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

[Bold Seagull]

137 added for 9 wickets.

Dreadful performance with the bat from an opening position that could have set up a match win.

England have to learn to balance attacking instincts with recognizing match situations.

 

[Muzzman]

Lets hope the cloud cover stays, we might see some spice from the fast bowlers after all those short-balls we just faced.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Roll on August.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Lets hope the cloud cover stays, we might see some spice from the fast bowlers after all those short-balls we just faced.

I'm sure the Australians will be terrified at the thought of a bouncer barrage from our seamers.

 

[vegster]

So Australia just need to knock up 150 -200 and that's 2-0 for the series and that's that. Can't see us winning this test from here and def can't see us winning the next three tests.

Can Sky knock off those awful adverts for the Ashes now please?

 

[Eeyore]

So Australia just need to knock up 150 -200 and that's 2-0 for the series and that's that. Can't see us winning this test from here and def can't see us winning the next three tests.

Can Sky knock off those awful adverts for the Ashes now please?

I think the words were the wrong way round.

England beware.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Yep, add the 91 to 200/250 this time around....

 

[Simster]

I wasn't being entirely serious, but I'm more annoyed by the way our top order batters got themselves out yesterday evening than by our lower order being skittled this morning.

That's the thing - this morning wasn't exclusively lower order batsmen. Stokes first ball, Bairstow's feeble chip, and the less said about Brook's wicket the better.

 

[A1X]

It's not even like Australia have been that good, and thanks to us being dumb they're about to go 2-0 up.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Series gone

 

[Eeyore]

KP 'How far will Australia get ahead ? Will they be happy with a draw without a spinner ?'

Have I lost a day somewhere ? Is it going to rain ?

 

[Berty23]

I have today off work to enjoy the ashes. I am genuinely angry about this. Similar feelings to how I felt after the spurs match. But this time it is all the fault of our players.

 

[amexer]

They did say before this game that they would go even harder at the Aussies

 

[Bold Seagull]

That's the thing - this morning wasn't exclusively lower order batsmen. Stokes first ball, Bairstow's feeble chip, and the less said about Brook's wicket the better.

I thought out of most of the wickets Stokes was a genuine good ball, he wasn’t going for a slog or outrageous shot. Sadly he was the one who looked prepared to play more circumspect.

 

[The Wizard]

Poor Jimmy, nothing going his way this series

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

That's thing - this morning wasn't exclusively lower order batsmen. Stokes first ball, Bairstow's feeble chip, and the less said about Brook's wicket the better.

Batsmen get out first thing in the morning - it happens. I can cope with that.
Brook - yeah he's a total moron. But he could have been out several times playing absolute nonsense yesterday as well.

To be clear, I'm not arguing it wasn't a shit morning. It's like arguing over what was our most painful bout of piles.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Can we at least make Warner look bad?

 

[nicko31]

Lets hope the cloud cover stays, we might see some spice from the fast bowlers after all those short-balls we just faced.

Sadly cloud won't be enough, we need a washout weekend and that aint happening

 

[pasty]

Going to need Broad to repeat his 2015 figures

 

[Si Gull]

It's not even like Australia have been that good, and thanks to us being dumb they're about to go 2-0 up.

There's so much media hype about 'Bazball' but it's basically just a hit and hope slog. There's no mystery, or particular skill, to it. Sometimes it will come off, sometimes you'll look like complete idiots. Currently the latter.