2nd Test: England v India at Lords Aug 9-13 2018

[TheParraboy]

Starts Thurs 8pm

 

[AlwaysGreen]

England select his Holiness The Pope instead of Dawid Malan.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_...alan-dropped-chris-woakes-replaces-ben-stokes

 

[ANTiLAG]

Yeah, Malan was overdue for a dropping.

That gives England 3 wicket keepers for the next test now, with Ben Foakes still waiting for a chance. Positively Sri Lankan.Pope should stiffen up the fielding at slip being a wicket keeper hopefully.

Stokes is likely out with a court appearance, with 2 of Sam Curran, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali to play the #6 and #8 roles.

So either way England lose some batting, and judging by the way he has been bowling of late, some bowling too.

England batting is in trouble, but India's fancy batting line up is struggling no end with swing, so hopefully some more cloud cover (despite what some scientists argue).

 

[TheParraboy]

England select his Holiness The Pope instead of Dawid Malan.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_...alan-dropped-chris-woakes-replaces-ben-stokes

commiserations for yesterday mate (green machine)

 

[TheParraboy]

starts tonight 8pm

batsman Ollie Pope makes his debut for the poms

www.espncricinfo.com/series/18018/preview/1119550/england-vs-india-2nd-test-ind-in-eng-2018

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Day 1 washed out

 

[Twizzle]

good footage of the camera man cleaning his lens tho

 

[TheParraboy]

so

raises the debate, should there be a 6th day in reserve for wash out days if needed?

 

[ANTiLAG]

Anderson has already pulled out both opening Indian batsmen keys from the bowl.

 

[TheParraboy]

Kholi will save India again...

 

[Bazal]

He won't fking need to with all this rain.

What a miserable excuse for a country.

 

[Bazal]

We have play!

Looks ugly though, not for long I'd say...

 

[Bazal]

Haha V-Rat and Pujara just ran off the field without the umpires actually calling play

HAHAHAHA Now a huge mixup, Pujara absolutely stitched up by Kohli...

And we're off...pissing down

 

[Eelectrica]

Kholi will save India again...

By leading an Indian rain dance? Seems to be working.

 

[TheParraboy]

Team India all out 107

Anderson 5/20

The great 8 woakes 2/19 inc Kholi

Pujara to do hard labour in prison

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Jimmy Anderson must suck God's dick to get conditions like that to bowl in

 

[Pommy]

He won't fking need to with all this rain.

What a miserable excuse for a country.

Mate it hasn’t rained for f**king months.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Mate it hasn’t rained for f**king months.

And not only that but rain is, you know, a good thing!

100% of NSW is in drought. Ummm lucky them apparently?

 

[Pommy]

It’s like it doesn’t rain on the Boxing Day test every f**king year.

 

[hineyrulz]

Jimmy Anderson must suck God's dick to get conditions like that to bowl in

More than his dick I’d reckon, not that there’s anything with that.