2nd Test, Lord's, London

[mr_mister]

How does Labuschagne's performance get reflected in his stats?

Presumably it would count as an additional match and additional innings?

And hopefully an additional 50

 

[Second Spitter]

yeah it does. i wonder how many people have not batted in the first innings and batted in the top four in the second innings

Plenty of nightwatchmen?

 

[fredfertang]

Man of the Match:Jason Roy

Did he drop the Ashes?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I’ve never seen Lords empty so quickly. A couple of hundred staying for the presentation.

 

[mr_mister]

yeah it does. i wonder how many people have not batted in the first innings and batted in the top four in the second innings

I'm sure loads of second innings nightwatchman weren't needed in first innings declarations

 

[Pup Clarke]

Leach one of the most underrated players in world cricket. How on earth did he not play in the WI?

 

[Gob]

If Smith is available

Warner
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Wade

 

[mr_mister]

Leach one of the most underrated players in world cricket. How on earth did he not play in the WI?

Moeen is a household name

 

[Niall]

If Smith is available

Warner
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Wade

Can't drop your specialist captain

 

[Second Spitter]

If Smith is available

Warner
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Wade

Warner
Harris
UK
Smith
Labuschagne
Head

 

[Pup Clarke]

Moeen is a household name

Moeen shouldn't play again in this series but he will

 

[Groundking]

Is Woakes injured? Why the **** did he only bowl 3 overs?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Is Woakes injured? Why the **** did he only bowl 3 overs?

Archer just had to bowl a lot more than he would have had it been a full day.

 

[Gob]

Can't drop your specialist captain

He'll bat #7. I just listed the to six

 

[GIMH]

What a Test Match. Absolute snorter.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Does anyone know if Burgey is okay? Although he posts the most infernal drivel in between the intelligent cricket stuff he doesn't tend to disappear just because Australia are struggling.

 

[wpdavid]

Archer just had to bowl a lot more than he would have had it been a full day.

Someone needs to explain to Root that:
1. He can't be bowling Archer into the ground if he wants him to play more than a couple of tests in a series
2. In some circumstances, other bowlers offer as much or maybe even more. Woakes has been seriously under-bowled in this test, not least on the first evening and the second morning.

For all that, it ended up being a fine test match. Big plusses in the return to batting form of Stokes and Bairstow and the emergence of you-know-who. Burns' on-going contributions also a big plus.


As for the ongoing weaknesses with the batting, Sibley and Northeast making a grand total of two runs between them today means there probably won't be any new faces just yet.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Does anyone know if Burgey is okay? Although he posts the most infernal drivel in between the intelligent cricket stuff he doesn't tend to disappear just because Australia are struggling.

Collapsed in shock that Leach made him taste it.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Great test. Shame weather ruined it. Seriously hope Smith is OK and presume he can't play next week but hope he is fine for OT.

As for Archer I think him and Cummins will be a sight to behold in the future. Both look the real thing. Pray both stay fit.

 

[Burgey]

Good to wake up to joe root continuing the Strauss tradition of england captains claiming bounced catches at Lord’s. I suppose he had to do something to have an impact on the game.