*Official* Second Test (Lord's, London) 28 June–2 July

[trundler]

How will Tongue fare going down the Lord's slope?

 

[straw man]

Cook
Burns
Root
Pope
Brook
Butler
Archer
Tongue
Wood
Stone
Leach

/England Noun Team

 

[ataraxia]

Potts would complement Cook nicely.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Never heard of this "Tongue" guy

I assume he's going to be terrible

 

[Qlder]

So funny that England openly say they don't care if they win or lose as long as they entertain, meanwhie they've lost 2 of their last 3 tests

 

[G. S. Kohli]

So funny that England openly say they don't care if they win or lose as long as they entertain, meanwhile they've lost 2 of their last 3 tests

Because they wants to hide their weakness but more they try more their weakness Exposed

Their bazball idea not successful always vs team like australia.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

So funny that England openly say they don't care if they win or lose as long as they entertain, meanwhile they've lost 2 of their last 3 tests

Because they wants to hide their weakness but more they try more that Expose.

Their bazball idea not successful always vs team like australia

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Consecutive 100 plus test - 6 player

So far

Sir A. Cook: 159 Tests

Allan Border: 153 Tests

Mark Waugh: 107 Tests

S. Gavaskar: 106 Tests

B. McCullum – 101 Tests

N Lyon -100* Tests

Cong Lyon but you need to work very hard at Lords for Milestone unless Bazball "boys 's Brain Fade"

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

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Yeah that's a very valid point so who do you turn to for some extra pace if Tongue was left out

Don't need extra pace if you know how to use that slope at Lord's.

 

[Adders]

So funny that England openly say they don't care if they win or lose as long as they entertain, meanwhie they've lost 2 of their last 3 tests

Except that's not at all what they've said.

 

[CricAddict]

Because they wants to hide their weakness but more they try more that Expose.

Their bazball idea not successful always vs team like australia

Truer words never spoken.

 

[Molehill]

Definitely feels like a bowl first day if you win the toss, although the forecast doesn't exactly suggest it will be the only day with overhead assistance.

My only day of viewing for this Test as off on hols tomorrow. Back on Day 4 of the 3rd Test (this wasn't well planned, although I blame the ****ing ECB for moving these Tests out of August).

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Awful planning Molehill. Least me missing days 4 and 5 involves dipping my wick.

 

[chris.hinton]

Btw Tests starting on a Wednesday is ****ing ****e. I’ll hardly see any of this one

Should be Thursday-Monday. Don't understand the change all the time

 

[chris.hinton]

No rain at the moment (https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar)

NW8 8QN - For the Postcode

 

[Molehill]

Awful planning Molehill. Least me missing days 4 and 5 involves dipping my wick.

The one year the kids finish school/Uni early and we can get away outside of normal summer holidays and the ECB move the Ashes to June/July!!

If it makes you feel better, I'll be either sat by my villa pool or on a beach in Turkey listening to TMS. If it looks like it's worth watching, I might sort out a VPN for the ipad to watch on Sky.

 

[Starfighter]

Oh **** this starts tonight.

 

[Starfighter]

Ten to one on that we lose the toss again.

 

[Molehill]

Ten to one on that we lose the toss again.

Wouldn't be the worst toss to lose this one, I suspect it'll be bowl first but for England that would mean facing Lyon in the 4th innings.

 

[Shri]

The Aus batting line up is better equipped on seaming decks than England's though.

for first innings maybe. the ****s come at you and are relentless once it flattens out