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

[Gnske]

stokes will literally have to get a double century

Have you seen how Australia bowls under pressure? And with no Lyon

 

[Neil Young]

Non walking, peeing on the pitch, saying Australia's last Ashes win didn't count ...

Not walking isn't controversial. Very few players walk. The Ashes comment was a clear wind up. Like McGrath saying Aus will win every ashes 5-0.

Don't know about the pissing on the pitch stuff but, yeah, that's definitely controversial!

 

[Burgey]

You not like Tories ?

No one likes a Tory

 

[halba]

Man, aussie is the worst cricket team under pressure. a little bit of pressure, and you might as well bust the whole dam down.

Stokes could do it- a double ton is possible.

 

[human]

Because it's against the Spirit of the Game rule.

I'm an Englishman who had been enjoying the Aussies putting Wankball in its place with proper, top class cricket. You shouldn't have to cheat, you're good enough. But that was an utter disgrace.

still not ****ing cheating, far from an utter disgrace. Bairstow would have done the same thing

 

[CartyDurham]

Seen it now. Bairstow shouldn’t have left the crease, looking at that

move on now. It’s not cheating imo. To be fair I wouldn’t take Carey on a ten pin bowling with that quality of throw

and I would love to get stuck in on here with the Aussies but not this time

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Cummins made two mistakes

Look, Pat Cummins says that the vulnerable in society have rights and should be cared for, and that we shouldn't irreversibly scar the planet for short term comfort.

And yet he didn't withdraw that appeal. Total hypocrite.

 

[Kirkut]

To be frank let's get done with this spirit of the game thing.

You think Stokes would have taken the appeal back had it been the other way round?

How about Broad not walking in 2013?

Everyone plays to win.

 

[honestbharani]

The only time a bouncer plan ever worked in my recent memory is Lords in 2014 and even then it was hilariously inept English batting.

 

[Qlder]

Is that Bairstow dismissal not classed as run out rather than stumped?

No, st Carey b Green

 

[Victor Ian]

**** me. Stokes is going to do this. Didn't he score all the runs last time with the other guy only contributing 1. He is in magical mode again. He is such a **** ****ing ****, but with such an uncanny supply of luck fortune midas touch... I don't know what you call it, but he is ****ing annoying.

This is like I said earlier somewhere. The **** did that declaration just so he could bring his team back from the abyss and teabag us with his big big balls.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Man, aussie is the worst cricket team under pressure. a little bit of pressure, and you might as well bust the whole dam down.

Now you are Gambhiring. Nobody worse under pressure than us. Only Pakistan comes close.

 

[Neil Young]

Haha look at all those toffs in the long room refusing to applaud the Aussies. Almost enough to make me support the dismissal.

They represent a lot of what is wrong with society in Britain.

 

[halba]

Seen it now. Bairstow shouldn’t have left the crease, looking at that

move on now. It’s not cheating imo. To be fair I wouldn’t take Carey on a ten pin bowling with that quality of throw

and I would love to get stuck in on here with the Aussies but not this time

agree- He should've waited time. He didnt even wait 1 second, just kept going. If he stayed, england would've won this game for sure(they still can win it, but him being there would've been fairly comfortable)
If ben stokes wins it, hes one of the greats , an icon- of the modern game.

 

[subshakerz]

The Bairstow dismissal looks worse when you see the previous deliveries. He was walking ahead no problems, then suddenly this dismissal is seen as a live delivery.

 

[thierry henry]

As much as I shouldn’t be blown away by a team I’m supporting inevitably playing like idiots…I’m blown away by how idiotic this performance is for Australia. They are showing every sign of throwing this away tbh.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

You think Stokes would have taken the appeal back had it been the other way round?

Probably. I mean Stokes declared unnecessarily with 2 wickets in hand in a 2 wicket loss just last Test. He's a very charitable man.

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

still not ****ing cheating, far from an utter disgrace. Bairstow would have done the same thing

Based on what evidence? Him not having done it previously? Nah mate, he thought the ball was dead and was out of his crease. If you try and run someone out in those circumstances, that is clearly against the Spirit of the Game. Some of the worst cheating I have ever seen.

 

[CartyDurham]

I’m pleased for Duckett in this test scoring 180 runs

very impressive, shame his partner isCrawley

 

[honestbharani]

Lol @ anyone who thinks this dismissal of Bairstow is fair game and yet complains about RONSBU...