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

[The King!]

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Smith hopeful of playing next Test

Steven Smith hopes he is fit to play the next Ashes Test after being ruled out of the final day of the second Test at Lord's with concussion.
With only a short turnaround until the third Test starts at Headingley on Thursday, it seems doubtful Smith will be cleared to play. However, he will undergo meticulous testing over the coming days after being struck on the neck by a Jofra Archer bouncer after lunch on day four.
Despite passing initial concussion testing which allowed him to resume his innings, Smith pulled up feeling worse this morning, by which time his results in subsequent testing had deteriorated.
"With the tests I've done and how I've woken up today I think it's the right decision," Smith said in an interview released by Cricket Australia. "I'll obviously monitored very closely over the next few days with a pretty quick turnaround in between Test matches and I'm hopeful I can make a recovery and be ok for that.

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[Freoforever86]

Australia’s batting plan needs to be to leave everything not at the stumps

 

[samFFC]

England should've tempted us with 220. We might've lost a few early wickets setting that up. No way they dismiss us playing purely for the draw.

Still a chance but I agree 220 off 60 would’ve been much smarter

 

[jesterx]

Now we know that Smith was actually doing the captaining with Paine as the mouthpiece. No Smith, field positions and general captaincy goes to shite

 

[samFFC]

Australia’s batting plan needs to be to leave everything not at the stumps

Bancroft 12 off 120 would be nice

 

[Wolfs]

England should've tempted us with 220. We might've lost a few early wickets setting that up. No way they dismiss us playing purely for the draw.

I would say 180-190. Enough to tempt. 220 is shut up shop.

 

[Visions]

The fielding has been the biggest let down of this series - fair enough if your out of form with the bat or get a few good ones... we've let ourselves down in the field big time and its cost us serious runs

Wouldn’t have minded seeing a third man all series. We’re cost ourselves 50 runs per innings there at least.

 

[samFFC]

I would say 180-190. Enough to tempt. 220 is shut up shop.

No way they would go against us with 200

 

[Freoforever86]

Bancroft 12 off 120 would be nice

Watch warner score 20 off 3 overs then edge one

 

[Dogsman16]

Still think Warner should give this a crack. Pitch looks to be pretty roadish.

Broad will probably hoop it round for corners though.

Then we shut up shop if he goes cheaply.

 

[eddiesmith]

Where’s Paul Reiffel when you need him?

 

[The King!]

paine should open, gives him a chance to do something today

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Bancroft is so ****ing useless.

 

[frankrizzo]

One over left will be 49 overs for us to bat.

 

[Wolfs]

No way they would go against us with 200

Without Smith, in one day? I would take the risk of 180-190, and gives you more time to bowl.

 

[samFFC]

Lol wasting time

 

[BG32]

Right to say Stokes is lucky as **** to be not out?

 

[samFFC]

Without Smith, in one day? I would take the risk of 180-190, and gives you more time to bowl.

I would too but don’t think they would have the guts

 

[OffTheBit]

**** this draw shit, lets come out swinging. Give Warner full license to go for it. He isn't going to last trying to prod around anyway

 

[k31th]

Lyon coming on to bowl again... trying to goad England into getting a higher score to chase, it appears...

 

[showusyacunningt]

I would say 180-190. Enough to tempt. 220 is shut up shop.

Too gettable. Pitch has nothing in it

 

[omarlittle1]

Why the **** is Lyon bowling?!

 

[Wolfs]

Stokes and Lyon to get a ton at the same time?

 

[deanc]

Australia’s batting plan needs to be to leave everything not at the stumps

That is the usual practice when batting for a draw, alternatively Aus could just swing wildly and see what happens....

 

[Westend]

shut the f*****k up holding