*Official* Second Test at Lords

[Top_Cat]

Much impressed I am by Hauritz despite being against English batsmen who are **** against any spin.

Apart from the two in at the moment.

 

[Pizzorno]

I don't know why, but this from Cricinfo just made me giggle;

Nearly choked on a Tic Tac just now. Massive fail

 

[Pigeon]

Apart from the two in at the moment.

Pietersen has not had the best of records in the subcontinent. Reserve comment on Bopara though.

 

[Top_Cat]

Nathan Hauritz, sensational bowling.

Come on Ponting, one more around the bat!

 

[stumpski]

Swann should be encouraged by this.

 

[Richard]

Well that's the end of Bopara... guess what, Hauritz again.

 

[wfdu_ben91]

LOL... Warne giving Bopara a rap about being a good player of spin then next ball... GONE!

Hauritz has impressed me, TBH. Has outbowled Graeme Swann in this series.

 

[Richard]

Swann should be encouraged by this.

Nah, Swann's English. England spinners aren't allowed to outbowl Australian ones.

 

[pup11]

Pietersen has not had the best of records in the subcontinent. Reserve comment on Bopara though.

Though this isn't being played in the sub-continet, while playing in England conditions, KP has taken even the likes of Murali to the cleaners.

EDIT: As I type this, Muttiah Hauritz takes his third wicket.

 

[Pizzorno]

We really have applied ourselves poorly since Lunch. We are in danger of completely ballsing this up.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Good bowling since Tea.

 

[NUFAN]

Haurits now has the best career bowling average out of everyone in this Test.

(min 20 wickets).

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Hauritz!

Bowling beautifully.

 

[Richard]

We really have applied ourselves poorly since Lunch. We are in danger of completely ballsing this up.

Even we should struggle to avoid victory from here... but what I was really hoping for was a proper, sound performance that erased memories of the first-innings letdown.

Not forthcoming so far.

 

[tooextracool]

Apart from the two in at the moment.

Bopara is yet to show that he is a good player of spin. Would say Collingwood is a good player of spin and Prior is arguably the best player of spin in the England side. The rest however(Cook, Strauss, Flintoff) are rubbish.

 

[Prince EWS]

England spinners aren't allowed to outbowl Australian ones.

If anything, all we heard before the series started was exactly the opposite of that.

 

[duffer]

Not getting all these eyerolls regarding Hauritz. Is he not allowed to put the ball in the right areas and take wickets?

 

[Jamee999]

Jeez. We're getting hit by a Hauricane.

In other news, Shane Warne doesn't understand the "add 20 runs + 2 wickets" thing. It's not a measure of where the match is, it's a demonstration of where the match could be.

 

[tooextracool]

Nah, Swann's English. England spinners aren't allowed to outbowl Australian ones.

Tbf to Hauritz, hes bowled pretty well today. Definitely improved recently. Still dont think hes test class though and England need to stop poking around against him and play aggressively against him.

 

[Top_Cat]

Bopara is yet to show that he is a good player of spin.

Got Shane Warne saying he's a good player of spin. I'll take that. Besides, apart from the wicket ball, looked pretty comfortable.