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

[Shri]

curran bowling the perfect pace and length for shami to smash him straight down for six

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Just bowl fast and straight without the pay back bouncers and slower balls. Poor bowling.

True, English bowlers are messing it up royally. Also, some of them already seem a little overworked for some reason.

 

[Shri]

True, English bowlers are messing it up royally. Also, some of them already seem a little overworked for some reason.

curran gentle, anderson probably a niggle, wood shoulder, ollie soft

 

[Burgey]

Why is the middle tier of the pavilion seemingly empty of spectators?

genuinely hoping Moeen plays himself into the side for the Ashes here.

 

[cnerd123]

imagine deciding to bounce bumrah and shami at 94 mph and then getting taking off the attack for Curran and Moeen

n00b

 

[karan_fromthestands]

curran gentle, anderson probably a niggle, wood shoulder, ollie soft

 

[Uppercut]

I dont like the macho nonsense tbh. Call me a ***** but excessive bouncers to tailenders aint cool. Not when the aussies did it to natarjan, not when bumrah did it to anderson and not here.

Spicy viewing though undoubtedly, until someone breaks a hand.

I don't have any objection to it but I think it's usually the wrong strategy. People love the idea of "softening people up" but it's just as likely to make them more determined and focused. Everyone who isn't Pat Cummins needs to realise that they are not Pat Cummins.

Bowling to tail-enders is always a bit of a lottery, but when you bowl it on the stumps you give yourself more tickets.

 

[cnerd123]

210!

 

[karan_fromthestands]

imagine deciding to bounce bumrah and shami at 94 mph and then getting taking off the attack for Curran and Moeen

n00b

Imagine if that spell of boneheaded bowling costs England the game. It was such a crucial time of the game and their emotions got the better of them. England still have the upper hand though.

 

[Uppercut]

Weird, I'd been thinking earlier how good captaincy it was to have a third man from the start vs. the tail, saved a bunch of runs and now it's gone?

 

[cnerd123]

this is now Bum Bum's 2nd highest ever score in Test cricket, and only the 3rd time he's crossed double digits. 2nd time he's gotten into the 20s.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

34 run partnership lmao

 

[Lillian Thomson]

The tactics have allowed two non batsman to play themselves in.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hang yo heads england. Getting spanked around by shami should be punishable by death.

 

[cnerd123]

Shami seems determined to regain that number 8 position in the batting lineup

 

[Shri]

shami what a cover drive

 

[Niall]

Hang yo heads england. Getting spanked around by shami should be punishable by death.

 

[cnerd123]

lead past 220

 

[cnerd123]

root should just bowl himself at this point

or bring back Jimmy. all that jawing to bumrah and shami last session, let him do something about this partnership.

 

[Burgey]

Shami’s one of my fave players. Love that man.