[Cricket] The Ashes- England v Australia- 2nd Test, Lords, June 28 - July 02, 2023

[KZNSeagull]

Not even getting hopes up because all we are going to get is another barrage of this when England bat, it’s literally impossible to score off it..

Q to anyone old enough to remember (as a 90’s baby) apparently these tactics were fairly common in the 80’s, how did teams combat it then? It just seems impossible to score from without taking risks that will eventually get you caught.

To score from the Windies in the 70's, you just had to hit the ball forward. All their fielders were usually behind the wicket, other than a short leg. 4 slips, 2 gullys, deep square leg, fine leg, short leg. But, I say "just".......

 

[KZNSeagull]

Cummins caught from a no ball

 

[knocky1]

Not even getting hopes up because all we are going to get is another barrage of this when England bat, it’s literally impossible to score off it..

Q to anyone old enough to remember (as a 90’s baby) apparently these tactics were fairly common in the 80’s, how did teams combat it then? It just seems impossible to score from without taking risks that will eventually get you caught.

Mike Gatting only used his plan once. Malcom Marshall i think did the damage.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Cummins caught from a no ball

The door is being left ajar for us and in each moment in this series we don’t seem to take it.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Cummins caught from a no ball

I think I've run the full gammut of emotions on the bewildering number of no balls we've sent down this series.
Oh no, I tell a lie, I haven't found it funny yet. It's still f***ing infuriating.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Cummins is out now. Fending one off from Broad to gully. 8 down.
"Bodyline 23 has another victim": Andrew Strauss

 

[The Wizard]

what a silly sport this is, having watched the Aussies trying to prod and play defensive against this tactic maybe it is just better to take your chances and have a smash?

Seems inevitable at some point a ball will pop up off your glove or you’ll get out in some miserable bizarre way

 

[Bold Seagull]

There would be a HUGE dose of irony if we ended losing the first test through being too attacking and they lose this being too defensive. Mind numbing tactics that they’re in the position of giving England a real chance in this match.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Lyon is padded up and waiting in the long room after hobbling down the stairs, sideways, 1 stair at a time. Will probably take him 5 minutes to walk out to the middle.

 

[The Wizard]

Lyon was on crutches this morning? He’s up there padded up WTF

Could do himself permanent damage.

 

[knocky1]

Come on lets get these last 4 wickets.

5! Lyon has his pads on.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Hilarious. I cannot believe they’ve got themselves into the position of potentially worsening Lyon’s injury.

 

[KZNSeagull]

9 down. Out comes Lyon. Must be bonkers but Aus clearly think they need more runs.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Lyon will do well not to get timed out.

 

[Si Gull]

I think if Australia are out with a lead under 400 it's psychologically possible to start a chase, over 400, forget it.

Having said that England will probably be all out for under 300 so it's a moot point anyway.

 

[The Wizard]

Never seen anything like that, what are they thinking

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Not even getting hopes up because all we are going to get is another barrage of this when England bat, it’s literally impossible to score off it..

Q to anyone old enough to remember (as a 90’s baby) apparently these tactics were fairly common in the 80’s, how did teams combat it then? It just seems impossible to score from without taking risks that will eventually get you caught.

I'm not old enough to remember either, but I think actually being Mohinder Amarnath helps quite a lot. Obviously most teams who went up against the West Indies back then just lost most of the time.
Bradman dealt with bodyline by backing away and cutting through the offside, reducing his average to merely 50-odd.
The rule stopping the fielding team from putting more than two fielders behind square on the legside is supposed to discourage this sort of bowling, because it's perceived as boring (and is of course completely unrelated to Bradman being on the committee that introduced the rule ).

 

[KZNSeagull]

Lyon hits the first one, easy single but he cannot run!!

 

[The Wizard]

Spear it in at the stumps ffs

 

[The Wizard]

Watch Starc smash this about now, f**king Gary