*Official* Second Test at Lords

[dontcloseyoureyes]

This will be over without need of day 5.

Or match 5.

 

[S Chanderpaul]

These god damn English biased umpires.

 

[Richard]

Bollocks. He's bowled to a plan- nothing on Ponting's pads. And it's worked, Ponting eventually playing a shot that wasn't there and getting out. Good bowling.

Richard in refusal to give credit to bowler he doesn't like shocker.

There is no way I'd have given an ounce of credit to Flintoff or Anderson either. It's bollocks (so to speak) to put it down to which bowler it was - I judge the delivery and the shot, not the bowler.

And Hussey was bloody close there - my first thought was pitched outside leg, but turns out it was a little high and a little wide.

 

[Athlai]

4 day Tests seem like a good idea now.

 

[superkingdave]

Oooh that was close..definitely pad first but, decent decision just clipping the top of off.

 

[.matt]

Yeah that was out. Oh well, probably won't hurt England.

 

[Pigeon]

Surely the low point of Ponting's career that. Plays on to a trannie.

You think he'd have learned after that episode in the Cross all those years ago.

 

[Demolition Man]

Big innings here for clarke, hope he proves me wrong and scores a ton.

 

[Ausage]

P. L. U. M. B.

Does Doctrove even give them?

Only when they're not out.

 

[Richard]

Hussey very very lucky

Plumb LBW

P. L. U. M. B.

Does Doctrove even give them?

Not quite. Wasn't far off, but n\o fair enough for mine.

 

[Pothas]

This is awful, can't remember being so conflicted. Obviously want to England to win but have tickets for the last day. Could really do with some rain.

 

[Matt79]

Hussey lucky there. Doctrove gets another lbw wrong.

 

[tooextracool]

With that Stuart Broad wicket of another shortish ball I guess we can safely assume that we are stuck with him for the rest of the series.

 

[zaremba]

Only when they're not out.

 

[Jamee999]

There is no way I'd have given an ounce of credit to Flintoff or Anderson either. It's bollocks (so to speak) to put it down to which bowler it was - I judge the delivery and the shot, not the bowler.

Because Broad only bowled one ball to Ponting in that spell...

 

[Richard]

Big innings here for clarke, hope he proves me wrong and scores a ton.

How would playing a big knock here prove anything about one's ability to perform at particularly crucial times? Australia are dead and buried, they need a miracle (including a lot of rain) to save 'em here.

Looks like the Ponting wicket was caused by uneven bounce actually.

 

[JBH001]

Jeez, Statham took 20 tests to get to 50 wickets. Broad takes 19 tests. There may be hope for Broad yet...

On replay that delivery to Ponting came back a fair way.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Don't see the need why Broad has to bowl when Hussey pulls away, what if Broad misdirected and it hit Hussey?

 

[Burgey]

Laugh at Strauss blowing up about that lbw not being given. Plainly the man has more front than David Jones.

 

[Uppercut]

With that Stuart Broad wicket of another shortish ball I guess we can safely assume that we are stuck with him for the rest of the series.

If Harmison had bowled that ball you'd be creaming.