2nd Test, Lord's, London

[BoyBrumby]

Fecking weather. I'm about 65 miles north of Lords and it's cracking flags here; bright sunshine!

 

[aussie tragic]

From Cricinfo:

"Sadly it's already raining heavily at Lord's, so we might have to make our own entertainment this morning (or possibly even the duration). The forecast is pretty grim until about mid-afternoon, so already there might be some thoughts about tinkering with selection for a four-day Test."

 

[Burgey]

Fecking weather. I'm about 65 miles north of Lords and it's cracking flags here; bright sunshine!

But one moderately sized cloud covers the whole UK. It must be heading your way.

 

[morgieb]

It looks like today's a write-off, tomorrow should be a full day, Friday a half-day, Saturday consistently dicey (so if we start on time we might get a lot of play but it's the sort of day where if it doesn't start on time they'll struggle to get many overs in) and Sunday looks promising. Gonna be hard to force a result if the pitch is as dry as it looks.

 

[social]

Difference in picture quality between Fox and GEM is massive

 

[Prince EWS]

Difference in picture quality between Fox and GEM is massive

Yeah even the GEM HD channel sucks. I rag on Foxtel's compression standard but man I've gained a whole new appreciation for it...

 

[stephen]

Bookies have the draw as the short priced favourite at the moment.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Bookies have the draw as the short priced favourite at the moment.

That's because they've seen the English weather but not the batting line up.

 

[Son Of Coco]

The previous curator at Lords was named 'Mike Hunt'. You'd go by 'Michael' surely...

 

[Prince EWS]

The previous curator at Lords was named 'Mike Hunt'. You'd go by 'Michael' surely...

I used to think this. But nah, embrace it IMO.

 

[Starfighter]

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public...&fcTime=1565701500&zoom=8&lon=-1.23&lat=51.76

Yuck

 

[Lillian Thomson]

There's a few sites where you can get hour by hour weather for Lord's. Not a pretty sight/site.

https://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Lords_Cricket_Ground/hour_by_hour.html

 

[Burgey]

Adelaide 06 highlights on here. Hearing Bill, Tony and especially Richie makes you realise how much better the old crew was compared with the last channel nine cabal.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Adelaide 06 highlights on here. Hearing Bill, Tony and especially Richie makes you realise how much better the old crew was compared with the last channel nine cabal.

Ahh, the Brad McNamara reign of terror

 

[PikeyB]

I have several DVDs of that Adelaide '06 test . Not easy to get over here . Miracle Test bastards !

 

[Burgey]

Was revenge for Edgbaston 05.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I forgot how unco Freddie's bowling action looked

 

[Burgey]

Reminds me of how well Hoggard bowled that tour. Was an iron man in that test especially.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Reminds me of how well Hoggard bowled that tour. Was an iron man in that test especially.

The only English seamer to actually look reasonably threatening all series. Freddie was OK in Brisbane but didn't do much thereafter, Harmison set the tone for his series with his first delivery, Anderson was just insipid, and then they brought Saj Mahmood in who was the worst of the lot

 

[Burgey]

So good watching Anderson getting pummeled. Have always regarded that as his actual level, barring a category four cyclone over his head. And he hasn't done much out here in three subsequent tours to suggest otherwise