*Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

[Cabinet96]

Holy hell!

Hey guys, remember when Root was better than Smith?

Poor from you.

 

[dfrinku]

Johnson is back.

 

[GIMH]

Well this is not good

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Classic Johnson dismissal, just looks so much more dangerous here than in Cardiff with the ball actually carrying through at pace. The biggest wicket too.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

love that look on nevill's face when taking the catch, utter concentration

 

[Swingpanzee]

Awesome start

 

[Spikey]

Er, I have day five tickets lads...

i thought day 5 tickets werent sold in advance

 

[GotSpin]

Ooohhhh JOHNSON!!

 

[Gob]

looks pretty flat to me

 

[Cabinet96]

i thought day 5 tickets werent sold in advance

They make exceptions for Ashes tests.

 

[mr_mister]

root 1
smith 1

 

[Spikey]

They make exceptions for Ashes tests.

they should have known that cook cant captain and ballance sucks and ali is a part time spinner

 

[GIMH]

Root may have got out but it wasn't to Smith so he still has the moral high ground

 

[Spikey]

christ he could have got out 3 balls in a row

 

[mr_mister]

omg if england dont make 100

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Amazing over.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah, this England aren't a team that routinely bats out time on flat pitches. It's why I think the curator hasn't done them any favours here.

Despite what certain clowns that keep stinking out the thread with passive-aggressive wankery keep saying, this is definitely a very flat pitch.

Exhibit A of passive aggressive wankery.

 

[mr_mister]

this is england of old, athers butch and hick desperately fighting to reach double figures against Dizzy and Pidge

 

[Gob]

its so flat guys

 

[Cabinet96]

Root's got the kind of form and confidence where he was always a candidate for an early dismissal because he goes at it from ball one if it's there to hit.