2nd Test The Ashes - England v Australia @ Lords

[Sarge]

2nd ashes test looking like itll be over 4 days (subject to the weather of course) no play today then

 

[Gary Baldi]

2nd ashes test looking like itll be over 4 days (subject to the weather of course) no play today then

With the way England are batting, it could be over in 3

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Yes! No wickets lost on the first day!?

 

[Marked Ox]

Yes! No wickets lost on the first day!?

It's a batting wicket obviously.

 

[Gary Baldi]

Aussies win toss and bowl. Little bit surprised on that one

 

[Sarge]

the perceived 'green' wicket at Lords is apparently not green at all, more like straw (coloured)- according to a few comments yesterday from the very brief time the covers were off

 

[Sarge]

Confirmed - Jack Leach and Jofra Archer replace Ali and Anderson are the only changes from the first Ashes test.
Curran misses out on this one, IMO at tad unlucky to miss out - Denly must deliver in this one
As must all the top order England batsmen

 

[Essexyellows]

We have play!!

 

[SteMerritt]

Roy has play and a miss for 2 balls, then a nick through to keeper on his third ?

 

[Briggsy]

Great start.

 

[Essexyellows]

1 for 1................... yippeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Sarge]

FFS ....Root tell your selected openers its a test match, not only that, its an Ashes Test match

What a waste of a wicket

 

[RATC]

Roy needs to be dropped right down the order. Not got enough experience in test matches to be at 2. Should be 5 minimum.

 

[SteMerritt]

To be fair there have been some excellent lines bowled by the Aussies so far this morning, we need to tough it out for an hour or so and ignore the scoreboard for a bit.

 

[Sarge]

To be fair there have been some excellent lines bowled by the Aussies so far this morning, we need to tough it out for an hour or so and ignore the scoreboard for a bit.

them Convicts elected to bowl first for a reason

 

[Essexyellows]

Root gone 26-2............... ffs can it rain again please?

 

[SteMerritt]

Root gone now FFS. Might see Archer bowl today after all...

 

[BigCrompy]

Luckily there's rugby league on here in Australia tonight, so I can avoid watching this utter shambles for 80 minutes.

So I'll flip over for the start of the Australian innings.

 

[chuckbert]

Sorry lads. My fault. Just tuned in and 1st ball I saw was roots wicket.

 

[Gary Baldi]

26-2. Someone needs to explain to Jason Roy that if it's not hitting the stumps, you don't need to hit it - he's not paid on run rate.

It's amazing how many bad habits have crept into English cricket in the past 10 years and how it stays in place until a batsmen gets to the test level before they are corrected or identified in the first place. Which is far too late.