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

[Bijed]

Is he bowling deliberate no-balls so he can keep bouncing Jimmy or something?

 

[Arachnodouche]

Think Anderson barging into Siraj has been discussed in the Indian dressing room.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Haha that's incredible.

 

[Spark]

Bumrah obviously hasn't paid his fast bowlers' union subs for some time.

I think Hazlewood and Cummins would have thoroughly disabused Bumrah and co of the existence of such a union last summer.

 

[cnerd123]

FFS

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is he bowling deliberate no-balls so he can keep bouncing Jimmy or something?

Looked like it to me. Curtly to Warne at perth?

 

[Furball]

Someone bring out a change of gloves.

 

[honestbharani]

Looked like it to me. Curtly to Warne at perth?

If it means Boom Boom can be Curtly, I will take it.


But both no balls had the heel on the line. So no dumb conspiracy theories plz.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Root has 1229 runs this year, England’s next best run scorer is Burns with 363.

What's the Rootometer saying right now?

 

[Arachnodouche]

Don't think I've ever been more disgusted with Kohli after that no short leg to Anderson episode. Without his batting form he's becoming incredibly easy to despise. Pig-headed bastard.

 

[cnerd123]

Shami getting in on it now

Meanwhile lead has swelled to 27. Could easily be 2 down before scoring that many. Zzzz.

 

[duffer]

Game on.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Root batting on a different plane these last few months. Scary output.

 

[cnerd123]

last ball of the day! Absolutely perfect.

Need to start off well tomorrow. Need 327? 300 lead, probably enough.

 

[trundler]

Joe Root reclaims his spot as the only English batsman to average 50 since the great Ken Barrington I believe. How come England didn't even sneak a Jayawardena/Hussey/Yousuf type player into the 50+ club during the 2000s?

 

[Bijed]

Ah, shame, but we actually had a decent little partnership there so not going to complain too much. Would definitely have taken this position if offered it at the start of the day, although it's not enough of a lead to say we're on top imo, reckon things are pretty even

Also, Rooooooooot

 

[Shri]

Older members will remember all the talk about the best batsmen having to play at number 3. How many of the guys mentioned here do that for their countries?

dravid batted 3 for india

 

[Anil]

England could be 9 down and 500 runs behind in their second dig and Anil would give India a 50/50 chance of winning.

How about now? I can’t help it if I am brilliantly perceptive and you lot don’t have any vision whatsoever…

 

[Shri]

so he's due a break.

yeah but if he takes it they'll say he 'chose to go home'

 

[Anil]

Anil is a Gautam Gambhir in disguise

See one post above…applies to you too…