*Official* First Test at Lord's

[Cevno]

Getting genuine nicks between, over and past slip fields = bad luck
Not finding the edge ever but beating it often = not bad luck.

he did find some edges too,which did not carry at all.

 

[Spark]

he did find some edges too,which did not carry at all.

Not very many, though. Genuine edges, I mean, not outside edges played with soft hands to 3rd man.

 

[Jacknife]

Sorry was trying to make a (not very funny) joke

No place for jokes here.

 

[Stapel]

Interesting shot to play on 3.

Belly Boy must be full of convidence! And rightfully so!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

imagine selecting Broad ahead of Zaheer.

KP doing what it takes to score runs. Bumble still thinks he is funny.

How often do you need 2 swing bowlers in a 4 man attack and take into account one of them is a crock anyway.

 

[vcs]

Interesting little contest going on here between Praveen and KP.

 

[hazsa19]

There's the yorker some of us were hoping, some of us were dreading. He kept it out...just

 

[Spark]

How often do you need 2 swing bowlers in a 4 man attack and take into account one of them is a crock anyway.

Come on now. The second and third best pace bowlers in the world in an attack? Even I get them for one match a series - it's not like I play with 10 men for the other matches - it's a big bonus. Besides which they're different kinds of bowlers despite being both swing bowlers.

EDIT: That was close. Height? KP's a big man.

 

[hazsa19]

I thought he was gonna give that then!

 

[GIMH]

He started finding the edge consistently by his fourth ever test match? Oh cool, that explains his average of 40 for the first half of his career.

That has nothing to do with what I said? Anderson wasn't good enough until around 2008 precisely because he didn't make the batsman play enough.

 

[Jono]

Fell short?

Great tactical bowling by Praveen!

 

[Rush]

That has nothing to do with what I said? Anderson wasn't good enough until around 2008 precisely because he didn't make the batsman play enough.

Yeah but you're dismissing a bowler for not consistently finding the edge in a fourth ever test match, you can't really compare him to Jimmy who's played 60 tests.

 

[superkingdave]

this decision is massive


Don't think you can give that

 

[Jono]

****, dropped. Disappointing.

 

[Spark]

Have no idea tbh.

Very lucky tbh. Could have gone either way.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Out I reckon but it probably won't be given.

 

[hazsa19]

It's out but the 3rd umpire can't give it.

 

[Stapel]

Not Out imho....

 

[Uppercut]

Looks to me like it's touched the ground.

 

[Jacknife]

Hit his hands then the floor, then got his fingers under it. Can't see how they can give it,
Nah the more I watch it, the more he didn't take it cleanly.