[Cricket] Second Ashes Test - England vs Australia - Lords

[pasty]

Now we're really in the shit. The Saviour has gone.

 

[Mackenzie]

Pray for rain.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

oh

dear




30/4 Root gone

 

[Billy the Fish]

f**k this I'm not watching anymore, it's already ruining my weekend.

Going for a nice relaxing watch of golf.

 

[albion1972]

time for England to grow some balls drop,that **** bell and bring back KP

 

[jakarta]

Might be back in again

Many a true word spoken in jest.....

 

[Pavilionaire]

Meanwhile Cook looks on - 5 not out, two scoring strokes and we're in the twelfth over.

Vital we don't lose another wicket tonight.

 

[fleet]

Rain on Sunday is looking a long way away!

 

[Simster]

Meanwhile Cook looks on - 5 not out, two scoring strokes and we're in the twelfth over.

Vital we don't lose another wicket tonight.

That was relevant after the SECOND wicket went down, not the 4th.

 

[The Wizard]

Normal service resumed.

 

[knocky1]

11 wickets down today with an hour of play left. Never saw that coming before 11am.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Sky just showed this graphic to show how cr*p our top order has been lately.

 

[maltaseagull]

Asolutely pathetic batting yet again! I predicted this to a colleague today ! All over by tomorrow night methinks

 

[The Wizard]

Sky just showed this graphic to show how cr*p our top order has been lately.

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That is shocking. The worst thing about that in many ways is that most of those were against the West Indies who are a very ordinary side.

 

[Machiavelli]

Were loose.

 

[albion1972]

ballance and bell need dropping

 

[knocky1]

Sky just showed this graphic to show how cr*p our top order has been lately.

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Incredible that they drew at Antigua and won at Lord's and Cardiff. A consistent top order.

I would have Moheen come in ahead of Jos this innings and not have a night watchman.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Sadly, no surprise.
The fragility of this England team is alarming. All Cardiff and all that hasty triumphalism did was to stir up the Aussies, who knew they had underperformed and knew that that was as good as England would get. Any sign of hostility and we just crumble.
Lyth is like a little boy lost. The step-up in class is too much for him. Ballance's technique is all over the place. Bell is simply failing too many times and the pressure is unfair on Cook and Root. A side cannot keep recovering from 30-3. Eventually the whole team cracks and its goodnight Vienna.
The psychological swing here could see the Aussies run away with the series now. They are mentally tougher than this England team.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Re the debate about who should open for England, if the selectors don't believe there IS anyone else out there then they should consider one of Buttler, Ali or Stokes for the job. This would facilitate the inclusion of Rashid as spinner. In an ideal world Moeen Ali would develop into that opener.

Right now I'd wager any one of those three would outscore Lyth, Compton, Hales or Carberry. It would also be a lower risk move than picking Vince or Chopra.

 

[pasty]

#PrayForRain