
Just push them through the ring.
This is not going according to plan.
broad and stokes aren't fit, rashid has no control and Moen has realized he's number 1 and doesn't like it and Anderson is striving too hard to do over ol' Glen McGrath. So we have one bowler 🙂
Just seen Rashid's ball to dismiss Rahul.
Shane who?
16:36 on the BBC text commentary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/43878000
Would love to see how that ball of Rashid’s compares to that ball of Warne’s
Watching the slo-mo replay I'm thinking "why is the ball heading over there?" Looks like it landed in one of the footmarks and got some extra grip in there.
And there you have it ... Jimmy wraps up the series with his record breaking wicket. Almost a mere sideshow to the insane comings and goings of this particular match. There really is no format quite like Tests.
TFFT. I might get some work done now.
Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy!
Perfect way to wrap this one up!!
From the Sky commentators, the Sri Lanka test pitches are raging turners from ball 1 this winter😳
I have to admit to feeling rather down this morning.
He's has been such a big part of the last decade of England cricket, and watching the interviews with him, and James Anderson last evening (classy of Ian Ward to cut away when Jimmy dissolved I thought) made me realise that although I've never met him and never can be as close as his old team mates and roomies, I'm going to miss him too.
Never again will I wake up for a wee in the middle of a winter night, think "I'll just check the score..... ah, Chef's still batting, all's OK with the world" and go back to sleep.
Privileged to have been at the ground on Monday
SPOTY, and I suspect he'll be on Essex's card as Sir Alistair Cook next year.
One of my favourites though is about 20s into this highlights reel from Ashes 2015....... helping Nasser with pronunciation of long words.
I always feel down after the last test of the summer, TMS is summer to me. It was a perfect way to end it though.
Buttler and Curran were huge positives for the series. Not sure about Rashid but I can see why he was played so he would be integrated into the side before Sri Lanka.
Obviously, the is still have an issue with the 3 openers, England shouldn't try to replace Cook, there are few if any old style openers left in the world now. What is needed though is someone to stick around long enough so that Root and the impressive middle order do not face the new ball. Buttler should bat at 5 as a specialist batsman, he's proved he is good enough. Barstow does well at 7 and should go back there.
Bowling wise everyone goes on about spin it's the lack of pace on pitches that don't do much that worries me.
Farewell too Chef, a good series, and to a great summer.
It is true that the last test does signify the end of the summer. But still, what a summer of cricket, and in fact sport in general it has been.
Be a shame not seeing Cook open, partly as he's such a fine player, partly as there's no-one else to go in instead.
Morning everybody. Blast finals day, Anderson on TMS, Andy Zaltzman scoring, come on Worcestershire!
you there Houns ? Should be a great day (if weather's right)
No sadly not (important assignment due in next so dedicated this weekend to it) weather set fair (but fresh) for the day
LIstening to the first SF, and off to Taunton to watch the second on Sky at the ground, and hopefully remain for the final.
#yokelsontour.
suspect it's a little quiet at Taunton currently (edit....Bangers has just been on waving a white flag). Wright has gone beserk.
If you're still there come final time, this will have been one hell of a game!!
pulled it back though...... gettable
Whooop!
I've not read all that ^ but this made me smile, apologies if it's bin dun.
https://twitter.com/youngvulgarian/status/1056702168248541184
That is GLORIOUS!
(Am currently banned from twitter, for jokingly threatening to kill someone to death with an egg whisk. Apparently that was deemed serious enough for a permaban!)
permaban
Blimey! You can be an actual poster of bombs to Democrats or mass shooter in synagogues and not get a ban on twitter.
Yep.
This 'Cricket Social' replacement for TMS I am listening to right now...thoughts? Not for me I'm afraid - I'm guessing it is cheaper to broadcast. Anyone know when they are going to use this format - for all overseas matches or just the 'low rent' tests?
Talksport have the Live radio broadcast rights to this series, hence no TMS.
Its on TS 2 so my DAB cant get it round here 🙁
Ah ok - that makes more sense. Talksport 2 commentary any good? Much cake and pigeon talk?
Dunno - can’t get it down my way 😡
You can stream TS2, I use Tune in for internet radio
WOW!
Foakes has just taken the easiest catch he'll make in test cricket, but that barely tells the story. Seek it out later, simply stunning cricket.
😀 Nice to wake up to!
sitting on the turbo listening to turd sport. need to break this partnership
A fair old ding dong in the boxing day test down under!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46699625
Yeah, sounds like a dull pitch there!!
Fun game going on in Hobart this morning for anyone with BT Sport
Just read that Andrew Strauss Wife, Ruth, has died
Saw that - sad news.
very sad news.
Also (and as predicted a few pages back) Sir Alistair Cook will be opening for Essex next season. Arise, Sir Chef.
‘Canes starting well again. No triumphant batting return for C. Bancroft today.
the Aussies are getting thumped, looking like an innings defeat 🙂
No tears from me. Will the weather give the chance of a draw?
they're going to need it, india enforce the follow on Aussies need 316 to make them bat again 🙂
Best bits so far have been Capt Tim sledging and answering phones 🙂 and he got some babysitting over new year from Pant.
BBL is much more fun though, close finish in Adelaide coming up.
Strikers should have put Rashid in to bat - the extra 20 runs could have made it a lot closer.
Weather indeed saves a 3-1 score line; shame that the Ashes are another seven months away.
They are so poor that bringing back Smith & Warner is looking highly likely.
they need to bring back the sand paper, the bowling attack looked toothless.
In other Australian cricket, Hurricanes recovered from 11-3 to finish 145-5, thanks to George Bailey’s composed 70. Could be a good chase, as this is the highest score on the pitch this BBL, and the Renegades have Finch back on their squad.
(R5SX commentary, as slow start to the day.)
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Post update
James Anderson has three wickets for five runs in four overs with this new ball.
He's a bit special, that lad.
263-7 though.
Ha! Great watching the score whilst listening to tailenders
oh dear that's not going to plan
england currently 58-7 in reply to the windies 289 all out
Oh dear....🤨
Hang on, I just checked in!! What went on there?
Wibble
What an absolute fiasco! Why no follow-on?
Doh, just worked out how to get TS2 on the Sonos. Have I missed much?! 😉
It's like the 1980's!
What an absolute fiasco! Why no follow-on?
With my extensive knowledge of cricket, I reckon W Indies probably don’t fancy a 4th* innings on that pitch if England somehow managed to post a decent 3rd*.
* or should I just say 2nd for both?
Plus the trend has shifted away from enforcing the follow-on. There's a school of thought that it's better to keep your bowlers fresh if you can, rather than sending them straight out again.
here’s a school of thought that it’s better to keep your bowlers fresh if you can, rather than sending them straight out again.
Yeah but in this case I reckon they were just warmed up 30 overs and still didn't make a ton!!
Surely though the bowlers should be pretty fresh - they weren't bowling for long! Knock over 3 or 4 tonight, get a good rest and finish it off tomorrow morning.
Wonder sometimes if there's a financial element in looking to extend the match for longer?
Are the highlights on non-Sky TV anywhere?
This could all be over today if they get a shift on.
Really doesn't look like the pitch will be helpful during the 4th innings. Or the third. Or the second.
Are the highlights on non-Sky TV anywhere?
I think they are going to be about 45s....
71-5!!
theres been 20 wickets for under 200 runs since the windies go to 250