Cricket 2019

[FrankieADZ]

id like to see Curran in for Denly but i dont think that will happen tbh, and we know Leach and Archer should be in for Ali and Anderson

as said already, cant see any play happening today with the weather about, must not lose game 

[Guest MattP]

Looking like a total washout this today.

 

Curran for Denly being touted in The Times - aggressive and may as well, Denly doesn't get runs anyway and we won't need him to bowl now we've got a spinner in Leach who can actually tie down an end. 

[Bert]

You can always rely on Curran to get a quick 30/40 Too

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, MattP said:

Looking like a total washout this today.

 

Curran for Denly being touted in The Times - aggressive and may as well, Denly doesn't get runs anyway and we won't need him to bowl now we've got a spinner in Leach who can actually tie down an end. 

I think to some extent we've sadly just got to accept we need to work with what we've got, which is a shitload of good all-rounders all capable of being great Test players on their day, rather than trying to make Test cricketers out of blokes like Denly who clearly aren't up to it and don't even have a defined role in the team as far as I can see. It just needs one or two of said all-rounders to step up and be more willing to dig in at one end while their partner plays more aggressively at the other end.

[deejdeej]

Rain all day in London then, suppose if I'd sacrifice one test it would be Lords 

[purpleronnie]

2 hours ago, deejdeej said:

Rain all day in London then, suppose if I'd sacrifice one test it would be Lords 

Given the weather this summer we might be sacrificing more than 1.

[David Guiza]

8 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Given the weather this summer we might be sacrificing more than 1.

Makes the Edgbaston defeat even more of a mess. Could be reliant on winning 2 out of the final 2, or even only able to salvage a draw. 

[Manwell Pablo]

4 hours ago, David Guiza said:

Makes the Edgbaston defeat even more of a mess. Could be reliant on winning 2 out of the final 2, or even only able to salvage a draw. 

 

Lets not panic yet eh, it's one day in one test match, might even get this one played yet.  Looks ok tomorrow. 

[David Guiza]

8 minutes ago, Manwell Pablo said:

 

Lets not panic yet eh, it's one day in one test match, might even get this one played yet.  Looks ok tomorrow. 

Oh yeah, still plenty of time left for a result in this one - particularly given the batting of both sides (minus Smith). Friday and Saturday not looking great for parts too, unfortunately.

 

Been a while since the rain has had a huge effect on the overall outcome, hasn't it?  

[UpTheLeagueFox]

Peter Johnson is one of the official scorers at Lord's for the second test

He's the second XI scorer for Leics and a massive lcfc fan

Top bloke too, great honour for him

[Izzy]

FFS here we go

[Bobby Hundreds]

The Roy experiment probably needs to end now then.

[Guest MattP]

Faced three balls and he should have got out to two of them.

[Bert]

Roy was always going to be out early from how he played his first ball. Poor. 

[Manini]

And the Aussies still haven’t played Mitchell Starc yet  

 

Reckon it’s going to be a long couple of years for this England team, but it’s probably needed to prompt a big rebuilding job. The only issue is I don’t think the players coming through are good enough either!

[ealingfox]

Could well lose the series today the way things are going.

[RowlattsFox]

He just can't leave it can he, can't resist waving his bat. How many balls hit the stumps? Just leave them until they bowl straight. Sounds simple.

 

Who's next to have a go?

[Bobby Hundreds]

1 minute ago, RowlattsFox said:

He just can't leave it can he, can't resist waving his bat. How many balls hit the stumps? Just leave them until they bowl straight. Sounds simple.

 

Who's next to have a go?

Sibley or Crawley. I don't think he should be dropped, but he should move down the order some.

Edited 15 August 2019 by Bobby Hundreds

[deejdeej]

Looks like rain all afternoon tomorrow, going to take a monumental collapse for a team to lose (more than likely be England)

[Manini]

Just now, Bobby Hundreds said:

Sibley or Crawley. I don't think he should be dropped, but he should move down the order some.

Agreed. He could take Butlers place and do his role if Jos doesn’t get a score in this match. I think Butler needs a rest anyway tbh. 

[Voll Blau]

10 hours ago, UpTheLeagueFox said:

Peter Johnson is one of the official scorers at Lord's for the second test

He's the second XI scorer for Leics and a massive lcfc fan

Top bloke too, great honour for him

First XI scorer turned it down as well. Two world class scorers, something the club can be proud of.

[Izzy]

Marvellous stat on TMS that this is the first time an England test team have had 7 players with the same letter first name - J

 

[fuchsntf]

Roy, is still the man for the job...but he has got to learn quickly,especially how to leave the ball early...and not to push at the ball.

Thorpy  us going to Need some Quality Time with him...

 

Australia are getting the ball,to move & talk...Its going to need discipline and patience.Right up to this evening

Whoever batted first today,was always going to first bat & play for the Draw....Then if few wickets down,for tea....Maybe just Maybe

Pick up the Rrate... I Honestly Dont care if before Tea  it hovers between 1.95 to 2.40....Before Lunch 1.6-2.2.  But dont throw away your wicket..

We cant start by trying to Save the Match before either Lunch or tea....

[fuchsntf]

12 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Sibley or Crawley. I don't think he should be dropped, but he should move down the order some.

If he Moves down,who for....???

[Bobby Hundreds]

Just now, fuchsntf said:

If he Moves down,who for....???

Denly, Buttler or Bairstow. Take your pick, no one pulling up any trees at the minute in red ball.