The Second Investec Ashes Test, England v Australia, Lords

[Titanic]

Trott out for 58 - spoons a top edge to mid-wicket

127-4

 

[Simster]

He'll not get many more. I've a couple of quid on him as first inns top scorer @ 7/2, and I pretty much never pick a winner on these!

 

[Simster]

I'm going to stick my neck out and guess Bairstow will be out at some point before 3.15 having made TWELVE runs.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I'm going to stick my neck out and guess Bairstow will be out at some point before 3.15 having made TWELVE runs.

I think he's going to make you EAT YOUR WORDS.








19.

 

[Simster]

I think Cook's captaincy is going to be up for debate if it all goes wrong for England at Lords.

 

[brightonmark1234]

trott played a shocking shot and gifted his wicket away

 

[Simster]

trott played a shocking shot and gifted his wicket away

Bang on the money there as always, Mark.

You're rarely wrong when it comes to cricket.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

trott played a shocking shot and gifted his wicket away

He played a reasonable shot, to the ball he THOUGHT he was getting mark. It bounced on him a bit more than he was allowing for, and it made him look a bit silly.

 

[vegster]

Z

Trott really is class. He's the only batsman we have with the intelligence and technique to play every single situation he can possibly find himself in. I dread to think how vulnerable this line-up would be without him.

Thank you for that.

 

[brightonmark1234]

He played a reasonable shot, to the ball he THOUGHT he was getting mark. It bounced on him a bit more than he was allowing for, and it made him look a bit silly.

okay mate

 

[spring hall convert]

Trott really is class. He's the only batsman we have with the intelligence and technique to play every single situation he can possibly find himself in. I dread to think how vulnerable this line-up would be without him.

He looks in wonderful touch at the moment doesn't he? I think there's a monster innings just round the corner.

 

[Titanic]

Pattinson to Bairstow... both under pressure... tense times.

 

[keaton]

I think Cook's captaincy is going to be up for debate if it all goes wrong for England at Lords.

Really? We'd be 1-1 in an Ashes series after a historic win in India and runner-up in the Champions Trophy.
Didn't you want Finn kept in the team?

 

[Simster]

Really? We'd be 1-1 in an Ashes series after a historic win in India and runner-up in the Champions Trophy.
Didn't you want Finn kept in the team?

Yes I did want Finn in for this one.

I just feel Cook is still a bit too conservative.

 

[keaton]

Yes I did want Finn in for this one.

I just feel Cook is still a bit too conservative.

Is that Cook though or Flower? Strauss was just as conservative. It seems to work.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Yes I did want Finn in for this one.

I just feel Cook is still a bit too conservative.

"Conservative" has been the England motto for about 10 years.

 

[keaton]

"Conservative" has been the England motto for about 10 years.

So upto 2003 we weren't conservative? Weren't we shit then?