2nd Test, Lord's, London

[Starfighter]

That was a very useful over.

Archer absolutely telegraphs his bouncer.

 

[Spark]

That was a very useful over.

Archer absolutely telegraphs his bouncer.

Archer has talent to burn but he doesn't seem to have much method to his bowling atm.

 

[stephen]

Current Australian batters by test match batting average:

Kurtis Patterson 144
Ellyse Perry 78
Steven Smith 64

 

[trundler]

Sack Bairstow

 

[Raffski]

In the same way that KP might accentuate it, I could imagine Trott (and any sensible person, really) playing it down if anything

A fair point and Trott does come across that way. He’s extremely forgiving to Flower and Cook in particular.

 

[Starfighter]

Archer has talent to burn but he doesn't seem to have much method to his bowling atm.

He's bowled a one day sort of length today, but what I'm saying is that when bowls the proper bouncer, rather than the chest height sort of delivery, the batsmen seem to pick it very easily well ahead of time.

There's been a lot of talk about his pace (which has been mostly high one-thirties except for the odd delivery and the past few overs) but it's my contention that it's when he gets the ball jagging miles off the seam like I've seen him do in county cricket is when he'll run through teams. That sort of movement that Ambrose and Walsh would get. He should be devastating on a pitch with a bit live of grass.

 

[Spark]

That's a ridiculous shot.

 

[stephen]

The only time I ever get sad blocky got banned is at times like this where he would be tasting so hard blocking him would be a mercy.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Archer looks like a young Wood Harris.

 

[Spark]

The only time I ever get sad blocky got banned is at times like this where he would be tasting so hard blocking him would be a mercy.

You have a very faulty memory if you think Blocky would respond to this with anything other than intellectually dishonest, snide, aggressive, nasty bullshit.

 

[Spikey]

apologise now archer

 

[ajdude]

wtf that's really mean

 

[Spark]

Hmm, is that his dodgy elbow?

 

[stephen]

You have a very faulty memory if you think Blocky would respond to this with anything other than intellectually dishonest, snide, aggressive, nasty bullshit.

Haha probably would be arguing that this is a flat wicket with even bounce and against an innocuous bowing attack.

 

[Spikey]

violence works i guess

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nice wheels Archer.

 

[TheJediBrah]

If this injury is serious that will be the Ashes right there

 

[ajdude]

archer to get an MBE if smith has a broken ****ing arm

 

[morgieb]

God, please don't let be as bad as it looks.

 

[Arachnodouche]

That might be a crack. The heck isn't he wearing an elbow guard?