*Official* Second Test at Lord's

[Scaly piscine]

Just flicking through 5 of England's top 7 (the guys with the most caps) - I notice they all average around the same or significantly worse than their career average when winning the toss & batting. You'd think it would be 5-10 runs higher if anything because it should be the best times to bat. Is there a list of England totals somewhere where they've won the toss and batted? I suspect it will be a fairly **** list.

 

[Spark]

needs to hit pad first to be out. ie simultaneous is not pad first

If the ump actually detects the edge and thinks it's squeezed, though, no way it's gonna be given

 

[Furball]

Surprised that wasn't much of an appeal on that last ball. Reckon that's an umpire's call.

 

[Pizzorno]

bairstow looking scared to come out into the sun

He also looks scared whenever he plays cricket.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Khawaja still has enough time to get a ton before lunch.

 

[Spikey]

Surprised that wasn't much of an appeal on that last ball. Reckon that's an umpire's call.

didnt see any swing


hmm trott doesnt usually make that look so hard

 

[Burgey]

Come on Patto. Trying too hard here.

 

[Cabinet96]

Trott fell over a long way there.

 

[Maximas]

I went to see us play Sri Lanka on day 1 at Lords in 2011. We were 3 down in half an hour but ended the day 300-odd for 6, with Prior and Broad hitting fifties. Only difference is the opposition attack included Welegedara, Lakmal and Maharoof...

OK, expect England to be 3/300 at stumps then, can't match those greats...

 

[irfan]

Any England batsman who can drag us out of the **** today gets my first born named after him.

Your first born is going to be nameless?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So basically we have started this match like the crims started at Adelaide last time.

 

[ajdude]

hey cabinet96 can one of the questions for LMS be "will we see shane warne's nipples today"

 

[Ruckus]

bouncer a good tactic on this pitch

 

[Uppercut]

Wasn't there someone on here who reckoned that slightly shorter length at pace was the way to bowl at Trott? Vic was it?

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Warnie's clearly mixed up his notes, just referred to Patto as big-hearted.

 

[Ruckus]

patto has largely been ****e so far. Needs to lift his game stat. Need sustained pressure from both ends while we still have momentum

 

[Pizzorno]

Your first born is going to be nameless?

tbh, it's probably better that I don't end up calling my baby girl Jonny Bairstow.

 

[weeman27bob]

Just flicking through 5 of England's top 7 (the guys with the most caps) - I notice they all average around the same or significantly worse than their career average when winning the toss & batting. You'd think it would be 5-10 runs higher if anything because it should be the best times to bat. Is there a list of England totals somewhere where they've won the toss and batted? I suspect it will be a fairly **** list.

Team records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[King Pietersen]

Your first born is going to be nameless?

Better than Ian Roland tbf.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

No wickets for 3 overs, bring on Siddle.