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2nd Ashes Test at Lords

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  • Mundell Fleming
    Mundell Fleming Posts: 854
    greenwichred68 said:

    Why the hell are we still batting.sod sentiment there is a test match to be won.I'm sure Root has got ample time in he's test career to get a double century.about time we've declared but what a waste of 20mins.

    What's really hard to fathom is why Root played such a stupid shot when the only reason England were out there was to enable him to get to 200. A very odd start to the day.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    edited July 2013
    Presumably, feeling guilty, at delaying our opportunity to win the game, for his own personal reasons.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Mundell Fleming said:

    greenwichred68 said:

    Why the hell are we still batting.sod sentiment there is a test match to be won.I'm sure Root has got ample time in he's test career to get a double century.about time we've declared but what a waste of 20mins.

    What's really hard to fathom is why Root played such a stupid shot when the only reason England were out there was to enable him to get to 200. A very odd start to the day.
    Presumably because Cook made it clear that there was a time limit - i.e. you have 30 minutes or I declare.

  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,012
    David Warner's brother sounds like a bright chap

    https://mobile.twitter.com/fwildecricket/status/358880414443663360/photo/1
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Covered End said:

    Presumably, feeling guilty, at delaying our opportunity to win the game, for his own personal reasons.

    He batted all day yesterday and to team orders - the reward was to get a shot at a Test double hundred. That's good captaincy.

  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    David Warner's brother sounds like a bright chap

    https://mobile.twitter.com/fwildecricket/status/358880414443663360/photo/1

    Indeed, an "escape goat"??
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    BlackForestReds said:

    Covered End said:

    Presumably, feeling guilty, at delaying our opportunity to win the game, for his own personal reasons.

    He batted all day yesterday and to team orders - the reward was to get a shot at a Test double hundred. That's good captaincy.

    I know I was there :-) & I agree. But he must have still had a pang of guilt. I know I would.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    edited July 2013
    Watson lbw Anderson 20

    24-1
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    Whallop and were off and running!
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Covered End said:

    BlackForestReds said:

    Covered End said:

    Presumably, feeling guilty, at delaying our opportunity to win the game, for his own personal reasons.

    He batted all day yesterday and to team orders - the reward was to get a shot at a Test double hundred. That's good captaincy.

    I know I was there :-) & I agree. But he must have still had a pang of guilt. I know I would.
    24-1, Watson plumb LBW.

    I wouldn't feel guilty - there are still five and a half sessions to win and England won't be missing those extra few minutes.

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  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    Reckon it might be all over today...with the cloud cover helping.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    edited July 2013
    BlackForestReds said:

    Covered End said:

    BlackForestReds said:

    Covered End said:

    Presumably, feeling guilty, at delaying our opportunity to win the game, for his own personal reasons.

    He batted all day yesterday and to team orders - the reward was to get a shot at a Test double hundred. That's good captaincy.

    I know I was there :-) & I agree. But he must have still had a pang of guilt. I know I would.
    24-1, Watson plumb LBW.

    I wouldn't feel guilty - there are still five and a half sessions to win and England won't be missing those extra few minutes.

    Yes, but it might not have been a few minutes. He might have been scratching around for an hour or even longer, with the majority of the Engalnd cricket supporters nationwide, aware that the only reason we're not bowling, is because of him.
    Personally, I didn't have a problem, as I'm 100% confident we'll win, but never say never.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    Why are people moaning about an extra 30 minutes or so?

    Get em out in the field, then declare and make their openers pad up and come straight out again.

    Or is it just that people like to moan?

    This will be over today, with a day to spare. When it is I'd like to think that people will come back on to say that Cook got it right. It isn't just about winning this game, it's about killing them for the rest of the series. And long may it continue.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    edited July 2013
    32-2

    Rogers b Swann 6
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    It comes down to good management - I can see Cook/Flower taking him to one side and saying well batted yesterday, great innings etc - we are going to give you a shot at a Test 200, but we will declare if you hang around. There's a psychological element to this as well, Root will feel on top of the world and grateful that he was given this chance and the Aussies will have been ground into the dust just a bit more and forced to watch as England play a few games with them.

    Anyway 32-2.

  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    brilliant... this is quite superb....
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    mascot88 said:

    brilliant... this is quite superb....

    And an embarrassing way to get out - shouldering arms at a straight delivery that went with the arm.

  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Shane "LB" Watson.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Off_it said:


    Or is it just that people like to moan?

    Welcome to CL. The negativity in this thread compared to how much we're dominating this series is hilarious.
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    kentaddick said:

    Off_it said:


    Or is it just that people like to moan?

    Welcome to CL. The negativity in this thread compared to how much we're dominating this series is hilarious.
    kentaddick said:

    Off_it said:


    Or is it just that people like to moan?

    Welcome to CL. The negativity in this thread compared to how much we're dominating this series is hilarious.
    erm... yep..
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  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    36-3 Hughes LBW Swann 1

    And a wasted review.
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    hahaha ....
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    From the BBC's live website coverage:

    The review confirms what we suspected, Hughes plumber than Plumby McPlumb. Australia, quite simply, are being crushed by the England steamroller. The Aussies are 36-3 chasing 583!

  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,012
    Aussies don't like they will get 583 in the rest of the series, never mind this innings.
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    Off_it said:

    From the BBC's live website coverage:

    The review confirms what we suspected, Hughes plumber than Plumby McPlumb.
    Australia, quite simply, are being crushed by the England steamroller. The Aussies are 36-3 chasing 583!

    Oh don't take my name in vain.
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Off_it said:

    From the BBC's live website coverage:

    The review confirms what we suspected, Hughes plumber than Plumby McPlumb. Australia, quite simply, are being crushed by the England steamroller. The Aussies are 36-3 chasing 583!

    According to TMS, he was also a plumber from Plumstead.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    Clarke c Cook b Root 51

    134-4
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Covered End said:

    Clarke c Cook b Root 51

    134-4

    As they say in the wrestling, all over but for the counting.

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,001
    Khawaja c Anderson b Root 54

    134-5
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    Whallop

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