[Cricket] The 'Especially for Billy the Fish' 2nd Test Eng v India at Lords thread

[Titanic]

Robbo strikes!

Review but surely he's a goner.

209-8, lead 182

 

[Titanic]

Bumrah might get a taste of his own medicine here

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Fabulous slower ball. Bowled Robbo

 

[The Wizard]

England are favourites here but if Root doesn’t get these runs I’m genuinely concerned about who will, pretty poor state of affairs.

Thank god India didn't select Ashwin.

 

[Titanic]

This is getting SPICY

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Bumrah seems to be a bit of a prick, innit.

 

[Titanic]

Bumrah seems to be a bit of a prick, innit.

Not totally sure it's the best idea to wind him up

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Not totally sure it's the best idea to wind him up

Whenever Buttler has had words with someone when in the field, he always looks like he needs his mummy with him when he then has to go out with his bat...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Not totally sure it's the best idea to wind him up

Bang. Take that, you little prick.

That'll teach him for roughing up our Jimmy.

 

[The Wizard]

If we are chasing over 200, will we send Burns and Sibley out? They’ll be out there till next week trying to score that.

 

[Simster]

If we are chasing over 200, will we send Burns and Sibley out? They’ll be out there till next week trying to score that.

Sibley won't, he'll be back in the hutch after about 5 balls.

 

[The Wizard]

Personally think Wood bowling is a mistake here, obviously he has express pace but tailenders can score runs pretty quick against him sometimes. Better off going for someone like Curran.

Making a pigs ear of this now, lead about to exceed 200.

 

[jakarta]

Not very clever bowling, fast and straight to tailenders?

 

[zefarelly]

England doing their best to throw away a winning position. strange tactics. A lead of over 200 is a big psychological boost for India

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

The chance of a win has gone imho.

With the speed our openers score at the only chance we have is if we lose a couple of wickets, and if we do that we'll almost certainly shut up shop.

Looking at the bowling almost feels like we're playing for a draw already.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Let them off the hook haven't we.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Yep. A draw seems to the best we can get now.

 

[Titanic]

Batting looking easy.... Sibley, Burns and Hameed must be licking their lips.

50 partnership for the 9th wicket.

259-8, lead 232

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Let them off the hook haven't we.

Not just let them off the hook, it's a bit embarrassing at the same time. Gave out all the verbals to these 2 40 runs ago and they're making us look a right bunch of *****.

 

[Is it PotG?]

4/9 the draw right now