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

[KZNSeagull]

4th ball Stokes dropped by Smith. Pretty much a dolly

 

[The Wizard]

Why is stokes trying to whack it? I know it sounds mad but why not just run 2’s with the field open wide??

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Ah the joys of playing one of those teams. Full of wankers with no talent.

Enjoy the tea. The rest of us play to win.

 

[dazzer6666]

Hahahahahahahahahaha Smith

 

[pasty]

‘Kin ‘ell

 

[A1X]

Surprised Smith didn’t claim he’d actually caught it

 

[METALMICKY]

Could the people who have never played cricket stop contributing to this thread by constantly bleating that " he's out ". Nobody has said he isn't! It's all about how the game should be played. There is also the practical side of it. When I played league cricket the game would have descended into chaos let alone lasted for way too long if you took that approach. Every time having to over exaggerate that you are leaving your ground and asking the question is the ball dead

 

[The Wizard]

PLAY SMART Benjamin, milk the twos.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Surely Smith caught that ?

 

[The Wizard]

Could the people who have never played cricket stop contributing to this thread by constantly bleating that " he's out ". Nobody has said he isn't! It's all about how the game should be played. There is also the practical side of it. When I played league cricket the game would have descended into chaos let alone lasted for way too long if you took that approach. Every time having to over exaggerate that you are leaving your ground and asking the question is the ball dead

Exactly this.

 

[HangletonGull]

The ball wasn't dead. Bairstow was OUT.

Ok what ever you believe

 

[Si Gull]

Bairstow dismissal was a shitty thing to do. Would I do the same as Carey in that situation? Almost certainly. They're professional players and it's ingrained in them to do all they can to win. We see it happen often in all sports. Doing the 'gentlemanly/sporting' thing is most probably the exception.

 

[A1X]

Surely Smith caught that ?

Glenn McGrath will be raging claiming it

 

[dazzer6666]

Could the people who have never played cricket stop contributing to this thread by constantly bleating that " he's out ". Nobody has said he isn't! It's all about how the game should be played. There is also the practical side of it. When I played league cricket the game would have descended into chaos let alone lasted for way too long if you took that approach. Every time having to over exaggerate that you are leaving your ground and asking the question is the ball dead

Agree…..that was one of those ‘come on lads, we’re off’ moments.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Why is stokes trying to whack it? I know it sounds mad but why not just run 2’s with the field open wide??

Don't forget that he has a dodgy knee

 

[The Wizard]

All the field out and he isn’t running twos? Is he injured?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Surely you play it round now that everyone is on the boundary?

 

[KZNSeagull]

All the field out and he isn’t running twos? Is he injured?

Yes. He has his knee heavily strapped up

 

[The Wizard]

He’s going to get out doing this, can’t do this all day with the field setting like that.

You can bowl 12 overs in a row but can’t run two?

 

[A1X]

Broad the perfect foil for Stokes here, will keep the crowd engaged and put in the theatrics