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

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The latter is significant

True, but it decreases slightly when you think about the NZ bowling attack for that game - Southee, a clearly past-it Wagner, Tickner, Kuggeleijn, Bracewell.

 

[TimAngas]

Screenshot that one someone.

 

[NZTailender]

NZ lost their main bowlers re that loss. No Boult or Jamieson or Ferguson. If they had even one they are tough to beat

Pak tracks were too flat in that series.

You can't include Ferguson in that mix imho but they did beat Boult and Jamieson at home in the series that started it all

 

[Fuller Pilch]

NZ lost their main bowlers re that loss. No Boult or Jamieson or Ferguson. If they had even one they are tough to beat

Pak tracks were too flat in that series.

I agree but they did it.

 

[CartyDurham]

Wish they just cut to Athers and ponting having a chat

this is dull. Not blaming Australia here before anyone starts

was that a slow ball Yorker there ? Dear god if it was, the first one in about 18 years

 

[social]

Ponting talking bollocks

For whatever reason, some players pick the ball up more quickly than others

 

[ripper868]

best shot ever

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Not quite sure on the shot selection there

 

[Spark]

Khawaja's actually looked a little suspect here. Flapped at a few.

 

[NZTailender]

Ponting talking bollocks

For whatever reason, some players pick the ball up more quickly than others

I thought his analysis was quite good tbh. All about technique, not some supernatural "I have magic eyes" bs that laypeople want to buy into

 

[CartyDurham]

Drop

 

[Spark]

Bairstow eh.

 

[CartyDurham]

I thought his analysis was quite good tbh

Same here. I’d rather listen to that chat than watch this dull fest (not Australia). But England

 

[Spark]

I thought his analysis was quite good tbh

Yeah I don't think anyone should be claiming to know more about the technicals of batsmanship than Ricky Ponting. Very short list of human beings who would know more than him.

 

[TimAngas]

That's demoralising stuff. With all the questions around Bairstow that is really inopportune.

 

[NZTailender]

Khawaja's actually looked a little suspect here. Flapped at a few.

I didn't think they'd get sucked into the short ball ploy but here we are

Somewhere Wagner is collecting royalties

 

[Spark]

Wish they just cut to Athers and ponting having a chat

this is dull. Not blaming Australia here before anyone starts

was that a slow ball Yorker there ? Dear god if it was, the first one in about 18 years

Nah it's not exactly compelling viewing. Far cry from yesterday evening when the ball was darting about

 

[halba]

Ponting comes across as very intelligent, no wonder he was an ATG

 

[Gob]

Smith's going to drag one here

 

[Spark]

Smith meanwhile looks like he has about a week to play these.