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

[Ethelwulf]

Thank god for a bit of tongue, our top line bowlers have bowled very poorly today, not giving it enough lick just need to kiss the surface a bit more

Think Anderson showing unfortunately that Father Time has caught up with him

 

[Ethelwulf]

Bloody hell Aussies playing bazball stokes bowled 3 balls gone for 12
Runs

 

[The Wizard]

Yeah, these two ain’t getting out any time soon.

Wheel loose, cart horses getting tonked around the place at the moment

 

[Ethelwulf]

Yeah, these two ain’t getting out any time soon.

Looking silly now
That first day declaring showing the Aussies a lack of respect

 

[Bold Seagull]

Think Anderson showing unfortunately that Father Time has caught up with him

In elite sport advantages are measured in mm, and you lose just a fraction and it’s enough to bring you back toward ordinary. Put it this way, there isn’t the gear there once was when Jimmy is thrown the ball.

 

[bhafc99]

Not been a good day for England here, at all, and a worrying sign for the series overall.

We seem pretty flat, nothing’s happening and we don’t seem up to making it happen.

Meanwhile the Aussies are continuing with the same solid Test Match professionalism they showed at Edgbaston.

 

[Titanic]

Got 'IM... but it will be reviewed...

 

[Titanic]

No shot... but high

 

[The Wizard]

Never looked out at first glance that, questionable umpiring.

Once again England bowlers bowling too short, just takes bowled and LB out the equation

 

[KZNSeagull]

Too high

 

[The Wizard]

Should have batted? Captain hindsight strikes again

I just can’t see these two getting out any time soon, both going to get centuries I reckon, maybe even quadruple centuries never going to get them out this series, if ever!

 

[The Wizard]

Desperate review that, he’s absolutely smashed the face off it and impact outside the line

 

[Weststander]

Before the series I thought about betting that Australia would retain the Ashes, assuming I’d get decent odds with the market artificially skewed by patriotic Anglo Saxons. Wrong, they were rubbish (low).

We now know why.

 

[Simster]

We are already in a battle to save this test match.

Same old. Paying heavily for missed chances.

 

[ManOfSussex]

7 no balls already in this innings.

 

[The Wizard]

How many extras, it’s just not good enough bowling,

 

[KZNSeagull]

Looks like we need it to rain for a few days

 

[Bold Seagull]

Root’s on because clearly you weren’t going to need a spinner on this pitch…

 

[vegster]

Think Anderson showing unfortunately that Father Time has caught up with him

Yes, Stokes has had it as a bowler too it seems. I think his series will be effectively over by day 4 of this test. Bazball has just hit reality with this Australian team.

 

[The Wizard]

Root just bowled that ball nearly as fast as Ollie Robinson

Bairstow crap again