2nd Test, Lord's, London

[morgieb]

He actually got the 400 runs. Got a fifty every single match

Though in all of them (bar The Oval where Australia only batted once) they all came in the second innings. He did bat well but I remember in a couple of his 50's he did not look comfortable. Then again they were some very green wickets and England were bowling hand grenandes.

 

[aussie tragic]

Bancroft is just insipid. I can't remember the last Australian top-order batsman who has looked so out of place at Test level.

Julien Wiener, Rick Darling, John Dyson?

 

[ajdude]

did stokes just say pizza? is this a marnus lasagne thing

 

[morgieb]

Oof that spun. Should just kick it away if I were Marnus/Bancroft as it's pitching outside leg.

 

[mr_mister]

Though in all of them (bar The Oval where Australia only batted once) they all came in the second innings. He did bat well but I remember in a couple of his 50's he did not look comfortable. Then again they were some very green wickets and England were bowling hand grenandes.

The 77 off 62 balls he was looking amazing til I think he played that dinky pull that he kept trying that year. Was so annoying

 

[Spark]

Though in all of them (bar The Oval where Australia only batted once) they all came in the second innings. He did bat well but I remember in a couple of his 50's he did not look comfortable. Then again they were some very green wickets and England were bowling hand grenandes.

He got 80 at Lord's didn't he? And Cardiff was a live Test (result wise) right until the end.

 

[Spark]

That's extremely well played.

 

[morgieb]

He got 80 at Lord's didn't he? And Cardiff was a live Test (result wise) right until the end.

The 80 was the second innings when Australia were leading by over 200 runs or something. He threw away a certain ton in the first innings though by trying to go too hard against Moeen though. True re: Cardiff.

Actually pretty well batted with these two. Marnus is more comforting than any batsman not named Smith in the side, lol.

 

[MW1304]

Really needed another one there, think this is probably done.

 

[mr_mister]

So how bad will the light need to get tonight before we can come off

 

[morgieb]

Really needed another one there, think this is probably done.

I mean there's still time for a collapse, but Bancroft seems to be handling Archer well and Labuschagne looks good. I felt as long as we weren't 3 down it would probably be OK, but I still think there's a twist waiting to happen.

 

[hazsa19]

Really needed another one there, think this is probably done.

Yeh, Archer needs some help from Broad or Woakes. Broad looked slightly off and Woakes must have a niggle?

 

[Spark]

The 80 was the second innings when Australia were leading by over 200 runs or something. He threw away a certain ton in the first innings though by trying to go too hard against Moeen though. True re: Cardiff.

Actually pretty well batted with these two. Marnus is more comforting than any batsman not named Smith in the side, lol.

Yeah it was the first innings I was thinking of, laid a really strong platform that Rogers + Smith then made full use of

 

[Spark]

Yeh, Archer needs some help from Broad or Woakes. Broad looked slightly off and Woakes must have a niggle?

Given Edgbaston I just think Root forgets Woakes exists at times

 

[GIMH]

Win would be a long shot from here but it’s not impossible.

Another ten overs of these two and it’s game set match though.

 

[OverratedSanity]

WI should feel rightfully salty that they lost Archer. He doesnt look like hes a rookie at all. Genuinely one of the more exciting debuts in recent times.

 

[ajdude]

when did usman stop using kookaburra?

 

[Second Spitter]

WI should feel rightfully salty that they lost Archer. He doesnt look like hes a rookie at all. Genuinely one of the more exciting debuts in recent times.

CWI is a total sh!tshow, though. Losing a world-class player was totally foreseeable .

Archer probably would have become a T20 merc if he stayed in the WI.

 

[ajdude]

didn't notice before but it looked like warner was crying or had been crying when he was sitting on the balcony

 

[Spark]

didn't notice before but it looked like warner was crying or had been crying when he was sitting on the balcony

He looks completely shot tbh. Those two drops really, really won't have helped.