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

[CartyDurham]

I said on Monday it’s a bowl first pitch. I suspect Australia would have gone exactly the same

let’s get it on

 

[grecian]

I hate KP, more than most, but the constant inane babble does seem to be what broadcasters of so many sports want nowadays, I really wish they'd stop doing it, but mute is now my constant position for most sports.

 

[Calm_profit]

Very idiotic decision by Australia to drop Boland,this was tailor made conditions for him.

 

[ashley bach]

Bowling first is a bad idea.

It usually is.

 

[Shri]

React needed

it looks like this:

@trundler

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Ah **** Pietersen is on commentary again for this test. ****ing Sky.

Those rhinos are calling out for his attention. He needs to get back home.

 

[Burgey]

I said on Monday it’s a bowl first pitch. I suspect Australia would have gone exactly the same

let’s get it on

Cummins said half an hour ago he would have bowled first so fair enough

 

[Starfighter]

TBH, we should be getting a good score here. The pitch actually looks pretty reasonable, certainly not the green carpet it was three days ago.

 

[TimAngas]

I know its only one overpitched delivery but Anderson has bowled a lot more rubbish this series than I'm used to.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

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[Molehill]

Pretty average first over from Anderson. Not sure why he's bowling over the wicket to Warner.

 

[trundler]

Anderson not too decrepit and weary to take the new ball today.

 

[Spark]

Oh we dropped a bowler averaging less than 20 on a spicy first morning. Fantastic.

 

[TimAngas]

Just stop oil? Doesn't look to be any paint on the pitch which means there shouldn't be a major delay.

 

[Spikey]

the safety of the greatest opener of all time was at risk just then. england should forfeit the game for their failures

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Lords has already let us all down by not meeting the announcer’s call for a welcome for Pietersen with a chorus of boos.

 

[Burgey]

It's the right idea for me, for a lot of reasons, if it fails then the series will go, but in the end that's Bazball, trying to wrest the momentum back, and hey we have 4 seamers.

Yeah I think if they wanted this sort of pitch prepared then they had to bowl first really.

 

[Spark]

ffs

 

[RightArmMystery]

Excellent. The Just Stop Oil ****s are out. The only people at Lords more disliked than Pietersen.

 

[Spark]

First guess: Just Stop Oil doing one of their stunts?