[Cricket] Second Ashes Test - England vs Australia - Lords

[Kinky Gerbil]

As a casual watcher of cricket I can see why Test Match cricket is losing popularity, this is pretty dull stuff.

I understand why you would prepare a pitch like this, but surely matches like this will drive people towards the shorter format?

 

[nwgull]

As a casual watcher of cricket I can see why Test Match cricket is losing popularity, this is pretty dull stuff.

I understand why you would prepare a pitch like this, but surely matches like this will drive people towards the shorter format?

It will. Hopefully the pitches for the remaining games might be a bit more sporting. Although, we haven't seen England bat yet.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

It will. Hopefully the pitches for the remaining games might be a bit more sporting. Although, we haven't seen England bat yet.

From my limited knowledge, if Australia get around 600 which looks completely possible - all England have to do is avoid the follow on and it's a draw

 

[Yoda]

This match has draw written all over it, I'm struggling to see the Aussies taking 20 wickets on this pitch myself.

They won't need to take them, we'll give them away.

 

[Danny-Boy]

From my limited knowledge, if Australia get around 600 which looks completely possible - all England have to do is avoid the follow on and it's a draw

I reckon they'll have a slog once it gets past 500 odd, aim for 650+.

 

[Bold Seagull]

As a casual watcher of cricket I can see why Test Match cricket is losing popularity, this is pretty dull stuff.

I understand why you would prepare a pitch like this, but surely matches like this will drive people towards the shorter format?

Been a while since we've had a pitch as dull flat and boring as this. Both pitches for the New Zealand series and the one for the first test produced exciting enthralling result matches in different ways. Last summer only 2 of the 7 test matches in England were drawn.

14 test matchs in 2015 around the world, only 3 have been drawn. It is the frustration of test cricket we get pitches like this, but dull draws aren't as common as you might think.

 

[leigull]

Been a while since we've had a pitch as dull flat and boring as this. Both pitches for the New Zealand series and the one for the first test produced exciting enthralling result matches in different ways. Last summer only 2 of the 7 test matches in England were drawn.

14 test matchs in 2015 around the world, only 3 have been drawn. It is the frustration of test cricket we get pitches like this, but dull draws aren't as common as you might think.

Indeed. Games like Cardiff are more frequent than this now, thankfully.

 

[Titanic]

Clarke fails again... which is nice.

383-3

 

[Bold Seagull]

Just need to chip away at them here. Restricting them to sub 550 is still game on in this match. NZ got 523 here and still lost at the start of the summer.

 

[Badger]

Blowers just said "Clarke was out, pulling at Wood"

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

BBC Radio 5 Live coverage is WAY beyond parody

 

[pasty]

Lunch day 2

Aus 424/3

Going to be another long afternoon I think.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Blowers just said "Clarke was out, pulling at Wood"

Full toss!

 

[Titanic]

Broad strikes straight after lunch... Voges nicks one to Buttler

426-4

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Broad strikes straight after lunch... Voges nicks one to Buttler

426-4

Smith's destined to get a double ton.

 

[BensGrandad]

Home from holiday Sunday I hope it is to a couple of days of rain. What is the forecast? Can rain save us with a draw?

 

[Titanic]

This is ominous... Broad clatters Marsh of an inside edge for just 12.. didn't look to bounce much

442-5

Starc and Johnson will have woken up!

 

[Titanic]

Australia 500-5 (134.3 overs, RR 3.71)

 

[Titanic]

Steve Smith 203* (336 balls, 24 fours, 1 six)

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Will be cr*p if rain saves England's worthless hides.

Smith