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

[Spark]

I'd bowl wide yorkers and put some slips + stacked offside field. It's not a one dayer, if he wants to try and hit one that's barely on the cut strip to square leg then good luck to him. He might nick it instead.

 

[GotSpin]

How’s the overrate going?

 

[Saket1209]

Maybe the wicket of stokes can turn things up

 

[CartyDurham]

This is at the stage where nobody can move

I’ve been busting for about 30 mins but I ain’t moving a muscle here

 

[James]

Isn't Ashes cricket just the best cricket of all! Always excitement and thrill a minute.

 

[Saket1209]

How’s the overrate going?

Surely 2 points and 100 percent match fees

 

[Howe_zat]

So we're not the only ones crapping ourselves.

 

[hazsa19]

I’m only going to really believe when this is under 50 for an England win

If he gets out before we get down to 35ish needed we’ve no chance.

 

[Ashes81]

I reckon Stokes was always going to go when Bairstow got out. It certainly fired Broad up though.

Bairstow brought it on himself with that dismissal to be fair. It was dumb cricket.

100% it was dumb cricket and any team would have done the same.

But it can't be denied it changed the game. If Bairstow had been out in more conventional manner,.I don't Broad would be batting like this and the crowd wouldn't be as engaged.

 

[ripper868]

Do Australia know they need wickets to win the match?

It does rather feel like we've **** the bed and forgotten how the game works.

Incredible stuff from Stokes. Headingley hurt, this is hurting a whole lot more imo.

 

[CartyDurham]

That smith drop looks worse everytime they are showing it

 

[ashley bach]

This is at the stage where nobody can move

I’ve been busting for about 30 mins but I ain’t moving a muscle here

It's ****ing enthralling stuff.

 

[honestbharani]

I’d be astonished if anyone inthe SCG members tried to physically contact or assault a player tbh

Wasn't Siraj racially abused there? Or was it some other stand? And I think Ashwin mentioned it has happened everytime they played in Sydney.

 

[social]

Put Head on

Bowling is so predictable and ball is soft

 

[Prince EWS]

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So we're not the only ones crapping ourselves.

@RossTaylorsBox

 

[Spark]

That smith drop looks worse everytime they are showing it

Both drops today were terrible. Both ones you expect international players to swallow

 

[Prince EWS]

Wasn't Siraj racially abused there? Or was it some other stand? And I think Ashwin mentioned it has happened everytime they played in Sydney.

Read his post again.

 

[ripper868]

that smith drop was something

 

[Socerer 01]

oh no KP is back

 

[GotSpin]

Wasn't Siraj racially abused there? Or was it some other stand? And I think Ashwin mentioned it has happened everytime they played in Sydney.

He got called Shiraz. Not in the members