2nd Test, Lord's, London

[Prince EWS]

Hey Rooty, how about bowling the bloke who averages 9 on this ground. Maybe do it while the ball is still new and before they go off for bad light or rain. How about dispensing with the leg slip too?

he batsman now

 

[GIMH]

My initial reaction yesterday was 'why isn't Woakes opening' but Broad has the wool over Warner and you want Archer getting at them early.

I'd have Woakes on now though for sure.

 

[Uppercut]

Khawaja reminds me of Cook a little, in that he's weak where he's weak but will contemptuously dismiss anything bowled anywhere else.

 

[Spark]

Am I missing something here? Is leg slip seriously the principal wicket-taking plan?

 

[trundler]

An Archer bouncer must be a nightmare to detect

 

[King Pietersen]

Bancroft has looked all at sea against the moving ball, so Archer decides to bowl 80% short. Genius. Get Woakes on.

 

[Second Spitter]

Bowling short to Bancroft -- not the right strategy.

 

[MW1304]

Am I missing something here? Is leg slip seriously the principal wicket-taking plan?

This is the weirdest thing. You can't just blame the bowling for being short and too straight, clearly there's some bizarre tactical reason behind it.

Joe, it's not needed mate.

 

[mr_mister]

Uzi money

 

[Second Spitter]

Am I missing something here? Is leg slip seriously the principal wicket-taking plan?

Yes. In the Bodyline era.

 

[Spark]

This is the weirdest thing. You can't just blame the bowling for being short and too straight, clearly there's some bizarre tactical reason behind it.

Joe, it's not needed mate.

Yeah I would have usually said it's just crap bowling but if that fielder is there, it's gotta be deliberate

They haven't bowled at all well to Khawaja.

 

[DriveClub]

Its definitely a plan, a **** one at that

 

[Starfighter]

An Archer bouncer must be a nightmare to detect

Weirdly it's been the opposite when I've watched him, it's almost like he telegraphs them. The one you'd watch out for from him is the one just short of a good length to short-of-a-length, because he'll hit the seam and it'll rear up.

 

[MW1304]

What are they doing, for real.

 

[trundler]

That's some dicking down from Khawaja

 

[Starfighter]

That was a weird over.

 

[Spark]

Weirdly it's been the opposite when I've watched him, it's almost like he telegraphs them. The one you'd watch out for from him is the one just short of a good length to short-of-a-length, because he'll hit the seam and it'll rear up.

Probably the worst pitch for him in that sense, it's just so slow.

 

[King Pietersen]

Khawaja edges two full balls so Woakes follows up with two short wide pies. ****ing genius bowling this morning.

 

[aussie tragic]

So English fans got what they wanted in having Woakes bowl...12 runs later lol

 

[Starfighter]

Probably the worst pitch for him in that sense, it's just so slow.

I don't think this pitch is good for any fast bowler really.