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

[Coronis]

Cam Green what a fielder

 

[Ashes81]

You didn’t win the final. You won the World Cup.

To win the World Cup you have to win the final

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Ah the classic no look hook

 

[GIMH]

Well done Oz.

Hard to see us winning the series from here but you never know with this team I guess.

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

if i had a dollar for everytime an England fan assumed I was an Australian fan………..

I actually hadn't, was just taking what you had said.

 

[ripper868]

To win the World Cup you have to win the final

no, just draw it.

 

[Prince EWS]

Reply to me damn it

no

 

[Coronis]

Nah Stokes didn't really look right after lunch, like he'd swung all the energy out of him beforehand, and Australia bowled a lot better to him. It was just kind of hard to see where the runs were going to come from if he didn't go the slog and Aus made that a hell of a lot harder once they got the line right.

i.e Cummins’ plan all along. Masterclass.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

And they didn't ****ing win the world cup. They won the rules book and umpire popularity contest.

 

[Burgey]

Laxman was nothing like this. I don't think I've seen a guy who through sheer single-mindedness change the course of the game in like twenty minutes.

Yeah Stokes is on a different level again because of the speed at which he turns games like this around. Laxman is one of my AT faves but he was like Federer to Stokes’ Nadal in these sort of situations. One was graceful and picked you apart, the other muscles his way past you

 

[Shri]

Carey didn't cheat you numbskull.
Some ****ing umpire came in and literally dissected and explained the laws and you say "oh he violated the spirit of the game" thats not ****ing cheating ****

calm down the guy you are swearing at seems decent. don't want new blood chased away and listen to the same ***** i have been listening to for 16 ****ing years

 

[GIMH]

And they didn't ****ing win the world cup. They won the rules book and umpire popularity contest.

No we did win it. Fact. Piss off with your boring shite

 

[Spark]

Well done Oz.

Hard to see us winning the series from here but you never know with this team I guess.

Can't argue with the fight and character your lot have shown in the last two days tbf, this game looked veeery much done after Day 3. But just too many critical errors in the first half of the game and while it's forgotten now, letting an Australian side get to 330/3 on Day 1 under clouds and lights when you've sent them in is absolutely criminal. Far worse in hindsight than the hookathon on Day 2.

 

[ripper868]

Well done Oz.

Hard to see us winning the series from here but you never know with this team I guess.

Tbh, if England win the 3rd, which it feels like they are due, I wouldn't be surprised to see it go 2-2 heading to the Oval.

best Series for a very very long time with the drama etc etc.

 

[MW1304]

I'm tired.

Are we ever going to have a typical Test again? Could do with a 500 v 500 bore draw tbh.

 

[Calm_profit]

Is Jimmy going to cry again @Shri ?

 

[The Sean]

He was right to cheat? How so, because they won? Is that really how low they are?

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

 

[Prince EWS]

i.e Cummins’ plan all along. Masterclass.

 

[stephen]

Nah Stokes didn't really look right after lunch, like he'd swung all the energy out of him beforehand, and Australia bowled a lot better to him. It was just kind of hard to see where the runs were going to come from if he didn't go the slog and Aus made that a hell of a lot harder once they got the line right.

They could have actually run a few. There were a lot of twos on offer.

 

[Burgey]

Terrific effort from Broad. Honestly, Stokes aside he’s England’s best Ashes performer in years. Always lifts for it and today was ballsy AF with the cue