***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

[Starfighter]

Yeah it looks like unlike the first two days the ball is doing an awful lot under lights. Will wait and see what it's like tomorrow but if it's like this then it might be carnage.

Ball probably won't move as much tomorrow. It should still move if they pitch it up though. But I'd expect Darsh and someone else to probably get enough of a partnership going, we've still got Paine as well.

The question is whether we try bat longer and take the new ball under lights or try go for it more to give us more time to bowl them out and have an older ball under lights. I'd personally go for the latter. I think 350 will be too much in any case.

This is pathetic.

 

[adub]

Legendary Lyno!

Get the stretcher!

 

[GotSpin]

What's the strategy tomorrow for straya? Bat for time to maximise new ball bowling under the lights?

 

[morgieb]

Completely different ground though

Yeah true, but I think anything under 350 is potentially chasable. Probably not given England's batting lineup, but it's not unrealistic.

 

[Spark]

The one time when you don't mind being hit there so much

 

[Spikey]

Really think the umpire should have the ability to add extra time to stop **** like this

 

[Furball]

Make him play ffs

 

[Spark]

Yeah true, but I think anything under 350 is potentially chasable. Probably not given England's batting lineup, but it's not unrealistic.

Wait, you think 350 is chaseable in conditions like these?

 

[Starfighter]

Really think the umpire should have the ability to add extra time to stop **** like this

This would be good.

 

[Pothas]

Needed them 6 or 7 down really and it easily could have been.

Still it was something to enjoy.

 

[Spark]

This would be good.

I still don't get why they don't just play until all the overs due are bowled.

 

[91Jmay]

Must admit, it's enjoyable to see Lyon get hit in the gonads (as long as he isn't injured from it).

 

[morgieb]

Wait, you think 350 is chaseable in conditions like these?

Well that depends on whether we actually get conditions like these, batting under lights felt a lot harder today than it did Days 1 and 2. Plus Woakes and Overton looked pretty comfortable out there when showing some grit.

 

[Son Of Coco]

England can't have a whinge about Lyon's tactics after the ****ing farce they put on as part of trying to survive over there a few years back surely. Suck it up and stop complaining for once in your lives, please.

 

[adub]

Good for the series that England finally won a session.

 

[Daemon]

I still don't get why they don't just play until all the overs due are bowled.

Yeah, makes no sense to end on time in D/N games if the overs aren't done.

 

[Furball]

I still don't get why they don't just play until all the overs due are bowled.

It makes bugger all sense when it's a D/N Test.

 

[ajdude]

I still don't get why they don't just play until all the overs due are bowled.

especially in a d/n test, i mean the conditions aren’t getting much different until sunrise ffs

 

[GotSpin]

A relief that there might actually be a contest now

 

[ajdude]

England can't have a whinge about Lyon's tactics after the ****ing farce they put on as part of trying to survive over there a few years back surely. Suck it up and stop complaining for once in your lives, please.

bilal shafayat, what a man