| Second Test Day One 10:39 - Jun 28 with 3067 views | gainsboroughblue |
England win toss and bowl.
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| Second Test Day One on 10:42 - Jun 28 with 2481 views | Herbivore |
All out before lunch. |  |
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| Second Test Day One on 10:44 - Jun 28 with 2458 views | vilanovablue |
The right decision give the conditions, we're playing Australia so there is always very little margin for error. |  | | |
| Second Test Day One on 10:46 - Jun 28 with 2452 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Second Test Day One on 10:44 - Jun 28 by vilanovablue |
The right decision give the conditions, we're playing Australia so there is always very little margin for error. |
Indeed. But even more so given the result of last one. Felt like a huge missed chance. | |
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| Second Test Day One on 10:48 - Jun 28 with 2440 views | Herbivore |
| Second Test Day One on 10:46 - Jun 28 by gainsboroughblue |
Indeed. But even more so given the result of last one. Felt like a huge missed chance. |
Let's be honest, we should be 1-0 up going into this test. Fair play to Cummins in that final innings, but we lost that test through our own mistakes rather than the Aussies winning it. That does mean a win here is essential now really, we're not likely to come back from 2-0 down to win the series, a draw could be possible but would be a big ask. We need to get in the wickets early and then bat big first innings. We've got the players to do it. | |
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| Second Test Day One on 10:54 - Jun 28 with 2424 views | Ryorry |
Just coming out to play now 👠|  |
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| Second Test Day One on 10:55 - Jun 28 with 2415 views | Samuelowen88 |
It's a cliche, but important toss to win. As others have said, Messers Anderson and Broad under these conditions......
Could be fun |  |
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| Second Test Day One on 11:06 - Jun 28 with 2395 views | Ryorry |
Bairstow actually picked up one orange dust protester & carried him off the pitch 😂 | |
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| Second Test Day One on 11:08 - Jun 28 with 2383 views | SaleAway |
| Second Test Day One on 11:06 - Jun 28 by Ryorry |
Bairstow actually picked up one orange dust protester & carried him off the pitch 😂 |
They just asked on TMS if Foakes would have dealt with that as well as Bairstow :-) |  |
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| Surprised he didn't drop him..... on 11:11 - Jun 28 with 2369 views | Bloots |
| Second Test Day One on 11:06 - Jun 28 by Ryorry |
Bairstow actually picked up one orange dust protester & carried him off the pitch 😂 |
....booooom!
Get in.
Have that! |  |
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| Second Test Day One on 11:14 - Jun 28 with 2340 views | Daninthecampo |
Just read on the BBC that in the last 10 tests the team batting first have all scored less than 200, lots of wickets today please! | | | |
| Second Test Day One on 11:15 - Jun 28 with 2333 views | Samuelowen88 |
| Second Test Day One on 11:06 - Jun 28 by Ryorry |
Bairstow actually picked up one orange dust protester & carried him off the pitch 😂 |
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| Second Test Day One on 11:21 - Jun 28 with 2294 views | Ryorry |
That's one drop he'll be glad to have made! 😂 | |
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| Second Test Day One on 15:30 - Jun 28 with 2148 views | Steve_M |
Hmmm, really isn't going well at the moment. Leaking far too many runs and even when the batsmen are given out then it's (rightly) overturned on review.
Good to see Tongue get wickets but not sure Stokes is bowling anything like properly.
That one was worth reviewing but definitely bat first. 173/2 |  |
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| Second Test Day One on 15:33 - Jun 28 with 2121 views | Samuelowen88 |
Not sounding good around Pope either.
Have the rules changed recently? If he can't proceed do we get someone else to bat? or is that only concussion?
Also seems like they misread the pitch (again) not doing what they expected. | |
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| Second Test Day One on 15:37 - Jun 28 with 2105 views | SaleAway |
| Second Test Day One on 15:33 - Jun 28 by Samuelowen88 |
Not sounding good around Pope either.
Have the rules changed recently? If he can't proceed do we get someone else to bat? or is that only concussion?
Also seems like they misread the pitch (again) not doing what they expected. |
I don't think they did misread the pitch, they just haven't bowled very well. Tongue got the ball doing plenty. I reckon the Aussies with a bit more pace would have ripped us apart on this. so the only positive I'm taking is that by the time we go into bat chasing 600, it'll have flattened out a bit.... | |
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| Second Test Day One on 15:47 - Jun 28 with 2071 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Second Test Day One on 15:33 - Jun 28 by Samuelowen88 |
Not sounding good around Pope either.
Have the rules changed recently? If he can't proceed do we get someone else to bat? or is that only concussion?
Also seems like they misread the pitch (again) not doing what they expected. |
Losing that first test really was a bad move. All that bravado talk that came after it is just that. Australia are ahead and they are calling the shots. They know that they just have to grind things out, play properly and there's not much we can do.
Can see something like 350-2 at the close. It really isn't good and the lack of spinner is going to be crucial. | |
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| Second Test Day One on 15:48 - Jun 28 with 2063 views | Ryorry |
| Second Test Day One on 15:37 - Jun 28 by SaleAway |
I don't think they did misread the pitch, they just haven't bowled very well. Tongue got the ball doing plenty. I reckon the Aussies with a bit more pace would have ripped us apart on this. so the only positive I'm taking is that by the time we go into bat chasing 600, it'll have flattened out a bit.... |
TMS saying when pitch is like that it can be sticky too, which gives the batsmen more time. | |
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| Second Test Day One on 15:51 - Jun 28 with 2056 views | Steve_M |
| Second Test Day One on 15:37 - Jun 28 by SaleAway |
I don't think they did misread the pitch, they just haven't bowled very well. Tongue got the ball doing plenty. I reckon the Aussies with a bit more pace would have ripped us apart on this. so the only positive I'm taking is that by the time we go into bat chasing 600, it'll have flattened out a bit.... |
I didn't see any of this morning but it was so humid in London this morning that bowling was the sensible call. Broad looks well off last week's performance at the moment, presumably Anderson and Robinson were too? | |
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| Second Test Day One on 16:22 - Jun 28 with 2001 views | Steve_M |
First ball after tea, an unnecessary four. Great stuff. | |
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| Second Test Day One on 16:46 - Jun 28 with 1957 views | Steve_M |
| Second Test Day One on 16:22 - Jun 28 by Steve_M |
First ball after tea, an unnecessary four. Great stuff. |
Get another wicket or two fairly soon and we could drag it back a bit:
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| Second Test Day One on 16:48 - Jun 28 with 1953 views | giant_stow |
| Second Test Day One on 16:46 - Jun 28 by Steve_M |
Get another wicket or two fairly soon and we could drag it back a bit:
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I've taken to treating a post by you on these cricket threads as a sign of a wicket - you're back in form. |  |
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| Second Test Day One on 16:55 - Jun 28 with 1944 views | gainsboroughblue |
We seriously need to sort these no balls out. | |
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| Second Test Day One on 17:09 - Jun 28 with 1915 views | Steve_M |
| Second Test Day One on 16:55 - Jun 28 by gainsboroughblue |
We seriously need to sort these no balls out. |
Really careless stuff, 10 again today so far. At least we slowed the scoring rate from early afternoon, could see Aus being 400/3 or something the way we were going. | |
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| Second Test Day One on 17:25 - Jun 28 with 1895 views | Steve_M |
| Second Test Day One on 17:09 - Jun 28 by Steve_M |
Really careless stuff, 10 again today so far. At least we slowed the scoring rate from early afternoon, could see Aus being 400/3 or something the way we were going. |
Maybe we still will be 400/3 tonight.... | |
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| Second Test Day One on 18:07 - Jun 28 with 1846 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Second Test Day One on 17:25 - Jun 28 by Steve_M |
Maybe we still will be 400/3 tonight.... |
This has been a rather humbling day. | |
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