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

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

17/07

 

[KZNSeagull]

Why do they even consider giving that guy airtime. From what I recall, Boycott's entire batting career consisted of doing his damnest to AVOID scoring runs. Didn't Botham once deliberately get Boycott run out so England could put some runs on the board?

Botham was given instructions to do so by Bob Willis (vice-captain at the time). Boycott was Captain!

http://www.criclife.com/videos/gems...tionally-run-out-by-teammate-ian-botham-11421

 

[Pavilionaire]

England 4/1 for the win now. I think this is a good price.

 

[Titanic]

Lunch Day 1

Australia 104-1 (27 overs, RR3.85)

Rogers 43*(86 balls) Smith 16*(35 balls)

 

[simmo]

Bit like John Motson. People love him as he's been around for ages and knows ridiculous amounts of past stats, but when it comes to the actual job of commentating on the here and now, he's hopeless.

Last week Oz were something like 92-2 and I drove into a tunnel. When you do that you lose reception (for a few mins, say approx an over). You wait for the score to come back, Blowers is on, so Australia are 92-3....(when they were actually 93-2).

Queue punching of the air from me, get in there....... you listen a bit further on and it is the same 2 batsman (well that's if he doesn't get their name wrong). The silly old duffer has got the score incorrect. He is always doing it, just listen to him.....he was co-commentating with Glenn McGrath and McGrath was just continually correcting him.

It is quite comical, however, if you were a new listener it would seem totally amateurish.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Reckon 4-1 Aussies is the correct score. Dropping Root on zero cost them the 5-0.

 

[Titanic]

Chris Rogers 51* (95 balls, 7 fours)

114-1 (30 overs)

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Bored of this now. Wicket at 14.18 please.

 

[Badger]

Glenn McGrath is joining in with the "DEBOO" talk now.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I think it's times like this that having Graeme Swann in the side made all the difference. Not having a top class spinner is a weakness - the Aussies certainly don't fear Moeen Ali.

 

[Titanic]

Bored of this now. Wicket at 14.18 please.

Cook is bored of this too.. Root on to bowl at the Pavilion End.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I do quite LIKE Jim Maxwell, but he does have an INFURIATING tendency to suddenly sound all excited, unnecessarily.

"AND HE'S MISSED IT. Through to the keeper. What are you plans tonight Aggers?"

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Not having a top class spinner is a weakness .

No shit

 

[Titanic]

I think it's times like this that having Graeme Swann in the side made all the difference. Not having a top class spinner is a weakness - the Aussies certainly don't fear Moeen Ali.

Moeen Ali took 5 wickets in the last test match. As many as Broad, and more than Anderson, Wood or Stokes.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Moeen Ali took 5 wickets in the last test match. As many as Broad, and more than Anderson, Wood or Stokes.

I'm not saying Ali is a bad bowler - he'll have his day. The point is that Swann was more consistently dangerous and this is the sort of situation when matches can begin to get away from us.

 

[jakarta]

Convicts to get 350 - 400 by Stumps?

My guess is 375-3, Smith 150 not out.......

 

[Titanic]

I'm not saying Ali is a bad bowler - he'll have his day. The point is that Swann was more consistently dangerous and this is the sort of situation when matches can begin to get away from us.

and Warne was better than Lyon... so what?

 

[Bold Seagull]

I'm starting to think we might not have them all out by the close.

 

[Pavilionaire]

and Warne was better than Lyon... so what?

So there are times in the match when having a top spinner can keep you in a match. We'd reached that point in the match. Ali - even though he got 5 wickets in the previous test - isn't of that ilk. Personally, I'd like Rashid to have a go because I think if we're going to be a dominant side again we have to find that spinner.

 

[Uncle Buck]

So there are times in the match when having a top spinner can keep you in a match. We'd reached that point in the match. Ali - even though he got 5 wickets in the previous test - isn't of that ilk. Personally, I'd like Rashid to have a go because I think if we're going to be a dominant side again we have to find that spinner.

Rashid was injured yesterday.