*Official* Second Test at Lord's

[TT Boy]

Wow.

 

[91Jmay]

Poor wicket keeping. Why was he heading down leg?

 

[Tangles]

Rogers has experience here and he is the defensive opener. Leaving a ball that hits middle if off is unforgivable. I want Kat back stat.

 

[pup11]

This is what you get when you don't have any stability in the team, actual opening batsmen are batting everywhere in middle order, whereas a guy like Watson who has been a middle order batsman all his life wants to pretend he can be a test opener. Just a shame that we are screwing with careers of some very good young players here.

 

[Ruckus]

Can't help but think a lot of backlash's views might actually be pretty well vindicated after this series is done

 

[Furball]

Hughes just beaten by Swann.....are their still any people out there who doubt the inclusion of a great spin bowler in an ATG team?

I won't take a team seriously that doesn't have a 22 year old opener.

 

[91Jmay]

This is what you get when you don't have any stability in the team, actual opening batsmen are batting everywhere in middle order, whereas a guy like Watson who has been a middle order batsman all his life wants to pretend he can be a test opener. Just a shame that we are screwing with careers of some very good young players here.

You have some very good players? You might want to pick them.

 

[Spark]

You have some very good players? You might want to pick them.

Most of them are in suits sitting in the stands

 

[Pothas]

Poor Pothas

I actually hate this Australian batting lineup.

 

[NUFAN]

This sort of situation isn't that bad for Khawaja as he has the opportunity to bat in his own sort of bubble, not have to rotate the strike that much (even though it wouldn't hurt to) and just hit the occasional boundary.

 

[Furball]

If Clarke goes before lunch can we take an extra half hour before lunch?

 

[Maximas]

Holding making me feel really depressed about Australian cricket, worst part is that Backlash has a point now

 

[morgieb]

Can't help but think a lot of backlash's views might actually be pretty well vindicated after this series is done

Heh.

tbf some of the stuff he says are kinda valid. But he flogs it really hard, too.

 

[luckyeddie]

I actually hate this Australian batting lineup.

I love it.

 

[Spark]

I actually hate this Australian batting lineup.

Congratulations, you're now an Australian

 

[Spark]

Holding making me feel really depressed about Australian cricket, worst part is that Backlash has a point now

There's a way to make a point without making the same point fifty times in every thread in the subbie.

 

[Jarquis]

it is

ESPNcricinfo ‏@ESPNcricinfo 10m
RT @mohanstatsman: High% of LBWs (min 50 inngs) D Ebrahim 31% S WATSON 30% M Sinclair 29% D Ganga 28% RS Mahanama 28%

some great success stories there

It's clearly Prince EWS' fault....

 

[Expressway76]

Holding making me feel really depressed about Australian cricket, worst part is that Backlash has a point now

Even as a Pom that was depressing. We aren't going to get any thrilling close Ashes series for years and they use to be the highlight of the cricketing calendar.


World cricket needs a good Australian test team.

 

[morgieb]

To think I had any sort of confidence in Australia.

Will be lucky if the score isn't 10-0 by the end of both series.

 

[uvelocity]

I actually hate this Australian batting lineup.

join the club bud