*Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

[Uppercut]

Do you remember what Wood averages in England?

45. Lee ended on 46.

All bowlers combined in games Wood has played in England average 30. I couldn't figure out how to exclude him, so I'd guess everyone but him averages 28 or so.

 

[wpdavid]

45. Lee ended on 46.

That's shocking, isn't it.

And it's not as if genuinely fast bowlers can't succeed over here.

 

[wpdavid]

Here we go. Another hour of this and India are out of sight.

I wonder whether Moeen might be a decent option against Pant.

 

[Uppercut]

That's shocking, isn't it.

And it's not as if genuinely fast bowlers can't succeed over here.

Yeah, I often defend the likes of Burns and Sibley for averaging 30-odd in England because it's been such a graveyard for batsmen in the last decade. If we're going to be consistent we should really put Wood's figures into context too. They already look terrible, but given the conditions he's played in they're also a LOT worse than they look.

 

[cnerd123]

Drop Pujara and Rahane. Simples.

Who would replace them tho

 

[wpdavid]

Jimmy should be near the end of this spell.

 

[shashy]

Who would replace them tho

Agarwal. Vihari. I'd even think about Gill/Shaw in the middle order if needed

 

[OverratedSanity]

This score is much worse than it appears right now. India have 4 number 11s after this wicket.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

This score is much worse than it appears right now. India have 4 number 11s after this wicket.

This is true. But there's also a big drop off in England's bowling quality after these two. So this is a really crucial phase just now.

 

[wpdavid]

This is true. But there's also a big drop off in England's bowling quality after these two. So this is a really crucial phase just now.

Fifth over from Jimmy today. Root would kill for him to take another before he has to be rested.

 

[Uppercut]

But there's also a big drop off in England's bowling quality after these two.

Jadeja seems to know it too.

 

[wpdavid]

Jadeja seems to know it too.

Even Pant has latched onto it judging by the way he played Robinson's previous over.

 

[Uppercut]

Wood bowling the Flintoff to Gilchrist line.

Another thing I learned in the rabbit hole is that Flintoff's bowling record in England is actually really poor.

 

[wpdavid]

Good over from Wood, tbf. Unlucky too.

 

[Aritro]

What do we reckon the reason is Wood doesn't get enough wickets? Does he bowl too often in the "unlucky" length?

He's really, really sharp.

 

[Shri]

Who would replace them tho

anyone who can score 20 because these two are always scoring single digits

 

[Aritro]

45. Lee ended on 46.

All bowlers combined in games Wood has played in England average 30. I couldn't figure out how to exclude him, so I'd guess everyone but him averages 28 or so.

Wow...

 

[wpdavid]

What do we reckon the reason is Wood doesn't get enough wickets? Does he bowl too often in the "unlucky" length?

Maybe. And then he tends to over-compensate by bowling too full.

 

[Shri]

haha curran to pant could be fun

but not as fun as moeen to pant

 

[silentstriker]

Indian batting 3-4-5 is a disaster right now. There’s no way there should be four number elevens playing if the entire middle order is out of form.