2nd Test, Lord's, London

[Deej92]

A good session for England. Archer, Broad and Woakes all bowled beautifully and really put the pressure on the Aussies who struggled to score runs.

Get Smith out and we really are in control. Depends though whether rain will allow for a result either way.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Oz have done well to be in such an overall strong series position considering how much their openers are struggling.

Bancroft looks technically awful atm and the best he can do for the side is stonewall and see off the new ball.

Hard to define what's got Warner out of sorts; reckon his standing outside the crease is making the rest of his technique look cramped and rushed. The assuredness and timing that's always been a part of his game just isn't there so far.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I think those people are far less of a problem than those who who pay six figures to get into uni when their marks mean they shouldn’t be there

I'm not saying they're a problem. They're only a problem to themselves, wasting their own money to spend 3-5 years earning a degree that will never get them anywhere. (Unless they never pay off their dept, which probably happens all the time with the arts types, in which case I guess the tax payer foots the bill?)

I just have no sympathy when kids these days complain about not getting jobs in their field of study when they went into a course that has far too many places, as a bottom-rung achiever

 

[aussie tragic]

Anyone else find it utterly astonishing TJB has a university degree? I mean, I know you can be fee paying and get in these days when you’re quite severely challenged, but you still have to pass don’t you, or has that gone out the window since the early 90s as well?

Not really as I've got 3, plus Golden Key membership like Bill Clinton

 

[trundler]

I'm hoping biochemistry will be ticket to get tf out of here

 

[trundler]

Not really as I've got 3, plus Golden Key membership like Bill Clinton

So you're only a simpleton when it comes to cricket in your youth

 

[JBMAC]

Observations from an old fella

1. WARNER-- "Beware the sleeping Giant'

2. ARCHER-- Looks like he could be around for a while.Obviously enjoys his game and puts 100% into it. A real West Indian of the old school.


3. BAIRSTOW--Why the hell is he stumper? Butler is definitely tidier and sharper from what I saw in WC.


4. BROAD & WOAKES will become perfect foils for Archer.


5. ROOT totally lacks imagination as a skipper


6. SMITH; England appear to have worked out how to nullify him......just dismiss the other 9 batsmen.

 

[JBMAC]

Observations from an old fella

1. WARNER-- "Beware the sleeping Giant'

2. ARCHER-- Looks like he could be around for a while.Obviously enjoys his game and puts 100% into it. A real West Indian of the old school.


3. BAIRSTOW--Why the hell is he stumper? Butler is definitely tidier and sharper from what I saw in WC.


4. BROAD & WOAKES will become perfect foils for Archer.


5. ROOT totally lacks imagination as a skipper


6. SMITH; England appear to have worked out how to nullify him......just dismiss the other 9 batsmen.

 

[morgieb]

Oh yeah, Adelaide 2013. Probably the best spell I've ever laid my eyes on, either that or the one at Centurion.

 

[aussie tragic]

6. SMITH; England appear to have worked out how to nullify him......just dismiss the other 9 batsmen.

Or keep bowling balls he leaves, so that mentally he'll be stuffed by the 4th Test as the whole World laughs at his ridiculous leaves?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Or keep bowling balls he leaves, so that mentally he'll be stuffed by the 4th Test as the whole World laughs at his ridiculous leaves?

Na, we are trying to make him pop his own shoulder out. More chance that happens than we get him out.

 

[aussie tragic]

I'd be terrified if fielding at short leg with Smith batting, every ball could be a bat in the face the way he leaves...

 

[Cabinet96]

Quality Smith segment with Nasser Hussain on Sky there. Hopefully they put it on youtube so the Aussies on here can see it.

 

[GIMH]

Hopefully they dont. **** those ****s.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Sanga conducting a quality wk clinic atm

 

[the big bambino]

I've been reading the posts about atmospherics and movement and think there is a correlation between movement and cloud cover even though no one can explain why. Darker and cloudy tends to favour the bowling side and it occurred this session as well. I think England exploited a number of factors without anyone being outstanding. Archer got seam movement and found Bancroft's inside edge, ribs, thigh and eventually pad. Woakes' did get the ball to swing a few times. Once getting a full length ball to come back on Usman that almost took his stumps as he let it go. That ball might have played a part in his eventual dismissal as he snicked a ball of a similar length. I think the variability of bounce has been good for England too. The ball that took Usman's wicket seemed to have a spring to it while other balls have crawled along the ground. Apart from that Broad's angles have been enough to get him wickets. So a little bit of swing, seam, variability of bounce and angles from around the wicket have put England in front.

 

[ajdude]

Quality Smith segment with Nasser Hussain on Sky there. Hopefully they put it on youtube so the Aussies on here can see it.

is it the one with them in the nets? they showed it during the first test, was really good.

 

[aussie tragic]

I've been reading the posts about atmospherics and movement and think there is a correlation between movement and cloud cover even though no one can explain why.

Darker and cloudy tends to favour the bowling side and it occurred this session as well. I think England exploited a number of factors without anyone being outstanding. Archer got seam movement and found Bancroft's inside edge, ribs, thigh and eventually pad. Woakes' did get the ball to swing a few times.

Once getting a full length ball to come back on Usman that almost took his stumps as he let it go. That ball might have played a part in his eventual dismissal as he snicked a ball of a similar length.

I think the variability of bounce has been good for England too. The ball that took Usman's wicket seemed to have a spring to it while other balls have crawled along the ground. Apart from that Broad's angles have been enough to get him wickets. So a little bit of swing, seam, variability of bounce and angles from around the wicket have put England in front.

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[Burgey]

Sanga conducting a quality wk clinic atm

Those clinics are the best part of the coverage.

 

[the big bambino]

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Don't be picky. There was a space between each word.