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

[ripper868]

Tipped it into his own net as well, not even over the crossbar

 

[Burgey]

Cheeseburger Bairstow having a mare again

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah but being adaptable is what makes very good/ great players. These guys aren’t known for their defensive games. I don’t know that they can do that. For all the bluster, was their first innings run rate meaningfully higher than Australia’s? I don’t think it ended up being so. Really good players have gears, not just one, whether it’s first or fifth

Remember the third gear memes? Good times.

 

[TimAngas]

 

[CartyDurham]

Throw it forward, what do you think Australia will think is a safe target and the time needed to bounce England out ?

 

[Spark]

Remember the third gear memes? Good times.

Particularly funny when you remember the original context of that meme and then what happened six months later

 

[social]

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

Nah

You might have 20/20 vision and be a Smith technique clone but I guarantee that you won’t have as much time to play as he does

 

[TheJediBrah]

Ponting talking bollocks

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

Yeah Ponting is usually spot on, but "everyone's eyes work the same" is definitely not true

 

[NZTailender]

Nah

You might have 20/20 vision and be a Smith technique clone but I guarantee that you won’t have as much time to play as he does

Haha, this comment doesn't even make sense

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

this looks every bit like Jimmy's last Ashes

I’ve always thought it would be. He’s turned 40 and when will the next Ashes be?

 

[kevinw]

You go short for a few overs maybe? But if it's not working try something else?

 

[CartyDurham]

I’ve always thought it would be. He’s turned 40 and when will the next Ashes be?

About 18 months I think

 

[CartyDurham]

You go short for a few overs maybe? But if it's not working try something else?

I think this is basically time wasting and trying to lower the scoring rate

They’ve give up on trying to bowl Australia out

Trying to delay the declaration for as long as possible

 

[NZTailender]

Yeah Ponting is usually spot on, but "everyone's eyes work the same" is definitely not true

People with impaired vision definitely will have a harder time picking up a ball than someone who has good vision. That's why Taylor scored a double ton after getting some eye drops (and Chris Martin was apparently blind as, batting wise). But this is not what he meant.

It's reflexes. Someone like Smith, who practices and practices, and grew up in Australia and plays on fast pitches against properly fast bowlers, is going to have a better reaction time than someone who grew up facing dibbly dobblers on wickets with no pace. Implying someones vision can make the ball seem to move slower is ludicrous.

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

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

I’ve been chatting about the actor Roger Allam on a FB thread…

 

[Alex0paul]

About 18 months I think

30 months

 

[CartyDurham]

I’ve been chatting about the actor Roger Allam on a FB thread…

Love him in Endeavour. Great actor , think I will download an endeavour as this game is basically waiting for Australia to declare now

England don’t have a clue how to take a wicket here

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

About 18 months I think

Well there you go. He won’t be around for that.

 

[Spark]

People with impaired vision definitely will have a harder time picking up a ball than someone who has good vision. That's why Taylor scored a double ton after getting some eye drops (and Chris Martin was apparently blind as, batting wise). But this is not what he meant.

It's reflexes. Someone like Smith, who practices and practices, and grew up in Australia and plays on fast pitches against properly fast bowlers, is going to have a better reaction time than someone who grew up facing dibbly dobblers on wickets with no pace. Implying someones vision can make the ball seem to move slower is ludicrous.

Ultimately batting is about determining where a fast moving small object is and then predicting where it'll go, to be fair. That's more than just reflexes, there's an element of calculation and judgement in there too.

 

[TheJediBrah]

People with impaired vision definitely will have a harder time picking up a ball than someone who has good vision. That's why Taylor scored a double ton after getting some eye drops (and Chris Martin was apparently blind as, batting wise). But this is not what he meant.

It's reflexes. Someone like Smith, who practices and practices, and grew up in Australia and plays on fast pitches against properly fast bowlers, is going to have a better reaction time than someone who grew up facing dibbly dobblers on wickets with no pace. Implying someones vision can make the ball seem to move slower is ludicrous.

It's not just about impaired vision v good vision. Vision isn't binary, as far as I'm aware at all levels it's on a spectrum (much like Steve Smith)