2019 2nd Ashes Test - Lords 14-18 August 2019

[Voice of the G]

Be interesting to see if we hold fire on the top order or make a change. I don't see anyone outside the team better than what we have would be a complete fluke if someone came in and scored runs. It's about the current players playing better. In a series with these scores Warner might be better off making a quickfire 45 than worrying about being a traditional opener.

Harris.

 

[Cleavy]

Holy moly Leach has one ugly head

Make the batsmen go blind, then take their wicket. A fine tactic.

 

[The King!]

that almost turned

 

[darcytiger]

Can anyone see Smith tonning up? He’s not looking very fluent. Long way to go

 

[Slow Love]

Smith and Paine giving the English nothing.

Loving it.

 

[Hamingja]

Has there ever been an attractive spin bowler?

 

[SSwans2011]

Can anyone see Smith tonning up? He’s not looking very fluent. Long way to go

Would be silly to write him off, but too early to be thinking about it.

 

[The King!]

How long do we give Warner though? If you ignore the clear outlier, which was the series in Bangladesh, Warner has reached his half century only 4 times of his last 29 innings overseas. His top score is 68. That's going all the way back to 2015.

theres not many making it easy to move him out of the side though

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Has there ever been an attractive spin bowler?

I tried to bowl spin. And, that's not any evidence in favour of the the affirmative.

 

[The King!]

Can anyone see Smith tonning up? He’s not looking very fluent. Long way to go

id back him for a not out or ton from here

 

[Gough]

Has there ever been an attractive spin bowler?

Sounda Sleep, all arms and legs.

 

[SSwans2011]

Has there ever been an attractive spin bowler?

 

[bixente]

Has there ever been an attractive spin bowler?

Vettori is not ugly?

 

[Topkent]

How long do we give Warner though? If you ignore the clear outlier, which was the series in Bangladesh, Warner has reached his half century only 4 times of his last 29 innings overseas. His top score is 68. That's going all the way back to 2015.

Mate it's not like we have Michael Hussey and Phil Jaques plundering hundreds in FC missing out on a gig we don't have anyone better than him. We don't even have anyone close to him. As much as people hate Warner we don't have other options.

Harris is the only other decent opener in the country and he was ok not great at test level.

 

[The King!]

Has there ever been an attractive spin bowler?

 

[deanc]

Good areas from Leach.

200% on Ali already, no head high beam balls for starters...

 

[SSwans2011]

theres not many making it easy to move him out of the side though

People can speculate about how he might fail in England all they want, but Burns has a Test average of 40. Deserves to be backed in overseas. Khawaja wasn't nearly as bad as expected when they finally gave him a chance overseas.

 

[Underarm]

Has there ever been an attractive spin bowler?

Bruce Yardley.

 

[Topkent]

Harris.

The Harris who averages 30 odd at test level and got out flashing outside off a bunch of times in Australia is gonna magically save us is he?

 

[The King!]

People can speculate about how he might fail in England all they want, but Burns has a Test average of 40. Deserves to be backed in overseas. Khawaja wasn't nearly as bad as expected when they finally gave him a chance overseas.

yeah but its still a he might work type pick, not someone knocking the door down

 

[SSwans2011]

Mate it's not like we have Michael Hussey and Phil Jaques plundering hundreds in FC missing out on a gig we don't have anyone better than him. We don't even have anyone close to him. As much as people hate Warner we don't have other options.

Harris is the only other decent opener in the country and he was ok not great at test level.

We don't have other options because we haven't given them a chance overseas.

You could open with Khawaja and bring in Labuschagne if we were that determined to avoid giving Burns or Harris a shot overseas anyway.

 

[Voice of the G]

Would be silly to write him off, but too early to be thinking about it.

Siddle still to bat,remember the 1st test how he batted plus Lyon in helping Smith get that 1st innings ton.

 

[SSwans2011]

yeah but its still a he might work type pick, not someone knocking the door down

As opposed to picking someone who hasn't worked despite so many chances? Warner has set the bar so low it's borderline impossible for Burns to be worse overseas. Same goes for Harris, Renshaw, etc..

 

[SSwans2011]

Siddle still to bat,remember the 1st test how he batted plus Lyon in helping Smith get that 1st innings ton.

You're right. We're going in with an innings lead. Bookmark it.

 

[rocker_oz33]

London Bridge fielding there.