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

[social]

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.

Game was basically over if Smith had caught Stokes

 

[CartyDurham]

Thinking Stokes will need to go over 200 to win ?

 

[ImpatientLime]

Australia got a murky track record in situations like this of having **** all gameplan and just solemnly drifting towards defeat

 

[Uppercut]

The commentators barely mentioned the Starc drop for 6 but it was really really bad.

 

[Spark]

That's a much better line. Now set a field to suit.

 

[Spark]

The commentators barely mentioned the Starc drop for 6 but it was really really bad.

It was ****ing terrible. I don't even know what he was trying to do.

 

[CartyDurham]

Thing is the new ball , will they bring up the field?

that’s the Aussie problem to solve

 

[Saket1209]

cummins back to take easy wickets

 

[Burgey]

New ball in nine overs. Does he try to end it before then?

 

[Daemon]

The commentators barely mentioned the Starc drop for 6 but it was really really bad.

Literally needed to take 2 steps to his left. So bad.

 

[Burgey]

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

Haven’t seen the Starc one but Smith’s was woeful

 

[ashley bach]

New ball in nine overs. Does he try to end it before then?

Recent overs don't suggest it.

 

[CartyDurham]

Now 300 is up Cricinfo

not about ten mins back

 

[thierry henry]

Just realised Vettori’s in the Aussie set-up. If you ever wanted a guy to teach you how to not take wickets in the 4th innings….

 

[subshakerz]

Cummins looks like he has eye shadow on.

 

[Spark]

Haven’t seen the Starc one but Smith’s was woeful

It was in that over that went for 20 odd. He panned it easily down to fine leg but instead of, you know, getting behind it at catching it in front of his face, he tried to stand beside it for some reason and catch it a foot and a half away from him. It's honestly some of the worst catching technique I've seen.

 

[James]

Things could get super interesting from Starc with the new ball in 9 overs... those 15 runs are going to prove so crucial one thinks.

 

[Prince EWS]

Cummins looks like he has eye shadow on.

As long as it wasn't tested on animals.

 

[social]

Only took 100 runs of legside **** for Australia to work out that there’s 2 sides of a pitch

 

[Saket1209]

Now AUS is playing like WI