*Official* Second Test at Lords

[pup11]

Worst test performance from Australia in recent memory?

Hard to say what changes (realistically) would help. Think we have the team pretty much right, they just need the current team to play better.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 2nd Test

Pretty identical performances in both the games from Australia.

 

[Richard]

Doesn't look like Haddin got away with one there... dunno if it'd have been good or bad if he had TBH.

 

[Richard]

Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 2nd Test

Pretty identical performances in both the games from Australia.

Haha, and Gelman called it, what, midway through the opening day of this-'un. Good foresight.

 

[steds]

Yeah, agree with this completely. I savour this crushing victory with some amount of nervousness about it being Edgbaston-1997-esque.

Especially considering the lack of runs coming from Bopara and Pietersen. Faced with a fully fit Lee or a Johnson with his **** together, they could destroy us.

 

[Demolition Man]

I don't recollect me saying it was Aussie fault. Just saying the Indian moaners had a justification.

Threatening to boycott a match was a complete disgrace and disrespectful to the game.
Bad calls happen all the time, Aussies needed everything to go right to win this, it clearly isn't supposed to be today.

Cricket has a certain karma, perhaps perpetuated by umpires with guilty consciences.

 

[biased indian]

hopefully there is no more bad decision even if one happens strauss should call the btasmen back other wise this good performance by Eng will be remembred for all the wrong reasons

 

[duffer]

Threatening to boycott a match was a complete disgrace and disrespectful to the game.
Bad calls happen all the time, Aussies needed everything to go right to win this, it clearly isn't supposed to be today.

Cricket has a certain karma, perhaps perpetuated by umpires with guilty consciences.

Once again, the boycott had nothing to do with on field decisions. Or are we going to keep ignoring that?

 

[Matt79]

The difference between here and India is that we had the team badly wrong in India. Hayden was past it, we had WHITE as our spinner ffs, Lee and Clark were both unfit.

 

[Richard]

Looks like Haddin got away with one there, but you can't really be giving those out.

 

[Prince EWS]

Swanny's seam position and release in general has been so much better in this game.

 

[Daryl Harper]

Threatening to boycott a match was a complete disgrace and disrespectful to the game.
.

They should do it here, it would be justified. Australia are idiots for playing on in these circumstances when they could make a statement and seek justice.

 

[Richard]

Once again, the boycott had nothing to do with on field decisions. Or are we going to keep ignoring that?

Probably. When have people ever allowed the truth to get in the way of what they wanted to have been the case?

 

[Demolition Man]

He was bowling awesomely two months ago. He's low on form and confidence, but that will turn around.

Gosh I hope so

To say he can't imrpove is silly. It's a tricky one.

Yes it is silly, to say Johnson can;t improve. Not sure anyone has though.

But if Johnson is not performing and doesn't perform in the tour match, he has to go.

 

[Prince EWS]

Probably. When have people ever allowed the truth to get in the way of what they wanted to have been the case?

I can't be the only one who finds the fact it was you who posted this slightly amusing.

 

[Richard]

They should do it here, it would be justified. Australia are idiots for playing on in these circumstances when they could make a statement and seek justice.

Yeah, they should've walked off, Gavaskar-style. Almost worth a BingLee pic TBH.

 

[Pigeon]

So that lbw not given makes it 2.5 for Australia vs 3 against them. (0.5 for the caught behind off Haddin)

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I can't be the only one who finds the fact it was you who posted this slightly amusing.

I'm not sure whether I should laugh or cry tbh.

 

[Richard]

I can't be the only one who finds the fact it was you who posted this slightly amusing.

I don't actually do that. People often accuse me of it, but I say that other people do it - and they do - regularly.

 

[Demolition Man]

Once again, the boycott had nothing to do with on field decisions. Or are we going to keep ignoring that?

There is a belief that the events of the fifth day in sydney played a roll in the threat of a boyoctt.
Indeed also played a roll in bucknor being pulled from the next test.

 

[Pigeon]

Yeah, they should've walked off, Gavaskar-style. Almost worth a BingLee pic TBH.

Tbf to Gavaskar, he admitted he was wrong doing that. And also it was not the decision but the nasty words from the Australians which prompted him to do that.