*Official* Second Test at Lord's

[Prince EWS]

Left handed or not, if the keeper has a decent chance of getting there (which he will if it's to the left of slip) then he just has to go, he has a better chance of taking it and it takes the guesswork out of it.

I know a couple of left handed first slips who actually stand pretty wide to RHBs because they're more comfortable moving to their left though. To be fair Clarke was in a very orthodox position and it was definitely Haddin's catch but it's not a hard and fast rule IMO.

 

[Maximas]

I love the body position Watson gets into when he appeals

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Clarke bowling Watson until he gets a series-ending injury, one feels.

 

[Manee]

Clarke bowling Watson until he gets a series-ending injury, one feels.

All jokes aside, an accurate bowler who swings the ball at 80mph is a very good new-ball option.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Siddle's big heart mentioned

 

[Pothas]

Siddle's big heart mentioned

And he is a vegan apparently. Who knew?

 

[four_or_six]

Good to hear Warne telling us that Siddle has a big heart and will run in all day...

 

[Spikey]

"Watson has a big heart and will review all day" joke here

 

[Furball]

He must be playing the CW drinking game.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

This could be the downhill slope Root desperately needs this series.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez, England's top order hasn't been much chop so far this series

 

[Cabinet96]

And he is a vegan apparently. Who knew?

Do we know how long he continues to run in for though?

Anyway, still worried about Cook's form, and that doesn't help at all.

 

[Burgey]

How unrealistic is that Ashes ad for the upcoming home series here, with it showing Clarke and Watson actually talking to each other?

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Siddle, never lets up. Hero.

 

[Burgey]

humiliating, a truly disgusting performance, imagine if Scaly was Australian...

Things are bad mate, but they'll never get that bad

 

[Goughy]

Perhaps old school but I still dont like not enforcing the follow on

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Patto hitting the faintest signs of rhythm.

 

[GIMH]

If Australia make 600 I'll let a different Aussie pick my avatar each day until the end of the series. Just won't happen.

Phew, close one.

Extending this out for the rest of the series and reducing the bar to 500, i.e OZ make 500 at any point and the uves and spikeys of this world get daily control over my avatar

Should probably put it in the avatar thread, but.

 

[Spikey]

hey england, you suck

 

[Burgey]

An Australiaesque start this.