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Ashes 2nd test thread - Lords

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chelt_mackem said:
I'd be happy enough with that. But I still wouldn't object to seeing us bat until mid morning tomorrow. Give them no chance at all of winning and give us 5 sessions to bowl them out. A declaration tonight runs the risk of giving them a bit of a boost if we don't knock one or two over before stumps.

Whenever we do decide to declare, I would be disappointed if we haven't set them 600 to win. This is a great opportunity to grind them right into the dirt with an absolute thrashing.
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Setting them 600 is not letting them have a chance to win but could (obviously by then) play for a draw ?? (all depends on time left etc) if it does end in a draw, the Aussies will be mighty relieved and back in it.....

I agree with going at them later today...the runs are just about irrelevant now.
 

Howard the Duck said:
Question for you all and one I should almost certainly know the answer to but if a batsmen plays a shot, it clips, say, the bowlers foot and hits the stumps at the non strikers end whilst the non striker is out his crease then is it a run out? I know it's not if it's straight from bat to stumps with no contact with a fielder.
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That's out.
 
elder said:
good chance for a 10 wicket haul for swann in this test... maybe never get such a good opportunity again (due to conditions, opponents and time available).
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he's done it 3 times already :-?

Connolly_31 said:
WTF do they say in that song for the adverts? Oooooo, We are full of _______. Sound like a merge of London and Wonder. Lunder. Irritating me already.
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it's f***ing wonder pissed me off on the first day at TB :evil:

It's that stupid bint emeli sande [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5bNRXBgF5c[/ame]

Although found out she's a mackem(born in sunderland) through googling the song
 
Dexter said:
I have doubts about Bairstow long term but much better to give him a shot at 6 and have Root in a position which he could well occupy for a decade to come. Compton has already shown he's not up to the task, it would be a waste of a position to include him in the team.
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i don't 100% disagree with you there mate, i just don't think bairstow has the technique for international test match cricket (i would be more than happy to see myself proved wrong of course) it may just be that he hasn't had that much cricket tbf to him.
so therefore imo, a place is already wasted on bairstow
 
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