*Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

[Howe_zat]

Umpire's call ****ing it up today.

The Nevill one should have been out

Smith one should have been not out

When the umpires make bad decisions and umpire's call sticks with it it just defeats the purpose

Which part of it was the grave injustice, the bit where he didn't hit it or the bit where it was hitting in front of the stumps?

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

should play another 15 minutes and try to reel off another 30-40 runs

May as well just bat until tea then right? You'd just lose overs to the change of innings for no reason since tea is in 25 mins.

 

[morgieb]

Which part of it was the grave injustice, the bit where he didn't hit it or the bit where it was hitting in front of the stumps?

It was "umpire's call" on impact. And barely.

 

[Cabinet96]

What abot Brad Hodge and Trent Copeland? We must #never4get

 

[mr_mister]

Which part of it was the grave injustice, the bit where he didn't hit it or the bit where it was hitting in front of the stumps?

the part where it hit him outside the line genius

 

[Swingpanzee]

How come Harris is still with the Australian team?

will come back from retirement and win the Ashes for us in the fifth test

 

[TheJediBrah]

Which part of it was the grave injustice, the bit where he didn't hit it or the bit where it was hitting in front of the stumps?

You didn't see the replay?

 

[Spikey]

all set for starceh

 

[Swingpanzee]

May as well just bat until tea then right? You'd just lose overs to the change of innings for no reason since tea is in 25 mins.

oh right thought we had another 40 minutes or so.

yeah agree just play on to tea then.

damn nevill's gone, good knock though.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

magical catch by the wizard

 

[Cabinet96]

Root is such a troll.

 

[GIMH]

We've really played quite well today.

Obviously it would take an Adelaide 06/Cardiff 11 sort of display for us to force a positive result but we've stopped them running away with it.

 

[harsh.ag]

Nevill staying true to his FC average

 

[Howe_zat]

cheap tailend wickets

edit: best take this back in case thejedibrah tries to 'correct' me

 

[Cabinet96]

Australia should open with Smith to end the Nursery end problem IMO.

 

[mr_mister]

You didn't see the replay?

i think this is howe_zat's first time watching cricket

 

[artvandalay]

England have had the rub of the green where Drs decisions have been concerned, even in the Nzl series.

 

[Dan]

Is it just me or does Starc look absolutely useless with the bat? No idea how he has a Test 99; he looks like getting out nearly every ball.

 

[Dan]

England have had the rub of the green where Drs decisions have been concerned, even in the Nzl series.

Look you can't say that Australia didn't get pretty lucky with the Nevill not-out earlier. Given some of the decisions that remain not-out, I think Smith can feel somewhat hard done by that the most marginal of marginal decisions did end up with him walking back to the pavilion.

 

[Dan]

Also, can we please get a Michael Clarke troll declaration one ball after tea?