England win toss...................

[BoniO]

Oh, and how do you like them apples, Max

[Stamford O]

Does any other sport compare to test matches that finish like that.

[tuffers#1]

Wonderful. Too many doubters on here. The Aussies were shot last night and choked when it mattered today ( as did umpire Joel Wilson).

Without putting a downer on the win,
Still tickets to be sold for the last 2 tests.

Hold that thought .

[BoniO]

Wonderful. Too many doubters on here. The Aussies were shot last night and choked when it mattered today ( as did umpire Joel Wilson).

Without putting a downer on the win,
Still tickets to be sold for the last 2 tests.

Hold that thought .

That'll change after today..........

[Chief crazy horse]

I'm just wondering who will get man of the match..

[tuffers#1]

Wonderful. Too many doubters on here. The Aussies were shot last night and choked when it mattered today ( as did umpire Joel Wilson).

Without putting a downer on the win,
Still tickets to be sold for the last 2 tests.

Hold that thought .

That'll change after today..........

Indeed Bonio

Im sure that both sets of players would rather play in meaningful test matches, fully supoorted than playin 2 dead rubbers in front of a miniscule England support & a bunch of gloating Aussies.

[Disoriented]

Can’t believe the Oval wasn’t a sell out already.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

i got some cheap tickets for the last day. fingers crossed i see us raising the ashes!

[Story of O]

Oh, and how do you like them apples, Max

They must taste sour.

[BoniO]

f*cking hell what a win. Truly remarkable, especially given the first innings.

The run out and wasted review!

We needed some luck and got it in spades.

I think, to an extent, we earnt the luck by creating such pressure on both the aussie's and the officials. The atmosphere was electric in the ground.

[BoniO]

Oh, and how do you like them apples, Max

They must taste sour.

I'm sure he'll be on here soon to congratulate us for such a great win and wish us all the best for the remaining games.

or maybe not

[Max B Gold]

Oh, and how do you like them apples, Max

They must taste sour.

I'm sure he'll be on here soon to congratulate us for such a great win and wish us all the best for the remaining games.

or maybe not

Don't like apples. Are youse guys forgetting the OZZIES are 2-1 up? Youse are losing.

[Lovejoy]

They must taste sour.

I'm sure he'll be on here soon to congratulate us for such a great win and wish us all the best for the remaining games.

or maybe not

Don't like apples. Are youse guys forgetting the OZZIES are 2-1 up? Youse are losing.

Hmm, someone hasn't got their maths correct.

[BoniO]

They must taste sour.

I'm sure he'll be on here soon to congratulate us for such a great win and wish us all the best for the remaining games.

or maybe not

Don't like apples. Are youse guys forgetting the OZZIES are 2-1 up? Youse are losing.

I believe we're level pegging, won one each and drawn one

[kokomO]

Wonderful. Too many doubters on here. The Aussies were shot last night and choked when it mattered today ( as did umpire Joel Wilson).

Without putting a downer on the win,
Still tickets to be sold for the last 2 tests.

Hold that thought .

Total and utter fake news again I’m afraid. There’s only hospitality tickets left and day 5 tickets which they don’t tend to sell in advance normally. Test cricket is magnificently supported n this country, the best supported in the world bar none!

Brilliant England, Brilliant Stokes..... The greatest sporting achievement in my lifetime, it was wonderful to watch and was what top notch sport is all about. Anyone who don’t like cricket and especially Test Cricket...you lives are sooo much the poorer for it....

That whole test match, pure theatre, sport at its brilliant best, every single last ball of it.

[Disoriented]

f*cking hell what a win. Truly remarkable, especially given the first innings.

The run out and wasted review!

We needed some luck and got it in spades.

I think, to an extent, we earnt the luck by creating such pressure on both the aussie's and the officials. The atmosphere was electric in the ground.

Completely correct. The Aussies (and the umpire) went to pieces.

[Max B Gold]

I'm sure he'll be on here soon to congratulate us for such a great win and wish us all the best for the remaining games.

or maybe not

Don't like apples. Are youse guys forgetting the OZZIES are 2-1 up? Youse are losing.

I believe we're level pegging, won one each and drawn one

Oh FFS!. How can there be a draw after FIVE tedious days for chrissakes.

[tuffers#1]

Wonderful. Too many doubters on here. The Aussies were shot last night and choked when it mattered today ( as did umpire Joel Wilson).

Without putting a downer on the win,
Still tickets to be sold for the last 2 tests.

Hold that thought .

Total and utter fake news again I’m afraid. There’s only hospitality tickets left and day 5 tickets which they don’t tend to sell in advance normally. Test cricket is magnificently supported n this country, the best supported in the world bar none!

Brilliant England, Brilliant Stokes..... The greatest sporting achievement in my lifetime, it was wonderful to watch and was what top notch sport is all about. Anyone who don’t like cricket and especially Test Cricket...you lives are sooo much the poorer for it....

That whole test match, pure theatre, sport at its brilliant best, every single last ball of it.

Test Series

AttendanceSeriesYear 943,000Australia v England1936-37

Test Series in England
AttendanceSeriesYear 549,650 England v Australia1953

Tests

Attendance SeriesVenueYear 465,000 India v Pakistan Calcutta1998-99
350,534Australia v EnglandMelbourne1936-37

Tests in England

AttendanceSeriesVenueYear 158,000 England v Australia Leeds1948
137,915England v AustraliaLeeds1953
141,967England v West Indies Lord's2004 142,945 England v AustraliaLord's2009
140,111England v IndiaLord's2011

Test Match Day

AttendanceSeriesVenueYear 100,000**India v Pakistan Calcutta1998-99
91,112 Australia v England Melbourne, 4th Test, 1st day2013-14
90,800Australia v West Indies Melbourne, 5th Test, 2nd day1960-61
89,155Australia v EnglandMelbourne, 4th Test, 1st day2006-07

ODIs

Attendance Match VenueYear 100,000**India v South Africa Calcutta1993-94
100,000**India v West IndiesCalcutta1993-94
100,000**India v West IndiesCalcutta1993-94
100,000**India v Sri Lanka (WC semi-final)Calcutta1995-96
100,000**India v AustraliaKolkata2003-0490,000**India v PakistanCalcutta1986-87
90,000**India v South Africa Calcutta 1991-92
87,812England v Pakistan (WC final)Melbourne1991-92
86,122Australia v West IndiesMelbourne1983-84



Best Supported ?

These figures show otherwise.

Still a well deserved victory & stokes is genuinely now the Ginger Botham
Bravo to him for that alone.
Still he is Englands 1 man team in much the same way as Smith is Australias .



Just in case you want to read them all again KokomO

[kokomO]

Look at the dates pal, I’m talking about now not the dim and distant past.

Best to not be bitter and stick to football eh

It’s coming home!!!!

returnoftheurn!

[tuffers#1]

Look at the dates pal, I’m talking about now not the dim and distant past.

Best to not be bitter and stick to football eh

It’s coming home!!!!

returnoftheurn!

Bitter ?
What have i got to be bitter about where cricket is concerned ?
A game invented for the fat ruling elite.

Im well out of it.

[Disoriented]

Look at the dates pal, I’m talking about now not the dim and distant past.

Best to not be bitter and stick to football eh

It’s coming home!!!!

returnoftheurn!

Ignore this other fella - he has been stirring for a fight all afternoon.

Your learned comments are correct and concur with Sir Alistair Cook who has called Stokes’ innings the ‘greatest by an Englishman’.

I can’t recall a better one.

[Lovejoy]

Don't like apples. Are youse guys forgetting the OZZIES are 2-1 up? Youse are losing.

I believe we're level pegging, won one each and drawn one

Oh FFS!. How can there be a draw after FIVE tedious days for chrissakes.

If it rains and you don't manage to play five days of cricket.

[i8ubutler]

Never in doubt.

[point nine one eight]

At home today.

With a pint in your hand, lucky old you. Don't forget to put the "fluence" on them. cheers

Ooops my fault, should've made it clear which side to put the "fluence, on. Please put your best efforts into rest of the game for me as my "fluence" definitely isn't working, where really that bad?

Just heard the result, not heard or seen any news of it however, were we that good? If so we can claim it was down to us, my idea about "fluence"and once we aimed properly, smash bang wallop you got 'em Well done Dis', pity we can't try it on the Ornaments, (old nickname from far back, not sure if you'd heard of it)

[RientO]

Must admit that England are very lucky. Had the Aussies not wasted their last review on a pretty desperate LBW and had it when England still needed a run to tie, they would have won. Same with World Cup Final. Still glad to beat the convicts.