2nd Test, Lord's, London

[flibbertyjibber]

this would be the sort of situation in 2015 where moeen would hack a run a ball 70 or so

Or 2013 Bell would go out and be like Smith and look like he was batting on a totally different track and take the game away.

 

[Tangles]

Yeah I would absolutely hate chasing 200 on this. Especially if no Smith

A fit Smith and you wouldn’t count out anything.

 

[ajdude]

Or 2013 Bell would go out and be like Smith and look like he was batting on a totally different track and take the game away.

yeah in that series he was genuinely a cross of smith's run scoring ability and cummins' third man strokeplay

 

[GIMH]

Cliffs for today please?

 

[trundler]

Surely Smith must have some sort of record for tough runs? His purple patch is the putplest I've seen, insane conversion and all but everyone around him is ****.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Cliffs for today please?

Richard?

 

[vcs]

Need Buttler and Stokes to step up here.

 

[Spark]

Cliffs for today please?

Nothing happened, entirely uneventful

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Ohhh what a beauty!

Siddle's pressing all the right buttons

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Where was Stokes going?

 

[trundler]

Cliffs for today please?

Smith get to 50. England still in the game. Post lunch Archer bowled one of the fastest spells anyone's seen, hit Smith's arm and then hit hill near where Hughes was hit. Smith goes off. Another wicket falls. Smith comes out loopy. 3 fours take him to 92. Gem from Woakes and he is plumb in front. Looked a bit rattled. Tail scrapes to 250. Roy continues to be useless, pops one back to Cummins. Root gets a peach first up. 2 in 2. A few catches are dropped then Siddle takes 2. Lyon has looked dangerous too.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Prodigious turn

 

[ajdude]

oh my ****ING god

 

[Jarquis]

Leg stump is a thing

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Would Aus have trouble chasing 200? Probably not with Smith batting tbh.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Well a mis-review again

 

[h_hurricane]

That Langer face when he sees one more potential wicket not reviewed !

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Those are often hitting according to DRS. In the old days they were assumed to be missing.

 

[trundler]

Painful. Woeful umpiring.

 

[Spark]

Mate.