32nd Match - England v Australia

[Starfighter]

That's a drop.

Ed: actually, not sure he got a hand on it from that angle.

 

[91Jmay]

God our anthem is trash

Both anthems are an absolute embarrassment but England's is the worst of all time. Awful dirge about some German parasites we haven't quite shook off.

 

[trundler]

No, Woakes swings more than him

He's looking very threatening now. Unnecessary from Finch.

 

[91Jmay]

Good from Woakes, looked a threat.

 

[trundler]

That was a close leave. 3 slips in. This is fun.

 

[morgieb]

Weird decision to send us in. Obviously if we end up 3/30 then it's a different story but all of England's losses have come chasing scores under pressure.

 

[Starfighter]

Warner would have patted that back to the bowler the way he's been batting.

 

[trundler]

Finch in imperious form.

 

[cnerd123]

England have won the toss and elected to lose it seems.

Why on Earth would they chase.

 

[trundler]

Just let Finch keep most of the strike

 

[Starfighter]

I bet you, I just bet you this pitch is better than the turgid inevitability that will be served up during the test series.

 

[Burgey]

Good from woakes here. Warner seems very edgy, I think the slope at Lord’s bothers him and makes him second guess himself to an extent.

 

[harsh.ag]

Warner finally getting his feet to move, albeit unconvincingly.

 

[morgieb]

I bet you, I just bet you this pitch is better than the turgid inevitability that will be served up during the test series.

Hasn't Lords actually been quite bowler-friendly in recent years?

And also a flat pitch plays into our hands more than a seaming one.

 

[stephen]

English conditions really can make rubbish medium pacers look dangerous.

 

[mr_mister]

Both anthems are an absolute embarrassment but England's is the worst of all time. Awful dirge about some German parasites we haven't quite shook off.

Yours at least has history. Ours is tacky old not classy old. Like 70s architecture

 

[Burgey]

Archer will get Finch through the gate here

 

[Starfighter]

Hasn't Lords actually been quite bowler-friendly in recent years?

And also a flat pitch plays into our hands more than a seaming one.

I'm just thinking of 2015

 

[stephen]

That was a cracker of a pull shot.

 

[artvandalay]

Finch has been in decent form but you can see why he's not really suited to opening in test cricket.