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

[Supersuns]

took tomorrow off work last week so i could sit and watch all of tonight,

 

[eddiesmith]

Remind me, do they still follow procedures, announce teams and toss the coin etc. irrespective of the weather?

No, teams and coin toss only happen 30 minutes before a likely start of play

 

[bixente]

Disappointing...

 

[Biggie]

Rain?

 

[deanc]

No, teams and coin toss only happen 30 minutes before a likely start of play

Noted, thanks....

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Remind me, do they still follow procedures, announce teams and toss the coin etc. irrespective of the weather?

Teams announced at toss

 

[The Passenger]

Rain is pretty set in only a few k's from the ground. Hourly forecast not looking good either. Can't see more than about 15-20 overs of play for today.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/st-johns-wood/nw8-9/hourly-weather-forecast/709827

 

[deanc]

Rain?

Anybody at the ground, heading to or in the area that can confirm the actual current weather? The online info is about as reliable as Aus Federal election polls...

 

[lazy77]

Anybody at the ground, heading to or in the area that can confirm the actual current weather? The online info is about as reliable as Aus Federal election polls...

I just saw a live news report from the ground and everyone had their umbrellas up. It was pretty miserable. Definitely no first session by the looks of it.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Anybody at the ground, heading to or in the area that can confirm the actual current weather? The online info is about as reliable as Aus Federal election polls...

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Anyone Know a Anti-Rain Dance?

Hint: don't use the one GWS used on Friday

In my barely playing days, I always used to find being 8/40 chasing 250+ would mean the rain would magically miss the ground while the surrounds flooded. Does that help?

 

[The Passenger]

Anybody at the ground, heading to or in the area that can confirm the actual current weather? The online info is about as reliable as Aus Federal election polls...

Few k's from the ground and It's no good.

 

[StFly]

Could always teach the English the value of roofs.

Or the variable uses of tarps and rope.

 

[Costanza_]

Lords should never host another test. Disgraceful anti-climax.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Sadly it's already raining heavily at Lord's. The forecast is pretty grim until about mid-afternoon, so already there might be some thoughts about tinkering with selection for a four-day Test.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Remind me, do they still follow procedures, announce teams and toss the coin etc. irrespective of the weather?

I think the toss only takes place once they think they will be getting play, and the pitch must be uncovered. Teams only become official when team sheets get handed over at the toss.

 

[deanc]

Few k's from the ground and It's no good.

Buggar, cancelled a few meetings, told the wife the opposite, guess we'll be watching re-runs of Blue Healers until the cricket starts...

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Rain radar: https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/london/ec4a-2/weather-radar/328328

 

[HBF]

Chances of any significant play today is pretty grim lads

Quite wet and dreary and not much breeze to blow it away

Hopefully it changes - yesterday was lovely

So is next week. Shame the weather gods are going to play a big part in this test match

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Sadly it's already raining heavily at Lord's. The forecast is pretty grim until about mid-afternoon, so already there might be some thoughts about tinkering with selection for a four-day Test.

Would that increase the chances of Starc playing? A wicket-taking run-leaker might speed the game up. But would Australia want to take that risk, being ahead in the series already. Would Lyon get left out to accommodate (surely not, but if the pitch is not going beyond a third-day-alike, is the spinner required)?
edit: for the record, i wouldn't do either, but I can see the questions being asked

 

[frankrizzo]

Annoying thing is they will try to make up lost overs at the end of the clear days but will lose them to bad light, it's obviously done that way to please the broadcasters just start an hour early and make up the freaking overs

 

[HBF]

took tomorrow off work last week so i could sit and watch all of tonight,

Can you just go in and have the day off cancelled?

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Can you just go in and have the day off cancelled?

Organise to postpone the day off until next Test (or given we're talking Leeds and Manchester maybe the Oval Test? Or the Brisbane Test?)

 

[Mr Blicavs]

Hi guys... whos ready for some good old fashioned Pom trolling

 

[Mr Blicavs]

That's why I'd go for Curran, plus it replaces the batting lost by dropping Ali.

Leach would be the spinner to replace Ali, averages mid 20's after a few tests and can bat!



Because for the last 5 days we've heard nothing but how great Starc is, how much Australia was missing Starc, what a shocking decision it was to drop Starc. Not just on Bigfooty but the NSW media were going crazy.

So it will be interesting to see if they ignore it. Whoever is playing against Australia in the tour game should make sure they treat him like McGrath, make him look good!

That could anyone in the Poms test side to be fair