[Cricket] England vs Australia Second Ashes Test - Lord's 14th-18th August 2019

[Steve in Japan]

Or find a proper opener and send him in at 4 or 5, that’s what I’d prefet

I’d go for that

 

[Bold Seagull]

Yep, thing is with Roy I said during the last test, either tell him to go out there and be aggressive and go for his shots or don’t play him at all, he doesn’t have the defensive technique to play the way he’s trying too and you lose all his actual qualities if he plays the way he currently is.

Or find a proper opener and send him in at 4 or 5, that’s what I’d prefet

How do we know he wasn't told to go out and be aggressive? He faced 3 balls.

 

[The Wizard]

How do we know he wasn't told to go out and be aggressive? He faced 3 balls.

Fair point on today but from memory his dismissals in test cricket aside from that hideous shot last match when we were trying to save the test he just doesn’t have the defensive judgment, the ball he edged today was a standard leave on line and length for any opener, if you’re going to get out like that you might as well just play your natural game and try and throttle it.

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Fair point on today but from memory his dismissals in test cricket aside from that hideous shot last match when we were trying to save the test he just doesn’t have the defensive judgment, the ball he edged today was a standard leave on line and length for any opener, if you’re going to get out like that you might as well just play your natural game and try and throttle it.

This is only his third test. Regardless of how he has been asked to play, he's got out early in at least 3 of his 5 innings so far. No matter how good someone is at playing attacking, aggressive cricket they still need to know how to defend early in their innings. Roy doesn't seem to be able to, which means he won't make it as a test batsman no matter where he bats in the order or indeed how he is told/decides to play.

Edit: although batting 5 or 6 would help a bit but we have plenty of middle order batsmen

 

[Triggaaar]

AUS win toss and BOWL

Personally I think the teams that wins the toss in the first match should choose whether to bowl or bat, and the other team should get the choice at the next match, with the choice alternating. It's daft that one team can repeatedly have a big advantage because of the toss of a coin.

 

[Titanic]

Personally I think the teams that wins the toss in the first match should choose whether to bowl or bat, and the other team should get the choice at the next match, with the choice alternating. It's daft that one team can repeatedly have a big advantage because of the toss of a coin.

Then the home side could prepare an absolute green-top and bowl first if they wanted, or a belter and bat... it wouldn't work.

 

[Titanic]

Root gone LBW... plumb and no review.

JE Root lbw b Hazlewood 14 (20b 3x4 0x6)

26-2 (9.1 overs)

 

[The Wizard]

That’s plumb, Hazelwood the danger man here as expected.

 

[Triggaaar]

Then the home side could prepare an absolute green-top and bowl first if they wanted, or a belter and bat... it wouldn't work.

Well it seemed like a good idea for the best part of 100 seconds.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Fair point on today but from memory his dismissals in test cricket aside from that hideous shot last match when we were trying to save the test he just doesn’t have the defensive judgment, the ball he edged today was a standard leave on line and length for any opener, if you’re going to get out like that you might as well just play your natural game and try and throttle it.

I get what you're saying, but in test cricket whether you open, or coming in 4, 5 or 6, there are times you have to protect your wicket. If Roy wants for be a Test batsmen, its no good saying he just has to be aggressive, his batting attributes have to adjust to conditions, score, time etc.

I'm not sure I buy this restriction of his natural game. We don't know he's not been told to play his natural game, and this is it with the red ball.

You're right about a standard leave, because of variable bounce in England, we've not had many who are comfortable leaving on length only, Cook being the most obvious exponent of that, but even so his technique (like Burns has shown this morning) should play the ball to a line, don't chase it, Burns has played and missed because he's playing the line not the movement. Roy needs to get that in his head.

 

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[The Wizard]

Denly in now..... hope he proves me wrong but I’m totally unconvinced by him so far, doesn’t exactly inspire confidence

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Denly ton

 

[Steve in Japan]

Shame, Root looked good

 

[Titanic]

Root gone early

At least we won't get BensGonad wittering on about not converting 50s into 100s.

#silverlining

 

[The Wizard]

Denly got a crack on the helmet there at nearly 90mph, thank god for modern technology in these helmets!

 

[Steve in Japan]

Lyon bowling, have to listen to the painful Paine again

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Been busy for a bit, but back watching now...

Sorry - but attacking instincts, blah, blah, blah, aside - that was embarrassing from Roy. Absolutely ridiculous.

He was lucky to last as long as he did. First ball a wide long hop, that he had a massive swipe at. Second ball a beauty that he played and missed. Third one a nice easy line to leave alone, and he's sucked into fending at it.

Useless.

 

[The Wizard]

Khawaja puts down a dolly off Burns

 

[Mellotron]

Hate to jinx, but at least Burns seems to be seeing the ball well.

literally 5 seconds later.