No more runners for injured men. New rule.

Bresnan is like Yuvraj singh. A descent bat at lower order that can help with a bowl here and there.

They get Warner and Clarke and this game is gone - as I said two hours ago, even two century makers might not be enough for an Aussie win.

Stop flapping, folks

Englandwhoeles

To be fair to brassy today he batted very well, hate to say it but Anderson needs a break but because it the last test there is no way that's going to happen.

Bairstow is the one for me and if Cook wasn't Captain I would drop him aswell

UH

With the ball going soft I only see Swan getting wickets, the seam bowlers I don't expect much, we needed to have done allot more with the new ball.

england have some interesting selection issues for the 5th test if they lose here. could be a couple of changes.

i'd definitely bring tremlett in, and possibly make a change in the batting.

There is no reason why Swann cannot get 7 wickets.

Jungle_bhoy..Am on about Bresnan bowling not his batting.. Hes been a weak link for 3 test matches.

actually, no, i would definitely make a change in the batting. this unit is not working. probably root to 6.

yeah...trem to come in....unthinkable at the start...but i think jimmy needs a rest......

probably wont happen thou....unless we pull off the remarkable this match....

Roll on 5 when I can go home and watch the cricket

^^^^i'ma a miss it....we nick a few out tonight...i may have a bit of food poisoning tuesday......

Roll on 17:30 when I can walk to work and listen - always do better than when I am watching.

^^^^i'ma a miss it....we nick a few out tonight...i may have a bit of food poisoning tuesday......

I'm feeling ill right now

Blimey, over a quarter of Broad's deliveries are woefully short of a length - I mean, surely it is bread and butter to put it in the same area on a pitch like this?

And why hasn't Cook told him so, if Broad is that naive?

for the Oval. (if they make the same kind of wicket that's dry)
Id make two changes. Bopara for Bairstow and Kerringan for Bresnan.,
Bopara can bowl you some seam up overs..
Am not a huge Bopara fan.. But maybe he as turned the corner mentally..
Id bring in Kerringan cause hes in form and hes a left arm spinner. He will a different angle for the Aussies.
I think Australia have got ontop of our seam bowlers now.. Playing Tremlett on a slow track wont make the slightest bit of difference. The Oval will be like the other wickets in the series.

If Cook continues to fail with the bat early on in Australia, who would we take to replace him in anticipation of this?

Both as an opening bat and a captain, that is.

Oh an Cook can Pisss off has captain. he should have brought Swann on for the last over before Lunch.. It would have made a difference to the Australian approach after lunch..

Cook is under pressure as Root departing early. Bring back Compton in and move Root to 5/6. That will do. Cook is an opener. He's done very well in Australia. No reason to think he won't do again.

Oh an Cook can Pisss off has captain. he should have brought Swann on for the last over before Lunch..

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presumably you are on the wum ?

No are you?

yeah the aussies can fack off, they wouldnt let us have a runner if one of our players was injured

We need our two best bowlers on, Anderson and Swann, for a good spell.

you would drop the england captain for not bowling swann the ov before lunch ?