2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's

[piriyanth]

The selectors would use the broken finger as an excuse to drop Haurtiz in the next test match.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

England leading by 267 atm. 69 overs left according to Cricinfo. They'll need, I'd say, 5 session to bowl out the Aussies. That leaves 69 overs today, and about 30-35 tomorrow, whether permitting. So essentially 100 overs. Could very easily get up to 500ish by then. Might as well get 500 ASAP and have a crack at the Aussies.

 

[barmyarmy]

Boycott the series I say!

He'd like that.
Good to see positive play ay least from the openers. Can't see them declaring tonight though.

 

[Skater]

England leading by 267 atm. 69 overs left according to Cricinfo. They'll need, I'd say, 5 session to bowl out the Aussies. That leaves 69 overs today, and about 30-35 tomorrow, whether permitting. So essentially 100 overs. Could very easily get up to 500ish by then. Might as well get 500 ASAP and have a crack at the Aussies.

Aussie Ben does every night, I don't see why we can't get in on the act and win at Lord's at last.

 

[aussie1st]

How crazy are the bowling averages. If you were going on them alone, Siddle is into the 50s but the crazy thing is Johnson is averaging 35 which has him way better than Flintoff who is at 77. For mind Flintoff has bowled much better than Johnson.

 

[piriyanth]

Finally a wicket.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Cookie LBW the first ball he faces after Lunch. Strauss can't carry on overnight, Cookie can't carry on past a session.

 

[aussie1st]

Good ball by Hauritz, need a few more of those before the day ends.

 

[madmusician]

I think that if we get too much of an advantage, then they will play for the draw. Give them a sniff, and they're likely to be more aggressive, thus giving wickets away more easily. It's hard to know where to draw the line, though, considering there's a chance that they might actually chase it down. We've got to go for the win, that is definite.

 

[Jakester1288]

Haurie!

I thought that was going down leg in real speed, good imporing in the end IMO, replays showed it was in line.

 

[jordox]

English have to be careful they don't bat themselves out of this game. I can see them batting forever trying to post a mammoth score, a bit of rain comes in and Australia get the draw. That's the really only concern for them at the moment. If you'd even call that a concern.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Hauritz gets another. He has 2 wickets in 2 overs. Hauritz. In Test Cricket. At Lords. This is ridiculous.

 

[Magz]

Hauritz to take 10 wickets in the innings.

 

[Jakester1288]

Haurie!

Big wicket, Strauss gone.

 

[Howsie]

Hauritz with two now, really good bowling this. Botham was pretty crack up though, he just said no batsmen would chase that line.