As per Simmo's post it sounds like Machan and Brown were both victims of unpredictable bounce and I think the commentary referred to a few other deliveries misbehaving too. Normal cricket "lore" would be that anything over 250 is never easy to chase in the final innings under such conditions...
Very strange goings on at The Oval today where Surrey :bowdown: , after failing to win their opening game, seem to be once again toying with second-rate cannon-fodder opposition...
The pitch is apparently the same colour as the playing surfaces at The Crucible - just not as flat...
"Joking" aside, this was a bad toss to lose and our boys are really up against it here.