2nd Test, Lord's, London

[Lillian Thomson]

Joel Wilson is the Third Umpire so it was worth a try.

 

[Starfighter]

How ****ed is Botham? “Treat Lyon as a straight onner here”.

Rags the next ball past leg stump

It was Gower. He's probably still stuck with John Emburey as his idea of an offspinner.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

That review was a waste, no need to use them on Denly, he will get out soon anyway.

 

[aussie tragic]

Big Merv in the crowd again...does he just take tour groups to every Aussie game now?

 

[Starfighter]

There goes my LMS

 

[andmark]

Big Merv in the crowd again...does he just take tour groups to every Aussie game now?

I met him during the England 2013 Ashes, so probably.

 

[Woodster]

Danger time this for Denly, playing nicely, trying to jump on anything loose (correctly so) and presumably feeling in after facing 30 odd balls. Keep concentrating Joe!!!

 

[King Pietersen]

Denly's into the 20s. Get ready in the slips.

 

[Starfighter]

Listening to Lloyd describing the pitch preparation. Small wonder England can't bat overseas if that's their approach. A flat wicket can still be fast, but that's not the way to do it. Green or not, they're all uniformly slow these days.

 

[Uppercut]

Decision to bowl first really isn't looking great. Gotta love Root winning like a million tosses in a row and losing this one.

 

[Niall]

Decision to bowl first really isn't looking great. Gotta love Root winning like a million tosses in a row and losing this one.

You really going to say an England collapse isn't likely here?

 

[Spark]

See no justification for bowling first here. This is a pudding.

 

[Starfighter]

Bowling Haze into the ground will be a good approach.

And I take back my initial taking back of my assessment of the pitch. This is a flat deck.

 

[aussie tragic]

Maybe the fact Paine and Root would both bowl means they are both crap captains...everpne else said to bat first

 

[Starfighter]

Maybe the fact Paine and Root would both bowl means they are both crap captains...everone else said to bat first

You won't get any argument from me on that. It's very insipid captaincy pair.

 

[social]

See no justification for bowling first here. This is a pudding.

It’s a 4 day match on a wicket that traditionally gets flatter

Best chance of victory is to bowl opposition out cheaply in first innings

 

[aussie tragic]

So Pattinson can't play because 9 days rest between tests is considered too risky, but Hazlewood first test back from injury they bowl him 8 overs straight, give him a couple of overs break, then switch ends for him lol

 

[Spikey]

haven't missed hazlewood's celebration-appeals

 

[social]

Looked plumb

 

[ajdude]

that’s out

of the vicinity of the stumps.