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

Ashes- 2nd Test- The result ?


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jcdenton08

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Oct 17, 2008
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I don’t like it, but it’s correctly out, and that’ll be the match and probably the series. It was a long shot anyway.
 






Muzzman

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Jul 8, 2003
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Here and There
My immediate thought was…

“f***ing idiot!”

I haven’t changed my opinion, Bairstow has been utter gash with the bat, and more importantly, the gloves in this series so far.
 




Eeyore

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Apr 5, 2014
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'Better cricket when it's length' says Broad, who spent his entire spells yesterday afternoon bowling bouncers, including at a one legged number 11.
 


PILTDOWN MAN

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Sep 15, 2004
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Hurst Green
Taylor is a very intelligent and rational commentator. He was a top captain too.

I agree with him about the catching law. It was a perfectly good catch yesterday, although it fell foul of the rules. That's rightly ruled out.
Utter rubbish he scrapped the ball along the ground in the act of catching the ball. Never has been never will be a legit catch.
 


jcdenton08

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Oct 17, 2008
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Umpires don’t call individual balls.

Why do some insist on defending things that are quite obviously unsportsmanlike, it’s the same as the Mankad… technically LEGAL but nonsensical and shouldn’t happen in a gentleman’s sport.
Every umpire I’ve ever played with calls “over” at the end of each other. The ball wasn’t dead. I don’t like that sort of cricket (Mankads and the like) but I am sorry but I think it’s out.
 




A1X

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Can we come to a compromise with Suella and deport the Aussie cricket team to Rwanda?
 




PILTDOWN MAN

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what a pity an Aussie wasn't in the way of the bat
 




Is it PotG?

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Feb 20, 2017
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Sussex by the Sea
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BrickTamland

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Mar 2, 2010
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Annoying and unsportingly but ‘fair’.

Overall we’ve been totally found out this series. I’m not against bazball as it’s been thoroughly entertaining and it’s won more than it’s lost but against top teams there needs to be a plan b
 


The Wizard

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Jul 2, 2009
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Every umpire I’ve ever played with calls “over” at the end of each other. The ball wasn’t dead. I don’t like that sort of cricket (Mankads and the like) but I am sorry but I think it’s out.
It is out.

Just like a mankad, doesn’t make it right or acceptable.
 






Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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Every umpire I’ve ever played with calls “over” at the end of each other. The ball wasn’t dead. I don’t like that sort of cricket (Mankads and the like) but I am sorry but I think it’s out.
Yes. Out and brainless by Bairstow. They were watching him do it repeatedly
 


Javeaseagull

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Feb 22, 2014
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Carey is clever there like diving in the penalty box in football is clever if you get away with it. Same old Aussies...
 


Bold Seagull

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Mar 18, 2010
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Hove
Umpires don’t call individual balls.

Why do some insist on defending things that are quite obviously unsportsmanlike, it’s the same as the Mankad… technically LEGAL but nonsensical and shouldn’t happen in a gentleman’s sport.
Absolutely. Happened before and India withdrew their appeal.

It wasnt illegal to bowl underarm when the Aussies did either. Doesn’t stop them being historic cheating twats.
 




METALMICKY

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Jan 30, 2004
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Technically it's the correct decision. However, unless you have played cricket you wont really appreciate how it goes totally against the spirit of the game. How desperate are they? He's not trying to gain any advantage. The correct etiquette is that the keeper could warn the batsman along the lines of " hey fella watch your wandering down the pitch ".
 


PILTDOWN MAN

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Sep 15, 2004
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Aussie Captain could have called him back in.
 


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