WTC Final Australia v India Only Test June 7-11 1800hrs @ the Oval

[Maddo11]

Lucky, but also unlucky to get the leading edge from one on your hip

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

He needs to use those long legs to get a big stride down the pitch, KP style, if he can do that he’ll go well and score fast.

Again IPL is different but he looked different. Like he had some swagger to him. Just bang if it’s anywhere near a s**t ball he campaigners it

 

[kenneje]

The last 5 test matches at the oval, the winning team has scored on average 257 in their first innings.

If we can push upwards of 300 we're looking really good.

 

[estibador]

F**k I thought he nicked that!

 

[Westend]

Do we think green will bat more traditionally or like a slightly more restrained Travis head? He mentioned potentially bringing some of his IPL aggressiveness into
His test game against the poms

I hope to see greenie a bit more positive at the start

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

The last 5 test matches at the oval, the winning team has scored on average 257 in their first innings.

If we can push upwards of 300 we're looking really good.

Would like to be 250ish at stumps. Reckon we’ll get the full allotment of overs tday?

 

[budge27]

Who’s the worst one in this lineup? JL is pretty bad too. DK annoys me.

Ponting on forever please. Is there anyone else to look forward to

Here’s the full commentary team

”A commentary panel consisting of several stalwarts of the game – Ravi Shastri, Ricky Ponting, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Nasser Hussain and Kumar Sangakkara, joined by veteran broadcasters Harsha Bhogle and Alison Mitchell, alongside Dinesh Karthik and Justin Langer – will bring top-tier coverage for the World Test Championship Final between India and Australia, starting 7 June at The Oval.”

I would have to say that Nasser and Punter the best of that lot.

 

[swanssince2002]

Head probably the in-form batsman for us really

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Harsha has been constant cliches for years

Still 10 times better than Hayden though

He has to be or else the BCCI will get him removed

 

[western royboy]

Just leave them both on for a long spell. Interesting Nasser being surprised by the uneven bounce in the first session, definitely not so you expect at the oval.

Nasser was a Surrey player / he’d know

 

[kenneje]

Here’s the full commentary team

”A commentary panel consisting of several stalwarts of the game – Ravi Shastri, Ricky Ponting, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Nasser Hussain and Kumar Sangakkara, joined by veteran broadcasters Harsha Bhogle and Alison Mitchell, alongside Dinesh Karthik and Justin Langer – will bring top-tier coverage for the World Test Championship Final between India and Australia, starting 7 June at The Oval.”

I would have to say that Nasser and Punter the best of that lot.

Alison Mitchell is brilliant.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

I hope to see greenie a bit more positive at the start

Green returns to unfamiliar 'home' with fresh swagger

Star allrounder has spent the past week reacquainting himself with the red ball and suggested England's aggressive Test approach shows his IPL stroke play may not need to be reined in as much

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“The 23-year-old has even suggested England's aggressive 'Bazball' approach to batting has shown that the type of stroke play he displayed in the Indian Premier League may not need to be reined in quite as much as he has previously when switching from T20 to Test cricket.”

"Probably starting (my innings) last year, I probably looked to defend a bit too much instead of just looking to score. Then you can defend after when you see a good ball, just making good decisions out there.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Again IPL is different but he looked different. Like he had some swagger to him. Just bang if it’s anywhere near a s**t ball he campaigners it

Yeah, he looks in good nick. In England with his height, get a big stride in, use those long arms to give yourself room and he’ll do well over there. Take the pitch out of the equation and you’ll get good value.

 

[Westend]

Would like to be 250ish at stumps. Reckon we’ll get the full allotment of overs tday?

Might take the Indians two days to bowl the 90

 

[deedog2]

How's munted? I'm ten cans in

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Nasser was a Surrey player / he’d know

Oh I agree, I was thinking the same thing. The oval tends to have good consistent bounce, just wasn’t sure if it was an early season thing.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Fair point. Bit more of a clamour to 'get my share in' now rather than a relaxed natural flow between two people.

Nothing will ever beat the Bill and Tony combo

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Self serve beer outlets at The Oval

 

[Jim Prideaux]

How's munted? I'm ten cans in

Sitting in a hotel room with a bottle of Merlot, loving life.

 

[Zevon]

Nasser was a Surrey player / he’d know

Not a major thing but I thought his county side was Essex?

 

[Plugger35]

Ravi Shastri stuck next to Langer in the commentary box, he must be wishing he was back coaching India again.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Someone get JL a cigarette.

 

[Westend]

Green returns to unfamiliar 'home' with fresh swagger

Star allrounder has spent the past week reacquainting himself with the red ball and suggested England's aggressive Test approach shows his IPL stroke play may not need to be reined in as much

www.cricket.com.au

“The 23-year-old has even suggested England's aggressive 'Bazball' approach to batting has shown that the type of stroke play he displayed in the Indian Premier League may not need to be reined in quite as much as he has previously when switching from T20 to Test cricket.”

"Probably starting (my innings) last year, I probably looked to defend a bit too much instead of just looking to score. Then you can defend after when you see a good ball, just making good decisions out there.

Cam is good at adapting the situation if we are in trouble he can knuckle down and he can go big when we need him to

What I would like for cam is for him to come in when we are 4/200 odd and give him a license

reckon when he does come in the Indians will be targeting his front pad

 

[deedog2]

Sitting in a hotel room with a bottle of Merlot, loving life.

How far through the bottle?

 

[010203]

Tbf with these ICC events they throw together a number of commentators that don’t generally always commentate together - so you get a bit of a mixed bag. I was enjoying it earlier with Nasser on

They also prioritise having commentators from the competing countries even if they're not very good like Haydos.