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

[loterry1994]

Why are you complaining - Aus would happily call stumps right now

you’d rather pile on another 50 and try declare earlier tommorow

 

[Spark]

you’d rather pile on another 50 and try declare earlier tommorow

Nah absolutely not. The only thing that can happen here is that they lose two or three for nothing in these conditions. They'll make up the time in the last two days anyway.

 

[Gob]

you’d rather pile on another 50 and try declare earlier tommorow

Hi Ben

 

[Croadymeister]

you’d rather pile on another 50 and try declare earlier tommorow

They have us completely by the throat,so sad to see The Ashes over after just two tests

 

[Gob]

If England going to stay true to bazball, a single day is enough to get them out because they won't try to save it

 

[loterry1994]

Nah absolutely not. The only thing that can happen here is that they lose two or three for nothing in these conditions. They'll make up the time in the last two days anyway.

both These guys looking decent only pussies pray for the rain

 

[loterry1994]

If England going to stay true to bazball, a single day is enough to get them out because they won't try to save it

you’ll be complaining if aus get to like 400 and get it chased down

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

 

[Spark]

both These guys looking decent only pussies pray for the rain

You'd fit in well with Bazball

 

[loterry1994]

You'd fit in well with Bazball

what you guys scared off man. They’ve got two wickets about 100 lead to start with and been batting under these conditions all day

 

[Spark]

what you guys scared off man. They’ve got two wickets about 100 lead to start with and been batting under these conditions all day

They've only got half an hour left to bat at most and it's all but D/N conditions out there, frankly it's surprising they weren't off an hour ago if the "natural light" rule is anything to go by. Literally nothing to gain and plenty to lose. They'll make up most of those overs back anyway.

 

[loterry1994]

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pretty much this Cummins captaincy been good he played his tactics to Englands ego and it’s worked both tests. England been in quite dominate positions in both tests at certain stages

 

[Croadymeister]

pretty much this Cummins captaincy been good he played his tactics to Englands ego and it’s worked both tests. England been in quite dominate positions in both tests at certain stages

Yeah then played like dumb asses

 

[loterry1994]

Yeah then played like dumb asses

I mean bazball works well when they going good but when they losing wickets in clumps they should stabilise more then go after it again. I guess they haven’t experienced it much during their time with mcullum so it’s a learning curve for them

 

[Croadymeister]

I mean bazball works well when they going good but when they losing wickets in clumps they should stabilise more then go after it again. I guess they haven’t experienced it much during their time with mcullum so it’s a learning curve for them

Doesn't look like this team seems to understand the meaning of word stabilise. Sadly it's too late for this Ashes but we need to find some pace for next one in Australia

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

They have us completely by the throat,so sad to see The Ashes over after just two tests

Nil desperandum.Could rain for next two days..

 

[Ashes81]

To be fair to our bowlers, we've bowled pretty well in this innings without a whole lot of luck. I've lost count of the times the balls beaten the bat without taking the edge.

The Aussies have batted well in really tough conditions and as things stand unless we absolutely skittle through the rest of the innings, we're going to have far too many to chase in the 4th innings.

It's been an immensely frustrating test match. I genuinely don't believe ability wise there's much between the sides.

But in game management terms, there's a chasm. It always felt like our brainless batting last night would cost us, and that's been reinforced by today's play.

If we lose this test, and we deserve to for that batting performance, then we really do only have ourselves to blame.

 

[Spark]

Looks like that's it. Close to as good a day as Aus could have hoped for really, even moreso than Day 1 under the circumstances. England bowled real well in that last hour, the sort of period that's shot out Aus in a session in England in tours past.

 

[Gob]

That's it for the day. That last hour was huge for Australia

by not being in the middle

 

[CartyDurham]

Nil desperandum.Could rain for next two days..

Watching Surrey tonight ?

going to get a county stream as it’s raining at the lancs v yorks sky I think