3rd Test (Lord’s) - 10 July to 14 July

[Uppercut]

England have been excellent today. Anti bazball, but good nonetheless

It’s a throwback to when they aimed to produce pitches that only Root could score runs on.

Lord’s is usually best for bowling on day two, but with Anderson/Broad retiring they might not have the same ability to bowl teams out in one session when the clouds align. If Woakes still has it in him he could be a nightmare on this.

 

[honestbharani]

That's hardly a whinge is it. He mostly talked about Pakistan anyway.

Yeah, fair enough. He did not harp on it but it just annoys me that an experienced player/pundit says something that is just so off the mark and so casually at that. I honestly dunno why it gets my goat tbh, but it does. lol

 

[ashley bach]

My father didn't have much faith in me.

Nevertheless you should always stick up for your dad.




Because he stuck up for you.

 

[mackembhoy]

Need 572 more runs to get to 3000 runs in Ashes mark, guess he gets it by the 4th Test of this year's Ashes.

I'd be shocked if any player scores 572 runs in the Ashes. The way pitches have played over there in recent times.

Head was top scorer last time with 357.

 

[honestbharani]

Is Stokes cramping or injured?

 

[Johan]

I'd be shocked if any player scores 572 runs in the Ashes. The way pitches have played over there in recent times.

prepare to be shocked, my friend.

 

[honestbharani]

Jonathan Trott seems convinced Stokes is injured here and not cramping. It looks like a cramp or at least a not very serious injury at the very least, to me.

 

[GIMH]

Can I just say, I fkn love Joe Root

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Can I just say, I fkn love Joe Root

Good to see him reverting to his mean after a very brief blip.

 

[Calm_profit]

Can't believe at one point, Stokes was the best batsman of England when Root was unable to convert 50 into 100 phase

 

[mackembhoy]

Can I just say, I fkn love Joe Root

I will genuinely cry when he retires.

So he's not allowed to retire, I want Wilf Rhodes oldest test cricketer record to be broken by him.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Proper test match run rate by England today

 

[Johan]

Well done Bees, well done, very well done.

 

[Victor Ian]

ants want to leave the country too.

 

[trundler]

Atrocious over rate. Make them bowl until sunset

 

[Johan]

Root at 99* is peak edging, anyway, clearly England's day, amazing play and showed they can still play classic test cricket when the need be.

 

[mackembhoy]

Atrocious over rate. Make them bowl until sunset

Only another 3 hours of daylight. But lets go off

 

[Shri]

Rishabh's got a chipped nail apparently. Sounds like bullshit.

wow the new shane warne

 

[Shri]

we might be getting pant on steroids literally if he comes out to bat

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Root at 99* is peak edging, anyway, clearly England's day, amazing play and showed they can still play classic test cricket when the need be.

England don’t always bat the entirety of the lifespan of a red cherry, but out of all the times they have under Baz, have they ever scored fewer runs or lost fewer wickets?