*Official* Second Test (Lord's, London) 28 June–2 July

[social]

Not saying he’s good but Cummins going from okay with the bat to a complete bunny for 2 years and now looking like he can be okay again has been weird

 

[Qlder]

England bowled 12 overs in the hour. They really don't give a **** how many WTC points they lose do they

 

[Bahnz]

Some excellent commentary from Nasser re. Smith's retirement speculation

"What else is he going to do??"

I've been saying the same myself for years. Going to sound harsh but I imagine Steve Smith would be as close to a useless human as you can get if not for playing cricket

Haha, remember someone once saying that Smith is the kinda guy who’d have spent his high school years getting his head flushed in the toilet by the likes of Warner and Haddin if he wasn’t so good at cricket.

 

[trundler]

Averaged 70 in 5 different countries away and 44 in the other one. But yeah I get your point.

Smith has done it against much much better bowlers though

 

[TimAngas]

Some excellent commentary from Nasser re. Smith's retirement speculation

"What else is he going to do??"

I've been saying the same myself for years. Going to sound harsh but I imagine Steve Smith would be as close to a useless human as you can get if not for playing cricket

He'll retire and go into selling NFTs after the Ashes. Generational fortune, I hear, the Steve Smith Masterpiece Innings Collection.

 

[halba]

looking at about a 450 total maximum. After cummins its only Lyon and hazlewood who are mugs.

Edit: 420 is probably max. smith out.

These two batting heroes will disappoint as they arent under pressure this time.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Why are stats allowed for everyone bar Anderson

the numbers don’t lie

sorry but that’s just true

Stephen Fleming 7, 172

Donald Bradman 6,996

The numbers don't lie

 

[Spark]

England bowled 12 overs in the hour. They really don't give a **** how many WTC points they lose do they

Quite right too

 

[social]

Some excellent commentary from Nasser re. Smith's retirement speculation

"What else is he going to do??"

I've been saying the same myself for years. Going to sound harsh but I imagine Steve Smith would be as close to a useless human as you can get if not for playing cricket

Both he and Marnus

 

[vicleggie]

Kevin Pietersen must be getting ready to unload on the England team

 

[TheJediBrah]

Also pretty funny that future nerds will argue that his average should be adjusted upwards to account for the games against Pakistan where he was picked as a leg-spinner.

This is actually true with regards to his white-ball stats

 

[Spark]

Good snare that

 

[Starfighter]

Speaking of leaden footed drives. That's a solid catch though.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Thank god for that. Heck of a knock though, bloody well played.

 

[Coronis]

England bowled 12 overs in the hour. They really don't give a **** how many WTC points they lose do they

Probably better for “entertainment” if its two non English teams always playing the final in England.

 

[Socerer 01]

Tongue having a good time

 

[trundler]

Boo. No red ink. Now collapse.

 

[CartyDurham]

By god that went like a rocket. That’s a good catch to remover Smyth

Duckett well done and tong

well played Smith. That was top notch batting

well that 450 might not happen

 

[Bahnz]

Grow some balls and declare Pat. Test cricket will die if you don’t.

 

[morgieb]

That's.....not great.

Still, great innings.