2nd npower test Lords 16th-21st july

[Marc]

Onions would be good, on form.
Harmison, well he's good no doubting that but he'll think he has a point to prove and that could go very well or terribly bad. Still on his day a bloody good bowler at International level so what do you do?!

Drop Monty and keep Swann aswell I say.

 

[Giraffe]

Freddie plays

 

[keaton]

As predicted (and as it should be)
England Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wk), Andrew Flintoff, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Graham Onions.

 

[Mendoza]

We are BATTING


England team
AJ Strauss*, AN Cook, RS Bopara, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, MJ Prior†, A Flintoff, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, JM Anderson, G Onions

Australia team
PJ Hughes, SM Katich, RT Ponting*, MEK Hussey, MJ Clarke, MJ North, BJ Haddin†, MG Johnson, NM Hauritz, BW Hilfenhaus, PM Siddle

 

[vegster]

We could have done with dropping one of Anderson/Broad and bringing back Harmie for a last "last chance". If he's really back to form, if you can't turn it on in an Ashes Test at Lords, then you never will. I fear we can't take 20 wickets with this lot.. sigh

 

[Gazwag]

let the proper 1st test commence

 

[Titanic]

Ricky Ponting proves once again that he is a USELESS TOSSER

 

[Gwylan]

A pedant writes: It's Lord's not Lords

This could be a good toss to win, there's some dodgy weather forecast later and Australia could get the worst of the batting conditions.

 

[Mendoza]

5/0 from 3 overs

Strauss 0*
Cook 5*

 

[vegster]

A pedant writes: It's Lord's not Lords

This could be a good toss to win, there's some dodgy weather forecast later and Australia could get the worst of the batting conditions.

A converted pedant writes, what time is the dodgy weather forecast broadcast ? and on which channel ?

 

[Gwylan]

A converted pedant writes, what time is the dodgy weather forecast broadcast and on which channel ?

Fair point.

forecast for later then

 

[vegster]

Fook Me ! its turning in to a 20/20 !

 

[vegster]

Fair point.

forecast for later then

score draw ?

 

[Pavilionaire]

It's centuries that win matches, not fifties. I feel we need a big hundred from one of these two to really set the tone. 0 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats at Lord's since 1934 means we HAVE to win, especially as there's no Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson chucking pies.

 

[Titanic]

England 73/0 19 overs

Cook 45* Strauss 28*

Mitchell JOHNSON 7 overs for 47 runs (10 fours)

 

[Titanic]

make 8 overs for 53

 

[Titanic]

Alistair Cook 50* (73 balls)

 

[CHAPPERS]

6 more byes this over...

 

[Titanic]

England 100-0 (24.2 overs)

Strauss 39* Cook 50*

 

[keaton]

Looks like whatever JOhnson's got is catching, Siddle's leaking byes