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

[Socerer 01]

Not easy for Batsman, Although i am starving to see
Smithy's 32nd Hundred, i may wrong

Or is it Rooty with 31 Ton?

rain also Forcast

you said this was a flat pitch

 

[chris.hinton]

Big questions today

- Will the Aussies Collapse
- Will Jimmy Anderson get a wicket in this innings
- How long will it rain
- What will @CartyDurham have for his Lunch/Tea/Dinner

 

[Ashes81]

It's obviously a big day.

We were poor yesterday but the test is far from over.

However, if we have another poor today then it will be unless weather intervenes.

You might get away with 1 poor day but not 2 against this team.

 

[Starfighter]

I appreciate that the ECB posts 15 minute highlights on YouTube of every day but the guy doing them needs to be told how to make highlights. Random singles and twos getting included, dropped catches not getting proper replays, Khawaja's wicket only being shown as a single analysis shot from behind the wicket (???), lots of missing boundaries etc - wouldn't have thought "highlights" were that hard to get right

Highlights packages in general tend to be very bad with that, especially if they stingy like Cricket Australia's, but the ECB and BCCI are especially prominent in not showing their own team's lapses. There needs to be a simple order of priority like wickets > major incidents (drops, hundreds) > boundaries > minor incidents.

Slow motion replays should be kept only for wickets and missed chances, and bowled and caught behind the wicket should never, ever use the low mid-off angle is very much in vogue (I am on record as advocating for capital punishment for doing this). I so detest it when you see an ordinary four replayed from three different angles but don't see the dropped catch you read about.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Big questions today

- Will the Aussies Collapse
- Will Jimmy Anderson get a wicket in this innings
- How long will it rain
- What will @CartyDurham have for his Lunch/Tea/Dinner

No
No
Won't
Nothing

 

[Qlder]

"The UK papers are a picture of doom and gloom on Thursday after England suffered what’s been labelled as the “worst day of the Bazball era” against Australia at Lord’s"

And brutal on Robinson

"This was among his most ineffectual performances, doing little to deflect his critics’ contention that he was a glorified medium-pace trundler"

England turn on ‘glorified trundler’ amid ugly fallout to ‘worst day of Bazball era’ — UK View

England blasted for being ‘too friendly’ with Aussies as long-time hero falls apart: UK View

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Daemon]

"The UK papers are a picture of doom and gloom on Thursday after England suffered what’s been labelled as the “worst day of the Bazball era” against Australia at Lord’s"

And brutal on Robinson

"This was among his most ineffectual performances, doing little to deflect his critics’ contention that he was a glorified medium-pace trundler"

England turn on ‘glorified trundler’ amid ugly fallout to ‘worst day of Bazball era’ — UK View

England blasted for being ‘too friendly’ with Aussies as long-time hero falls apart: UK View

www.foxsports.com.au

“Is it even wrong to be exalted in someone's celebration when they are pointing towards their own dressing room?”

 

[Gob]

I don't know that you can assume Cummins and Hazlewood will bowl the same way England's fellas did on this wicket.

Thought Boland would go well on this

Starc could be a bit if a liability if he bowls like the WTC final. Happy to be proved wrong

 

[woodleigh]

England far from out of this. If they restrict Australia to about 400, they will be thereabouts early tomorrow. It is all about the second Aus innings. If they run through Australia then, they will chase it down, which was the whole point of them batting 2nd.

Then you have the weather. Chances are, this game ends in a draw. Then Australia is still only 1 up and they have 3 tests to rectify that.

Stokes only failed last game, so that he can turn up in game 5 and prevent Australia from winning the Ashes and enhance his reputation as the man who does the impossible.

I was reading this and thought, what an optimistic chap, I might have a go at that.

England wont restrict Australia to 400.
England wont chase down Australia's first innings total against Cummins, Starc and Hazelwood on this wicket.
Australia will add to the their Ist innings total, send England into have a crack at it, bowl them out and...
...the test match will be over in 4 days.

Stokes will be rested for the 3rd test, at the moment he's a waste of space.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

"The UK papers are a picture of doom and gloom on Thursday after England suffered what’s been labelled as the “worst day of the Bazball era” against Australia at Lord’s"

And brutal on Robinson

"This was among his most ineffectual performances, doing little to deflect his critics’ contention that he was a glorified medium-pace trundler"

England turn on ‘glorified trundler’ amid ugly fallout to ‘worst day of Bazball era’ — UK View

England blasted for being ‘too friendly’ with Aussies as long-time hero falls apart: UK View

www.foxsports.com.au

I wonder how much of England's attitude is influenced by McCullum ..He probably does view it as just another game .

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I haven't been able to find this info any where but what is the issue with Stokes knee? Did he have a tear/strain or is it just over use?

Nobody knows but from experience of a damaged knee I'd say he needs a major operation on it and if he has it after ashes he won't be fit till next summer. Even then it may not work fully.

 

[Bahseph]

Nobody knows but from experience of a damaged knee I'd say he needs a major operation on it and if he has it after ashes he won't be fit till next summer. Even then it may not work fully.

Yep I know the terrors of knee injuries. Currently recovering from a partial tear in my right knee. Luckily didn't require surgery but my concern with Stokes is the damage he is doing to it now. Anyway,as a neutral I hope he stays fit for the whole series!

 

[Coronis]

England far from out of this. If they restrict Australia to about 400, they will be thereabouts early tomorrow. It is all about the second Aus innings. If they run through Australia then, they will chase it down, which was the whole point of them batting 2nd.

Then you have the weather. Chances are, this game ends in a draw. Then Australia is still only 1 up and they have 3 tests to rectify that.

Stokes only failed last game, so that he can turn up in game 5 and prevent Australia from winning the Ashes and enhance his reputation as the man who does the impossible.

Now that’s a “hot take”

 

[social]

Yeah my gut feeling is that Stokes needs an operation and/or lengthy time on the sidelines

He was obviously unfit in New Zealand and during the IPL but decided to put off whatever is required in order to play in the Ashes

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah my gut feeling is that Stokes needs an operation and/or lengthy time on the sidelines

He was obviously unfit in New Zealand and during the IPL but decided to put off whatever is required in order to play in the Ashes

India looks a tour too far in winter. Be a baptism and a half for Pope as captain.

 

[Starfighter]

“Is it even wrong to be exalted in someone's celebration when they are pointing towards their own dressing room?”

Yeah, why not?

 

[TheJediBrah]

So this going to start on time or am I going to have to spend time with the wife?

 

[Qlder]

Cricinfo says covers are off and game should start on time

 

[mustardcharlie]

I'm predicting it'll stop by 10am

It has already and Lords has marvellous drainage but I can't see them starting on time unfortunately and there's still a 50/50 chance of more before lunch.

 

[sledger]

No
No
Won't
Nothing

"Don't care" would also have been an acceptable answer to at least one of these.