*Official* First Test at Lord's

[wpdavid]

Sheer stupidity from the captain. It hardly take Einstein to realise that you just need to see off Zaheer, so wtf give catching practice? Dumb in the extreme.

 

[Kylez]

Ishant bowls a ball in the right area and troubles Pietersen straight away. Shocker..

 

[Teja.]

9-5-9-2

Absolutely mental.

 

[Woodster]

Very loose shot from Strauss, in the end was having to really drag the ball from high and wide outside off stump, thus losing any control he may have had in the stroke.

Such an exciting period of play coming up here.

 

[weldone]

He's got the job done but his pitch map was very, very unflattering.

Yeah, that's exactly what I meant.

 

[Spark]

He's got the job done but his pitch map was very, very unflattering.

Think people are forgetting that Zaheer is a bowler who plays the long game, tbh. Both his dismissals have been marked by probing if less than threatening outswingers with the occasional ball that looks to take a wicket.

 

[Uppercut]

Absolutely mental.

Mmm when a fast bowler doesn't go for many runs in his opening spell in England it's usually because he's bowling too wide.

 

[Uppercut]

Think people are forgetting that Zaheer is a bowler who plays the long game, tbh. Both his dismissals have been marked by probing if less than threatening outswingers with the occasional ball that looks to take a wicket.

It was a good piece of bowling to get rid of Cook for sure but he's bowled so, so much better than this. Not least on his last visit to England.

 

[centurymaker]

Ishant bowls a ball in the right area and troubles Pietersen straight away. Shocker..

if only even was more consistent

 

[Spark]

It was a good piece of bowling to get rid of Cook for sure but he's bowled so, so much better than this. Not least on his last visit to England.

Which is why he has 2 wickets and not more.

And then we come to Ishant...

 

[centurymaker]

It was a good piece of bowling to get rid of Cook for sure but he's bowled so, so much better than this. Not least on his last visit to England.

doesn't seem fully fit

 

[Burgey]

Fmd Sharma IS Broad.

 

[Uppercut]

I think this may be a plan to keep KP on 0.

Haha KP isn't even shouldering arms. He's just looking at them disdainfully.

 

[Vroomfondel]

doesn't seem fully fit

actually, i was wondering the same. seems to be moving a bit gingerly in the field (also the fact that he didn't bowl the 2nd innings at taunton)

 

[nsniks]

From cricinfo : Strauss v left-arm pace in Tests since December 2009: 132 runs, 12 dismissals, average 11

 

[Spark]

I think this may be a plan to keep KP on 0.

Haha KP isn't even shouldering arms. He's just looking at them disdainfully.

Time for another of my pet peeves - I really would like the umpires to be extra harsh on wides in this case.

 

[centurymaker]

at least zaheer's done what he was expected to do -- getting the two lefties out!
wish he had done some off-season training or something to keep himself in shape

 

[flibbertyjibber]

2 bowlers gone off, lets hope they are ok.

 

[slowfinger]

I dunno who to be supporting , haha! Zaheer has played a fair bit of cricket here so naturally he should be more apt to the conditions.... True wicket isn't it!

 

[Cevno]

Sachin saving 3 runs there..