*Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

[Cric123]

My team:

Rogers
Warner
Smith
Clarke
Mitchell or Shaun Marsh
Watson
Neville
Johnson
Lyon
Starc
Hazlewood

I would drop Voges. He really did look all over the place in Cardiff. Watson actually looks good at the crease until he, for some unknown reason, gives his wicket away in the 30s of late. Before that, it would be in the 50s and 60s. Mitch or Shaun Marsh would come in for Voges.

I am going to miss Haddin. I like his style of batting. He used to take on the opposition. He, Johnson, Harris used to form a potent and sometimes destructive early lower order. They have now been broken up so unexpectedly. Looking at Neville's figures, they are actually very impressive. A first class average of 44 is considerably better than Haddin's 38. I don't think he is going to be a mug with the bat.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hope England don't win this. Last thing you need as a neutral is a 5 match series being virtually done and dusted after 2 tests.

 

[weldone]

Moeen doubtful with injury

 

[cnerd123]

Hope England don't win this. Last thing you need as a neutral is a 5 match series being virtually done and dusted after 2 tests.

TBH I'd love to see a whitewash. Watching one team get utterly destroyed is always good.

 

[duffer]

Warne is back in the Sky box. Gah.

 

[OverratedSanity]

TBH I'd love to see a whitewash. Watching one team get utterly destroyed is always good.

Yeah it's good but it's not like one-sided demolition jobs are rare in test cricket these days.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ian Botham currently revealing that he is amazed by the concept of mowing

 

[Howe_zat]

Some statistical mints from the Guardian this morning, the best of which is

Since the start of 2013 Joe Root has a strike rate of 35.4 bowling against left-handers – it is 569 against right-handers.

 

[GotSpin]

Everyone getting their illegal streams ready?

 

[harsh.ag]

Conditions via cricinfo

We've had a peek at the pitch and it's probably not going to be all that different from the one in Cardiff. Not much grass, slightly pasty colouring, probably more A130 than unrestricted autobahn.

The overhead conditions will also be key, with cloud cover parked above St John's Wood right now.

As expected then.

 

[harsh.ag]

Come on Warner!!!

 

[Spark]

bat normally pls

 

[Howe_zat]

Not too unhappy, pitch won't break up much and it might not be so cloudy tomorrow. Still rather have batted though.

Safe to say we're going to see Marsh and Nevill shortly

No word on Moeen's fitness?

 

[Swingpanzee]

hope Australia's batsmen don't do anything stupid

 

[Gob]

all out for 100

 

[Howe_zat]

Stokes gets a bat in the lineup animation and Moeen gets a ball. Harsh

 

[Gob]

hope Australia's batsmen don't do anything stupid

stupid is as stupid does

 

[Spikey]

literally turn on the TV and hear Healy (& taylor) saying why Haddin isnt playing.

 

[Swingpanzee]

from cricinfo

England 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Adam Lyth, 3 Gary Ballance, 4 Ian Bell, 5 Joe Root, 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Moeen Ali/Adil Rashid, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Mark Wood, 11 James Anderson

wtf is that supposed to mean

 

[Howe_zat]

from cricinfo



wtf is that supposed to mean

That' from yesterday's preview. Moeen is playing.