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

[Shri]

So this is the cheat code to break bazball. Accurate short bowling at 140 or above

 

[artvandalay]

So basically death bowling tactics and field sets is not a bad ploy against Bazball. When you keep hitting boundaries you don't want to stop and rotate strike for a while.

 

[sledger]

Hideous from Root. Look we can debate bazball, bowling line-ups, wickets, tactics, but Oz are winning this series over England ATM, because their catching has been markedly better IMHO.

Not too difficult when you're routinely served up easily catchable shots tbh.

 

[Spark]

So this is the cheat code to break bazball. Accurate short bowling at 140 or above

Real shame that Wagner was cooked a few months back, peak Wagnerball against this would have been hilarious

 

[trundler]

Brook will have to swim upstream now

 

[artvandalay]

If they just ducked everything for an hour they've probably tired the Aus bowlers to such an extent that they should be huge favourites to win the game. Instead they're throwing their wickets away for fun.

That or just rotate strike with spread out fields by rolling the wrists. They're getting out trying to clear the ropes.

 

[Spark]

That or just rotate strike with spread out fields by rolling the wrists. They're getting out trying to clear the ropes.

That's exactly what Root was trying to do to be fair.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ponting against this bowling would be box office

 

[Pothas]

Yeah just ****ing duck it for a few overs. Absolutely ridiculous

 

[Prince EWS]

This is some of the worst batsmanship I've seen in a long time.

They seem a bit spooked by this line of attack.

 

[Xuhaib]

Despite the brilliance of last 12 months I always felt bazball is unsustainable. The key to be a great test team is to make fewer mistakes and bazball will always mean you will make more unforced errors then your opponent and good test teams will pounce on your unforced errors.

 

[Jfry]

Ponting against this bowling would be box office

Nah all the English getting out is much more fun

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Real shame that Wagner was cooked a few months back, peak Wagnerball against this would have been hilarious

But Wagner peaks at 135 kph, no?

Kiwis to confirm.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah just ****ing duck it for a few overs. Absolutely ridiculous

****ing Duckett indeed.

 

[Jfry]

Don't duck it Stokes you *****

 

[slowfinger]

surely Stokes doesn't ....

 

[trundler]

But Wagner peaks at 135 kph, no?

Kiwis to confirm.

He can bowl late 130s when he puts his mind to it

@Daemon

 

[kevinw]

It's a good opportunity for Brook. Battering run of the mill spinners on roads in Pakistan is one thing....

 

[MW1304]

Fielding and Lyon the two key differences atm.

 

[trundler]

Has Stokes been neutered? He ducked that like a coward