*Official* Second Test at Lord's - Aug 12-16 2021

[OverratedSanity]

No Ashwin again. **** off Kohli.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Injured or not needed? Delighted if it's the latter. How quickly can they get him up to Derbyshire?

Playing for Surrey today apparently.

Burns, Sibley, Hameed, Root, Bairstow, Buttler, Moeen, Curran, Robinson, Wood and Anderson.

Pretty much what was predicted on CW.

Moeen playing First Class Cricket in England for the first time in two years. I know we're desperate but even so...........

 

[morgieb]

Burns - Sibley - Hameed has to be the stodgiest Top 3 of all-time, yeah?

 

[Gnske]

Feel for English cricket when they're at the point when Haseeb and Moeen could be envisaged as the answer to any question.

 

[wpdavid]

Burns - Sibley - Hameed has to be the stodgiest Top 3 of all-time, yeah?

I'll offer you Burns, Sibley and Denly last time in NZ.

 

[shashy]

So India playing with four #11s, then.

 

[Shri]

Feel for English cricket when they're at the point when Haseeb and Moeen could be envisaged as the answer to any question.

 

[wpdavid]

So India playing with four #11s, then.

At least your are at the bottom of the order .......

 

[silentstriker]

Has there been another captain who has had worse luck in coin tosses? Nine in a row in England?

 

[OverratedSanity]

I think that might be the worst tail I've ever seen for a lineup in test cricket. Bumrah at 8. Jfc.

 

[morgieb]

get a ****ing climate

 

[Noumenon]

The absolute lack of fuss with which the most accomplished (not counting retired) Indian test cricketer is dropped is quite breathtaking. Somehow this level of clarity and a horses for courses policy is never at play in the case of batsmen.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Somehow this level of clarity and a horses for courses policy is never at play in the case of batsmen.

A fair point but that entire set of horses needs to be taken out back and put out of their misery.

 

[wpdavid]

England bowling first having won the toss.

Early days of course, but with the cloud cover lifting, batting first has to be a better idea.

 

[Aritro]

Is it common, or indeed acceptable to describe lateral movement off the pitch as "shape"? I don't think so tbh

 

[cnerd123]

Holy incredibly long tail Batman! Pressure on that top 6 to score serious runs. Can't believe Ashwin can't get a game here.

 

[Adders]

If only there was a process or a fix the mods could follow when we have duplicate threads running........it's a real quandary that's for sure.

 

[Starfighter]

Is it common, or indeed acceptable to describe lateral movement off the pitch as "shape"? I don't think so tbh

It's not acceptable to describe any movement as shape. Swing is swing, those who call it shape should swing from gallows instead.

 

[Starfighter]

If only there was a process or a fix the mods could follow when we have duplicate threads running........it's a real quandary that's for sure.

You realise you're relying on any of the moderators actually paying attention.

 

[cnerd123]

beautiful shape on that one from Jimmy