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

[wpdavid]

Oh forgot Bashir's playing. Come on Stokes, give your boy a bowl.

May as well.

EDIT
That's a seriously short spell from Archer there. Oh, change of end maybe.

 

[ashley bach]

This could well be Woakes last test unless he can pull something out of the fire. 4th innings will be his best chance to do that.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

May as well.

EDIT
That's a seriously short spell from Archer there.

Still on, just a change of ends.

 

[Spark]

Look I appreciate that heat in England is genuinely much more serious from a public health standpoint than the raw temperature makes it seem but I can't be having Ravi Shastri pretending that these temperatures would be at all remarkable for an experienced international cricketer.

 

[wpdavid]

This could well be Woakes last test unless he can pull something out of the fire. 4th innings will be his best chance to do that.

Smith standing up to the stumps for him? That's not a good look for an opening bowler.

 

[King Kane]

Woakes bowling with the keeper up now, that's a slap in the face.

If I was a fast bowler I would want to knock the keeper's head off along with the batsman's head but I was just a slow medium bowler.

 

[trundler]

Bring Robinson back for Woakes you idiots

 

[Calm_profit]

Bring Robinson back for Woakes you idiots

At least he will bowl off spin

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Smith standing up to the stumps for him? That's not a good look for an opening bowler.

Yeah. But also, how effective is it really? Ok so you force the batsman to stay inside the crease, but you're also drastically reducing your chances of catching any decent deflection. Always seems like a low reward strategy.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

At least he will bowl off spin

Hey Woakes tried that one time!

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Archer's front foot bracing is a thing of beauty. As vertical as can be, perfect distribution over his centre of gravity.

 

[King Kane]

Where is Atkinson at? He should be in England's best test X1, he's a good pace bowler and he can bat as well.

 

[Calm_profit]

Hey Woakes tried that one time!

 

[wpdavid]

Where is Atkinson at? He should be in England's best test X1, he's a good pace bowler and he can bat as well.

He's in the squad, but recovering from a hamstring injury.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Where is Atkinson at? He should be in England's best test X1, he's a good pace bowler and he can bat as well.

Hopefully fit for the next Test. (Was brought into the squad for this one but seems not quite match fit.)

 

[wpdavid]

I'm guessing one more over from Archer in this spell.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

lol Ravi Shastri must be great company on the town.

 

[silentstriker]

It’s insane we have to stop play in 30 mins. If light is good, play on….

 

[wpdavid]

It’s insane we have to stop play in 30 mins. If light is good, play on….

I think 18.30 is the end time.

 

[GIMH]

Look I appreciate that heat in England is genuinely much more serious from a public health standpoint than the raw temperature makes it seem but I can't be having Ravi Shastri pretending that these temperatures would be at all remarkable for an experienced international cricketer.

Maybe. It is pretty brutal though. It's about the same temp as it was in Barbados when I was there and a lot more of a struggle