*Official* Second Test at Lords

[NUFAN]

Haha, getting on the draw as soon as I get home, thought about it prior to the game but the odds weren't that great...thats 5/2 now in English money isn't it?

Mate, I made a mistake, England and the draw should be switched around.

 

[Richard]

In a case like this with the bowler clearly injured you should be able to use the sub as a bowler. England should make 450+ now that Johnson is bowling rubbish, Siddle hasn't been doing anything special, the England batsmen are on a roll and now we are a bowler down. Macca and/or Watson should be allowed to bowl.

England should've made 650 before Hauritz was injured and they should make it afterwards.

On this deck there was never any excuse for letting Hauritz get anything. And even if North is far less accurate, with field-placings like this their economy-rates might well be little different.

 

[The Sean]

Another dropped catch, and Hauritz injured. Jammy bastard looks likely to get out of the 0-150 he deserved now.

Rich you're the only bloke I know who can see a bowler injure his bowling hand and call him lucky.

 

[Richard]

When Ricky told his bowlers at lunchtime to pull their fingers out, I doubt he meant it quite so literally

Good gag.

I get sick of

or

ROFL

posts personally.

 

[Top_Cat]

Tipping Johnson to lift and take a bag now that Australia really need him to.

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Do you think the hardest Viv Richards shot actually went faster than the hardest Andrew Strauss shot?

Richards was just better than most batsmen, he didn't hit the ball proportionally harder than anyone.

Yeah, a Viv Richards shot would go much faster then a Andrew Strauss shot if they were both trying to smack the hell out of it. Do you honestly think someone like Ian Bell could hit a ball as fast as Andrew Symonds or Chris Gayle?

 

[Prince EWS]

Mate, I made a mistake, England and the draw should be switched around.

Yeah, I just went to bet365 and discovered that.

 

[.matt]

Tipping Johnson to lift and take a bag now that Australia really need him to.

Well if he comes on now it would be a change of angle and pace really. I think bringing him on for North is the right option to change the line and mix things up. Could get a surprise wicket.

 

[Richard]

Rich you're the only bloke I know who can see a bowler injure his bowling hand and call him lucky.

On this sort of pitch, you should take any injury with foremost thanks to the God Of Cricket (no, not the poster godofcricket).

 

[James90]

I suggest blocking bet365 on your computer. Worst betting site there is.

 

[NUFAN]

Yeah, I just went to bet365 and discovered that.

You said you want England to win, why not bet on them?

 

[Andre]

It certainly isn't going to help us, no. We could really, really have done with the chance to erase the memories of letting Hauritz get 6-150-odd, and now we've been denied the chance.

What's more, Australia might actually pick the four seamers they should be picking for the rest of the series now.

Bring back Bryce McGain!

Another nail in the 4 bowlers coffin IMO, we need to start playing 5.

 

[Richard]

Yeah, a Viv Richards shot would go much faster then a Andrew Strauss shot if they were both trying to smack the hell out of it. Do you honestly think someone like Ian Bell could hit a ball as fast as Andrew Symonds or Chris Gayle?

Yes, and I've seen him do so. It's just on the vast majority of occasions he doesn't try, whereas Symonds and Gayle try (and succeed) with great regularity. Same with Richards and Strauss.

Being a good batsman and the maximum pace you can hit the ball with are not correlative. Most batsmen's maximum pace is roughly similar. What sets them apart is how regularly they utilise coming close to said maximum.

 

[James90]

Haddin's concentration disappeared after the first hour. Strauss never even shaped to play at that.

 

[zaremba]

On this sort of pitch, you should take any injury with foremost thanks to the God Of Cricket (no, not the poster godofcricket).

It's the Australian cricketing equivalent of a Blighty Wound.

 

[.matt]

A lack of concentration from our fielders here I think. The pressure and frsutration is really getting to us as you can see. Haddin has been well poor and made some bad errors.

 

[91Jmay]

Haddin's had a poor game with the gloves so far aswell.

 

[Pizzorno]

Fielded Ricky. It's not in the spirit of the game to just give the opposition runs like that though.

 

[zaremba]

Bring back Bryce McGain!

Another nail in the 4 bowlers coffin IMO, we need to start playing 5.

North and Katich and Clarke might not offer much of a threat (touch wood) but they can bowl enough overs to give the quicks a rest.

Mitch Johnson's got to be feeling the pressure, though. Being part of a 3-man attack is a real problem if you're bowling rubbish.

 

[Burgey]

For some reason, on some level deep inside, I actually want England to win this game. I'm not even sure why.

It worries me. I think only Burgey can save me now.

Liberal voter, aren't you son?

That would explain such treason. You realise treason is still a capial offence don't you? Along with Piracy on the Seas and using the word "access" as a verb.

Supporting England is in that company. Don't do it. If England played Nazi Germany at cricket (they'd lose) then you might consider it.

Get therapy. If that doesn't work, hope to God I don't see you at Baulko shops any time soon...