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

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Ben Duckett leave klaxon.

 

[Gob]

Starc is a problem for sure. Shame he had a couple of good years with the scrambled seam but doesn't look good now

Tomorrow looks like it will be overcast all day so would be good to bowl but big chunk of that lead could be taken out this session

 

[Pothas]

Counting that as a leave from Duckett.

 

[Spark]

Haha in my memory Bret Lee was actually a lot better.

Would have thought an English fan would fondly remember Brett Lee as being bang average at times given how he bowled in 05

 

[Nintendo]

Is green a bit underdone and that's why he's not bowling? Usually the managment are usually upfront with his workload being under tight watch and I haven't seen any of that so far. Would explain why marsh was warming up at the start of the 1st test though.

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Its Carty’s first good night of the day, odds on another post?

Back from the golf, having lost….?

 

[Gob]

Lee was far more accurate wasn't he?

Just didn't move the red ball enough for most part

 

[Pothas]

Would have thought an English fan would fondly remember Brett Lee as being bang average at times given how he bowled in 05

I don't remember him being great or anything. Have probably just seen Starc bowl loads more.

 

[Spark]

Is green a bit underdone and that's why he's not bowling? Usually the managment are usually upfront with his workload being under tight watch and I haven't seen any of that so far. Would explain why marsh was warming up at the start of the 1st test though.

He's too underdone to bowl --> he doesn't bowl ---> he's underdone --> he's too underdone to bowl

 

[Spark]

Lee was far more accurate wasn't he?

Just didn't move the red ball enough for most part

Late in his career he was. The 05 version of Lee absolutely was not.

 

[Spark]

How'd he manage that

 

[Uppercut]

Starc is just a left arm Brett Lee and no one's going to convince me otherwise. Amazes me he somehow always manages to maintain that ~27 average.

Yeah I'm always confused when I hear people talk about him as if he's good because every time I see him he's useless. But I suppose his respectable average must come from somewhere.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Duckett getting boring now. Left at least 2 since tea.

 

[Spark]

Er, no third man?

 

[sledger]

I don't remember Lee being bad at all, but he was the kind of player you would always be delighted to see on the opposition team sheet.

 

[Uppercut]

I don't remember Lee being bad at all, but he was the kind of player you would always be delighted to see on the opposition team sheet.

Lads, it's Brett Lee.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Maybe this is why Green wasn't used earlier. Going for more than Starc and Hazlewood.

 

[Spark]

How are we still bowling half volleys?

Meanwhile the two bouncers he's bowled have caused actual problems.

 

[loterry1994]

lol green holy **** might as well bowl smith at this stage

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Shame that wasn't caught