*Official* Second Test at Lords

[91Jmay]

LMAOOOO

Brazil:

Population 191 Million

National sport:
Football

 

[Pizzorno]

Can any Australian answer a question without saying "Awwwww look"? They must have been Shane Warne's first words given how many times he says it.

 

[Richard]

I like the cut of this newbies gib

Has some remarkable Precambrian similiarities FTR, not that that neccessarily means anything.

 

[Uppercut]

two to tango, the bowling has been sub standard with a lack of plan B

Well Hilfenhaus and Siddle have been bowling pretty well for the most part and taken no wickets. The only difference Australia can make is how quickly they concede their runs. Admittedly, they're not doing much of a job of it.

 

[pasag]

Give it up guys. No one cares.

 

[grecian]

Never read so much rubbish in my life.

Yeah, it's up there with Morne Morkel = Joel Garner

 

[Ausage]

You must be really enjoying Test Cricket when it's played on pitches like this, because it resembles how boring and pointless a game of soccer generally is. I mean none of the bigger countries like soccer, that's why the biggest soccer league in the world is held in England. England created cricket, but yet the IPL is held in India, which is a much bigger country then England. Can't see a bigger country wanting to host soccer anytime soon.

Ugh, so dire, but don't want to clutter a matchday thread. Take it to OT dude.

 

[ripper868]

Lol at Ben

England looking good for 400 at the moment, need hilfy to produce something special, hoping that Ponting bowls him more than in Cardiff.

In other news, my brother is at this game, the bastard.

 

[Pizzorno]

watching this on cricinfo any turn?

There's more chance of Stephen Fry turning than this pitch.

 

[simmy]

There's more chance of Stephen Fry turning than this pitch.

God I spat out my coke reaading that.

 

[Pizzorno]

Has some remarkable Precambrian similiarities FTR, not that that neccessarily means anything.

Not that you were suggesting it, but I can assure everyone i'm not an alt account.

 

[Uppercut]

There's more chance of Stephen Fry turning than this pitch.

 

[Top_Cat]

Rubbish deck. Slowwwwwww.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I like the cut of this newbies gib

Was thinking the same thing haha

 

[The Sean]

I mean none of the bigger countries like soccer, that's why the biggest soccer league in the world is held in England. England created cricket, but yet the IPL is held in India, which is a much bigger country then England. Can't see a bigger country wanting to host soccer anytime soon.

I don't understand this post Ben, and if you're being ironic and I've missed it then I apologise. Soccer/football is as popular as ever pretty much everywhere - countries big and small fall over themselves to host the World Cup. I'm not sure what you mean by "bigger countries" because whether it's size (Russia) or population (China) the world's biggest countries are all over the sport.

A bit OT here, so let's get back to what's passing for the cricket, but I really didn't understand this post at all.

 

[JBH001]

watching this on cricinfo any turn?

Nah, not really.

Got to say, Australia have looked really flat this morning.

 

[grecian]

Not Pre-cam IMHO. Has made me laugh three times already which is approximately three more times then Pre-cam....

 

[Jamee999]

Dead set gonna delete any non-Second Test related posts in here.

 

[Redbacks]

Well Hilfenhaus and Siddle have been bowling pretty well for the most part and taken no wickets. The only difference Australia can make is how quickly they concede their runs. Admittedly, they're not doing much of a job of it.

I was thinking the bowlers should have attempted to bowl a few overs around the wicket. There was just too many balls being left alone. Perhaps, the change of angle might have forced the openers to play more shots early on in their innings before batting became real easy.

 

[simmy]

Elated and England's start but the pitches could really ruin this series.

Having said that... 2005 had flat decks but the bowling from both sides was in a different class.