*Official* Second Test at Lord's

[Maximas]

The thing is Lyon is crap anyway so won't be a threat either. may as well plan longterm now.

Fawad just took 8 wickets against an almost full strength Zimbabwe team, just sayin...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Fawad just took 8 wickets against an almost full strength Zimbabwe team, just sayin...

The same bloke who got carted over here by poor sides?

Scraping the barrel aren't you at present.

 

[Maximas]

The same bloke who got carted over here by poor sides?

Scraping the barrel aren't you at present.

Carted in conditions he has probably never bowled in and which really didn't suit him, probably nervous as well, good spinners are rare, name me one good England spinner currently playing outside Swann

 

[Expressway76]

Yes. Smith warming up.

Here's hoping those wickets were just a bit streaky.

 

[91Jmay]

Fawad just took 8 wickets against an almost full strength Zimbabwe team, just sayin...

Almost full strength? My ears are bleeding from that barrel you are scraping.

 

[wpdavid]

Any idea why Clarke didn't have Harris open the bowling with Siddle this morning? You'd think they were the two most likely to bowl out England for something silly.

 

[wpdavid]

Carted in conditions he has probably never bowled in and which really didn't suit him, probably nervous as well, good spinners are rare, name me one good England spinner currently playing outside Swann

Panesar has his moments

 

[91Jmay]

Just had a look at Fawad's wickets against nearly the might of Zimbabwe. No top 5 batsmen.

 

[Maximas]

Almost full strength? My ears are bleeding from that barrel you are scraping.

It was 8 wickets though, more than any of the pacers there (Sandhu, Cummins, Hazlewood), also bowled well in the domestic season on wickets that barely turned

 

[Maximas]

Just had a look at Fawad's wickets against nearly the might of Zimbabwe. No top 5 batsmen.

they were all out before he bowled, nothing he could do

 

[Expressway76]

Smith needs to go the whole hog with his bowling, surely part time is no good with an art like legspin?

 

[Tangles]

They're actually things they were underneath. Think they record how far they run and all other fancy stuff like that. They use the data for the rotation policy and how much training they should do, I think.

Looks sewn into the shirt for sure. Very odd.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

It was 8 wickets though, more than any of the pacers there (Sandhu, Cummins, Hazlewood), also bowled well in the domestic season on wickets that barely turned

Yeah but you are bragging he got Zimbabwe players out. Is this the level for Australia now?

 

[Tangles]

Smith needs to go the whole hog with his bowling, surely part time is no good with an art like legspin?

Bevan was handy without being an all rounder.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Smith needs to go the whole hog with his bowling, surely part time is no good with an art like legspin?

Yeah, not good enough to be a specialist bat anyway so probably needs to become an all rounder to justify his place long term.

 

[Spikey]

Smith needs to go the whole hog with his bowling, surely part time is no good with an art like legspin?

maybe he doesnt wanna?

 

[91Jmay]

Bevan was handy without being an all rounder.

Left hander though wasn't he. Easier to land than leg spin.

 

[Spark]

well this game and series are basically over as a contest. oh well

 

[Maximas]

Yeah but you are bragging he got Zimbabwe players out. Is this the level for Australia now?

Not bragging, just saying it deserves recognition, as for is this the level, yes, it's an A tour, he took 8 wickets when there was barely 8 wickets for him to take by the time he bowled, it was good. Leg spinners are very useful in England, a good one will take wickets, that is why I'm banging on about him. The next 2 games on tour are obviously going to show us more though

 

[Maximas]

Left hander though wasn't he. Easier to land than leg spin.

left arm legspin, just as difficult