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

[OverratedSanity]

you are forgetting broad to bumrah bc

That had world class batting tho . This green over had woeful batting bowling and umpiring.

 

[Spark]

I don’t understand why he’s shaking his head. He could’ve gotten out 5 times playing that shot.

Yeah I expect he's not getting many in his own half once the movement goes from the pitch for the rest of this series. Did not look likely at all and the only reason he holed out that time was that he connected with one.

 

[grecian]

Shame some of us ever got to witness a poster like Richard before. Or is it a shame?

Some liked him, for most of us it was like listening to Kp's commentary, ho-hum.

 

[slowfinger]

we've thrown this. Don't expect us to get much past 300 at this rate

 

[Gob]

Straya getting back into this one or two more wickets and England will be under the pump

Nah they are done without lyon

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This has been ridiculous by England since tea.

Rope a dope working again. Wait for the errors and pick up the pieces.

 

[Ashes81]

It serves Duckett right - I'm a big fan of his but if you're going to play that shot to that field you don't deserve a 100.

 

[RightArmMystery]

I don’t understand why he’s shaking his head. He could’ve gotten out 5 times playing that shot.

Pope did the same.

No doubt Brook will spoon one up in the air as well shortly.

 

[Shri]

why do eng turn into cheap hookers at lords? ishant that time, now vs aus

 

[slowfinger]

let's see how England's two best batters, Brook and Root, handle this short ball saga

 

[loterry1994]

Lol Playing right into Englands ego this what Michael Vaughan was talking about with Bazball they gotta be smarter with the approach of it. You got Lyon gone and the field spread for easy singles to wear out the fast bowlers but they still wanna hit every ball out the park

 

[Darwin Award]

... Root has now entered the Top 10 list for most test runs in a career by a batsman.

Expect to see him in the Top 3 when he retires... maybe even higher.

 

[Spark]

Yeah okay we're not going to see much different here then either.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Short-ball barrage...

 

[sledger]

Shame some of us ever got to witness a poster like Richard before. Or is it a shame?

I must decline to answer.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

... Root has now entered the Top 10 list for most test runs in a career by a batsman.

Expect to see him in the Top 3 when he retires... maybe even higher.

lol at Sir Cook's average...

 

[grecian]

WTF was that Brook, oh gawd I don't think I can handle this. Look the second shot was fine, it's controlled orthodox. a shot you play, don't start playing tennis shots.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

we've thrown this. Don't expect us to get much past 300 at this rate

@gambhir-ing

 

[slowfinger]

lol at Sir Cook's average...

you'd still take his average over Crawley's

 

[kevinw]

lol at Sir Cook's average...

45 average as an opener over a long period. Find me another guy who's done that.