2nd Test, Lord's, London

[TheJediBrah]

Lol they had the flattest conditions of the match in Edgbaston and were kissed on their collective peckers getting as many as they did.

may have been the best conditions of the match but still wasn't that flat

 

[Adders]

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all out for 60

Hmmmmm, wadya reckon Smiths playing with in his pocket?

 

[wpdavid]

Best thing for the series if Lords is washed out tbh. It's Lords.......Eng will lose.

Going to Headingley 2-0 and the series is over.......at least if it's 1-0 it's still up for grabs.

fwiw I reckon our record at Headingley is worse than our recent performances at Lord's. Funny place Leeds; it's supposed to have the most 'English' conditions, but we've often been absolutely shocking there.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Hmmmmm, wadya reckon Smiths playing with in his pocket?

If it's as flat as they say, one look at the pitch and he was probably rock hard

 

[Adders]

Y'know what's flat?................sandpaper.

 

[stephen]

I would not have pulled to have been the first guy to face Starc in the nets after he learned he was dropped for the first test. I'm pretty sure the ball wouldn't have been pitched in my half.

 

[trundler]

Y'know what's flat?................sandpaper.

If it's flat it's not very good sandpaper. More like sticky tape.

 

[Second Spitter]

Y'know what's flat?................sandpaper.

Altoids are pretty flat.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Y'know what's flat?................sandpaper.

yeah mate everyone got what you were implying the first time

 

[Gob]

Y'know what's flat?................sandpaper.

And your missus's chest

 

[Gob]

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/aus...2XHQSmpC_nM2aKMa-Ts-6381bqjmC08U6tHdUnQ_QlBo8

Patto rested. Probably the right move to save him for Headingley

 

[aussie tragic]

Geez, pretty bad having to rest a bowler with 9 days between games. Was sure 2nd and 4th tests were certainties for Pattinson given the tour games in between.

Why would you risk him if he's that bad. Marsh playing as back up would be the only way.

 

[aussie tragic]

Guessing we're back to Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood for Lords.

 

[GotSpin]

Strange resting patto

 

[Gob]

Strange resting patto

Best guess is that they want him to play at Headingley which would suit him more than the Lords. There are only 3 day break between the 2nd and 3rd tests.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Gah

Assume the CA medical staff know a fair bit more than I do, but still disappointing. Hope he is ready to really do some damage at Headingley

 

[TheJediBrah]

On the plus side, never thought I'd see the day when Aus selectors actually had to make decisions like this because we had so many fit bowlers

 

[TimAngas]

This is the first genuine "rotation" selection we've seen for a while from Australia. Such selections seemed to have peaked around 2012-2013 after which there was a bit of a backlash under Lehmann.

 

[Second Spitter]

Guessing we're back to Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood for Lords.

Pretty hard justifying Starc over Siddle, tbf. Siddle being an «overs-eater» and keeps things relatively tight. Starc is the exact opposite.

This is the first genuine "rotation" selection we've seen for a while from Australia. Such selections seemed to have peaked around 2012-2013 after which there was a bit of a backlash under Lehmann.

Did the Australian team ever genuinely apply a RoPo in Tests, though? (Aside against South Africa in Perth in 2013, and that was more or less out of necessity)

 

[aussie tragic]

Pretty hard justifying Starc over Siddle, tbf. Siddle being an «overs-eater» and keeps things relatively tight. Starc is the exact opposite.

Yeah but it was always Starc for Pattinson as the strike bowler. Siddle is competing with Hazlewood for keeping it tight.