*Official* Second Test at Lords

[tooextracool]

What was his name, the Australian who shot your dog? If we can find him and bring him to justice then perhaps we can help alleviate your dislike of the whole country.

Nothing against Australia. Just think Johnson is far and away the most overrated bowler on this forum (landed in England as the best bowler in the world apparently) and has so far this career benefited from some rank batting against him, much like in the last test match. Would like to see that turned around while hes still actually not that good a bowler.

 

[simmy]

This is such poor bowling... short and wide 3 balls an over

 

[Craig]

Johnson still copping some tap.

 

[pasag]

That's cause Mitchell Johnson is the best batsman of all time.

Fixed.

 

[Top_Cat]

Yeah, but he can do that, cant he? Its one of the annoying things about Johnson. Follow up some crap with a sudden peach or two. Like the cricketing version of the Ali 'rope a dope' strategy - although I may be stretching that analogy a little!

Really is far more comforting to think of this sort of bowling from a professional cricketer as part of a grand plan than otherwise.

 

[91Jmay]

That's awful maths. Simply awful.

Hangs head

 

[Pizzorno]

Yeah, but he can do that, cant he? Its one of the annoying things about Johnson. Follow up some crap with a sudden peach or two. Like the cricketing version of the Ali 'rope a dope' strategy - although I may be stretching that analogy a little!

Never did I imagine that i'd see Mitchell Johnson mentioned in the same breath as Ali!

But I completely understand. He's such an annoyance.

 

[Steulen]

I really wish we had Marcus Trescothick on this pitch.

Why? Phil Tufnell would have been a fair bet for a century on this pitch.

 

[_Ed_]

I wonder why Collingwood has his kit and pads on but KP doesn't.

 

[simmy]

I wonder why Collingwood has his kit and pads on but KP doesn't.

Just had a net probs

 

[pasag]

I wonder why Collingwood has his kit and pads on but KP doesn't.

Was some talk in the media that Collingwood and Bopara should swap positions.

 

[wfdu_ben91]

More pitches like this and this'll end up as a 0-0 draw. Hence why soccer is such a rubbish sport.

 

[Craig]

Cook brings his half century up.

 

[91Jmay]

Smith has struggled against a good inswing bowler. With the exception of that hes scored runs against the best attacks on some of the most bowler friendly wickets. Sehwag is arguably the best opener in world cricket at the moment and it really would be insulting to say that he couldnt score runs on a green top, given that he has done so in the past.

Like I said, with Cook any pace bowler who can get anything out of any wicket has caused him problems lately. Perhaps given his age he might improve over time, but there isnt much doubt in my mind at the moment that hes not a good enough test match player ATM. Hes there based on potential and the fact that England have invested over 3 years in him.

That is just complete nonsense, he couldnt have scored tons against the Windies, India, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan otherwise. Especially his ton at Galle, that was a bowler friendly pitch (England got rolled for 91 all out first innings).

 

[Andre]

We've been exposed by only picking 4 bowlers here. If we are going to go with 4 bowlers, at least one of the part timers needs to be a steady medium pace option (can't argue that Hussey is, although Punter has got a couple of important wickets during his career). It's sessions/days like this where we massively miss having Symonds there to bowl some meds.

Sessions like this are a hangover from the Warne/McGrath era, where we took for granted that our bowlers could both attack and defend at the same time. We can't do that for the minute with this developing attack, so we need to explore a more-than-part-time 5th bowler option.

I never ever thought I'd say this, but... if only Watson was fit.

 

[Burgey]

Johnson's just got zero rhythm at all. Watching him bowl to Cook was like that cripple fight between Jimmy and Timmy on South Park. One of them had to come out on top despite their respective,er, issues.

 

[Craig]

More pitches like this and this'll end up as a 0-0 draw. Hence why soccer is such a rubbish sport.

Football TBH and DWTA IMO.

 

[Pizzorno]

Batted Alastair.

So Cook has gotten himself in and is looking in good touch out there. Definitely out in the next few overs then.

 

[ripper868]

**** me haddin, hang onto that, super delivery from siddle...now THROAT BALL.

 

[pasag]

Loving Siddle's work here.