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

[sledger]

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

Oh your father has a wife?

 

[Victor Ian]

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

UNTIL Australia dismantles bazball, I choose to believe that it is the future of test cricket. You can get bowled out in 80 overs because you are **** but still make 400 runs.

But yeah... this thread is moving at such a pace, that I haven't seen Morgieb be all negative so I am just making sure the pessimistic balance is here, just in case.

 

[slowfinger]

another day to ponder "how to get Steve Smith out"?

 

[ashley bach]

"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

Good to see @trundler the glorified one getting involved here.

 

[ashley bach]

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.

Yeah that all seems the more realistic chain of events. Victor giving baz way too much respect imo

 

[NZTailender]

Root struggling to answer Atherton's questions here. No wonder he has so many to answer, can't hack the pressure

 

[slowfinger]

"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 mean the Robinson-Philander comparisons are looking a little silly right now. Not sure what Philander would have done on the same flat deck though

 

[trundler]

I mean the Robinson-Philander comparisons are looking a little silly right now. Not sure what Philander would have done on the same flat deck though

Feigned a knee injury

 

[Starfighter]

In these conditions we could easily lose the last five for forty or less.

 

[Starfighter]

And we have a hold up already.

 

[Burgey]

In these conditions we could easily lose the last five for forty or less.

They’ve got too many in these conditions already mate

 

[Qlder]

In these conditions we could easily lose the last five for forty or less.

Nah, Aus making 500

 

[social]

Robinson is obviously a skilled bowler BUT him basically rolling his arm over yesterday was not what his team needed at all

Hate to use this word but there was absolutely no intent in his bowling that I could see other than to float it up and hope that the pitch did the work for him

 

[Burgey]

How do they **** around like this so much? Seriously, it happens with ground staff all over the world. Like they want to be on tv

 

[Burgey]

Presumably Pope has to bat seven or lower?

 

[trundler]

Looking at that Pope injury again, I'm reminded just how many things can go wrong at any moment in sport. These guys have rocks hurled at them for a living but anyone's really one slip away from cracking or dislocating something.

 

[Uppercut]

I mean the Robinson-Philander comparisons are looking a little silly right now. Not sure what Philander would have done on the same flat deck though

It's not a comparison I would have made but it's hardly looking silly given that he is still averaging less than Philander.

 

[social]

They’ve got too many in these conditions already mate

Yeah

330 odd for 5 after being sent in against an all quick lineup in good bowling conditions is 100 too much & 5 wickets too little

 

[Starfighter]

Presumably Pope has to bat seven or lower?

Not sure how it works in that instance.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Anderson currently going this series at a wicket every 524 deliveries.