*Official* Second Test at Lords

[duffer]

Thought it pitched on the stumps, and was bowled a little wider of the crease.

Need to watch a replay to confirm, I guess.

Slope would've taken it away regardless I think.

 

[Top_Cat]

He made a century last game - can't do that every game, Katich is hardly Bradman.

Totally irrelevant in my view. You'd expect him to tough it out for a while at least. That was a pretty rank shot.

 

[JBH001]

Yeah, bad luck Australia. Bad luck, Kat.

 

[JF.]

Yeah, think you're right.

D'ya reckon the selectors would be crazy enough to bat Watto at 7 and put Haddin up to 6 if they did that? I wouldn't put it past them....

This Chloe Saltau person (f**ked if I know who she is) of The Age has suggested opening with Watto and dropping Hughes. Funny thing is, it could work. Watto can bat. We know that. And if he could at least remain fit enough to bowl a few quality overs here and there.... wtf am I saying?

 

[Richard]

And as for Hussain's ascertions that it'd have been changed with the referral nonsense, well no it wouldn't, because no-balls only get checked once a decision has been referred for something else, so unless a) Katich was going to refer a nick to gully or b) Hughes was concentrating on the crease and told him to refer it.

And haha at his "what's that got to do with you?"

 

[JBH001]

Slope would've taken it away regardless I think.

Oh yeah, no denying that. But I dont think it was an easy leave to make, if he had made it.

Freddie bowling a nice spell here.

 

[Richard]

Yep, they've been missing them all match

Some cameramen estimate an average of 20 or so no-balls are missed every day of every Test. It really does beggar belief that we've had technological aid to Umpires for 17 years and still no-ball calling, one of the most important things and one of those it'd be easiest to create something to call, still hasn't been taken out of the hands of the standing Umpires.

 

[pup11]

Thought it pitched outside off angling well away.

That was a cunning plan the English employed for him, Katich often does tend to drive away from his body like that, and unfortunately that time that shot led to his downfall.

 

[Jamee999]

Two things:

a) That's not a massive no-ball. It is a no-ball, but not a big one really, there was a small gap between line and boot, but I've seen much bigger distances.

b) Despite what Nasser Hussain is saying, that wouldn't have been reversed under the referral system, because Simon Katich would be ******** to refer a really obvious catch.

 

[Richard]

Totally irrelevant in my view. You'd expect him to tough it out for a while at least. That was a pretty rank shot.

It's unreasonable to expect an average, middle-of-the-road, decent batsman like Katich to be scoring heaps of runs in consecutive innings'. He was more than due a failure, he averages 50-odd since his return to the team FFS.

 

[Burgey]

I'm wondering whether what we are witnessing is a group of players who just have no idea of how to dig in and fight it out. Is this the result of so many years of success? Have we bred a generation of players with no fight? Seems even Katich is losing his fighting qualities

As opposed to last week when England batted 1st, made 400+ and they scored 670? This time last week everyone was complimenting their application. As always, we wait and see with these things.

WD Rudi. WBC he is.

 

[TT Boy]

First I heard about a no-ball, 5 Live not even mentioned.

 

[duffer]

That was a cunning plan the English employed for him, Katich often does tend to drive away from his body like that, and unfortunately that time that shot led to his downfall.

It was nicely done but in Australia's current predicament you'd think he could put it away this innings. Easier said than done if t comes natural to him I know.

 

[NUFAN]

And as for Hussain's ascertions that it'd have been changed with the referral nonsense, well no it wouldn't, because no-balls only get checked once a decision has been referred for something else, so unless a) Katich was going to refer a nick to gully or b) Ponting was concentrating on the crease and told him to refer it.

And haha at his "what's that got to do with you?"

Ponting does have good eyes, but doubt he'd see the bowling crease from the Lords Pavilion.

He got so defensive with that what's that got to do with you line, pretty funny really.

 

[Richard]

And as for Hussain's ascertions that it'd have been changed with the referral nonsense, well no it wouldn't, because no-balls only get checked once a decision has been referred for something else, so unless a) Katich was going to refer a nick to gully or b) Ponting was concentrating on the crease and told him to refer it.

Despite what Nasser Hussain is saying, that wouldn't have been reversed under the referral system, because Simon Katich would be ******** to refer a really obvious catch.

......................

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Everything is going England's way - the weather, the umpiring, Fatty Flintoff hasn't broken down yet, Broad isn't bowling... it's not looking good.

Gorgeous shot from Punter.

 

[NUFAN]

Always love it when Punter hits a 4 down the ground early on in his innings.

 

[JBH001]

Hmmm, Jimmy doesnt seem to be getting any movement.

 

[Richard]

Ponting does have good eyes, but doubt he'd see the bowling crease from the Lords Pavilion.

He got so defensive with that what's that got to do with you line, pretty funny really.

Sounded very defensive, yeah - presume he wasn't and was just putting it on. And I meant Hughes not Ponting, obv's.

 

[Richard]

Hmmm, Jimmy doesnt seem to be getting any movement.

WoW, the first delivery all game that's bounced unevenly though. Guess it's time for the Graeme Smith treatment that some fools claimed was good bowling from Johnson.