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

[Anil]

So now what? Will we see a positive Bazball performance or more of the Kamikaze approach?

 

[CartyDurham]

So now what? Will we see a positive Bazball performance or more of the Kamikaze approach?

How will Australia bowl and to what field setting will dictate that

 

[loterry1994]

This game been all about who’s thrown it away the best. If you were a gambling man you’d have a concussion by now

 

[ripper868]

That 98% short bowling graphic was something. Good for the game, big moral victory in my books.

 

[Shri]

We need Crawley to be our Gordon Greenidge over the next 4 sessions.

so its just not the team management that is delusional. its the fans too

 

[CartyDurham]

so its just not the team management that is delusional. its the fans too

Lot around the world the same

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Is there any Aussie fan who expected they would be bowling by now today?

It was supposedly a stroll to 400 plus leads and a canter to take ten wickets

Now it’s game on but it still favours Australia a minimum of 70-30

They can still do the canter to take 10 wickets.

 

[CartyDurham]

They can still do the canter to take 10 wickets.

They may but this game is a lot closer than they assumed it would be

Be interesting if England begin to get close to see a few twitching on here

Don’t expect it to happen but it would be fun

 

[trundler]

A little less stupidity in the first innings and England would've been looking at 320 end have a much better chance. Hindsight 20/20 etc but that hour and a half of stupidity was just so dire. Hope they still go hard

 

[loterry1994]

Least this game ain’t gonna draw now Aus would of batted till 30 mins before stumps if they could of

 

[fredfertang]

Harmisonesque that one

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

102 overs in that innings and not one was spin. Wonder when the last time England (or anyone) bowled that many without a spinner getting a go.

 

[RIcho]

Harmisonesque that one

Harmisonian

 

[CartyDurham]

If England are to stand any chance they can only lose one wicket by close I feel

 

[wpdavid]

Harmisonesque that one

Hazball?

 

[Prince EWS]

I hope Australia don't try to go with Wagnerball for Crawley. I'm fine with it to Duckett and pretty much the whole rest of the lineup, but it's important to remember that orthodox plans have worked against Crawley. No need to get #spooked by other batsmen when bowling to a crap one.

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

If England are to stand any chance they can only lose one wicket by close I feel

Asking rather a lot!

 

[fredfertang]

Harmisonian

I stand corrected

 

[Spark]

Don't need to bounce them all the time but they have to hammer the deck here. Very little this entire game for bowlers who have pitched it up.

 

[wpdavid]

I'd be tempted to bat Bairstow ahead of Stokes, in case it matters by that stage.