Craig
World Traveller
It is Strauss's fault for that leave.
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*Official* Second Test at Lords
- Thread starter superkingdave
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wfdu_ben91
International 12th Man
Siddle 
Jakester1288
International Regular
Gone. Good stuff. Australia definitely has the upper hand here.
Austin3169
Cricket Spectator
Swann gone now.
He has the highest score of the series.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Far from the only one. Funnily enough, both Atherton and Hussain were similar, at least later in their careers.
And isn't it just ridiculous the way some posters and some commentators are going-on about Swann being supposedly done by this short stuff in the opening Test. He played the second-biggest role in saving the game!!!!!!!!
Anyway, with him out you can now bet on England making less than 400 and you have to seriously hope they can make some early inroads, then get to bat in the second-innings and do the job properly.
Jakester1288
International Regular
Yeah. Left Strauss in 2 minds, made a batsmen in good nick leave a ball a tad outside off stump and brought it back in a fraction to take his off stump. That's what every bowler is aiming at. Hitting the top of off stump. He did exactly that, and got through England's best batsmen of the innings.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Just declare and get in to bowl ffs.
Uppercut
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I think getting dismissed early may be good for England because it means they get a go at Australia while the ball is swinging. If they were to bat until lunch and make 500 then rain ended the day's play, they could end up bowling to Australia with the ball doing nothing. And their bowlers are notoriously reliant on conditions favouring them.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Ball did next to nothing, it was a plain and simple misjudgement. No good bowling really involved at all.
Jakester1288
International Regular
The pitch is encouraging for Anderson. Anderson will be licking his lips seeing the ball swinging around
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Let's hope so.
wfdu_ben91
International 12th Man
Yeah, it was pretty disappointing how Siddle failed to put in one of his trademark celebrations.
Because you know you feel a little excited to see if Anderson can swing it soon....
Pizzorno
State Vice-Captain
I think that's a bit harsh. Australia themselves only started taking wickets when the ball started swinging.