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

[flibbertyjibber]

Crawley is so fuxking frustrating- he's played well and then does that.

Don't mind stumpings but charging down the track in the same way as Bairstow, Root and Mo last match is just pointless. Gifts a way back in when we had them rattled.

 

[Stapel]

That's just where wickets generally come from against Bazball.

And possibly French cuts .

 

[quincywagstaff]

Early days this Test but seems like Starc should've played at Edgbaston while Boland should've played here.

 

[hazsa19]

Maybe.
I have to say most of Lyon's wickets this series so far, were either stumped or slogged

From an England fan’s perspective it feels like a missed opportunity. They spread the field from his very first over! Singles for the taking, just milk him.
That being said he’s a quality bowler so would surely find a way of taking wickets. We badly miss a quality spinner.

 

[sledger]

Australia in desperate need of a bowler like Root tbh.

 

[Carlos]

Aussie sad they picked Starc instead of Boland now. He is getting owned.

 

[ashley bach]

Starceh has a few problems but the biggest is he just leaks too many runs.

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[Carlos]

time for Cam Green perhaps?

 

[Spark]

I mean this is just crap bowling. Both sides of the wicket, lengths all over the place...

 

[Carlos]

pitch looking like a road now. All movement gone and the atmosphere is warm.

 

[grecian]

Well he's not pretty but that was a pretty chanceless and decent 50 from Ben.

 

[mackembhoy]

Cheating poms with the sun out now they're batting

But this place says playing in England is about the pitch and not conditions.

 

[Carlos]

boy runs flowing like the Thames now

 

[ashley bach]

Nice little 2 over spell from Starc goes for 26. At least I'm assuming it was a 2 over spell.

 

[Stapel]

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Nearly 8 per over!

 

[ImpatientLime]

ain't posted in time but just popped into laugh at Starc

will no doubt meme his way to a 4-fer tho

 

[mackembhoy]

Marnus back to sounding like a mouse, what a dreadful shame.

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Relax we are going to score 450

Ho ho!

 

[Jfry]

Starc is just dogshit

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Why no Green?

Saving him for next week when Starc and Hazlewood are dropped are they?