Certified Legendary Thread 2nd Ashes Test England v Australia June 28-July 2 1930hrs @ Lords

[Zgope1]

The thing that finally swayed me with the Bairstow wicket was he never looked back. If he had done so he would have clearly seen the ball was still live and in play.

Sure as s**t if he was looking backwards and seen Carey keep and instantly throw the ball at the stumps he would have grounded his bat uncontroversially, end of the over or otherwise.

It doesn't sit 100 percent with me, and I wouldn't like getting out in the same circumstances myself, but I'm comfortable with it (just).

Yeh there was zero indication it was a dead ball because Carey was continuing the play. Rewarding bairstow for not looking and being god of when it’s a dead ball would be dumb as

 

[carloss]

Not quite sure this one met the test

Is that a guilty or salty look he's giving?

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Complete unaccountable cricket

 

[Zgope1]

Jonny will be ditching the ball at the stumps after every ball now

His bandwidth is used up trying to catch the thing

 

[kickazz]

He handles this presser (and every presser) so incredibly well. I have nothing but complete admiration for Cummins.


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Don't just scroll past this one folks, really fantastic interview. He speaks really well and represents his team and country in a very mature way. Worth finding time to watch it

Best of all is how he handled some of the more cynical, needling questions from the pommy tabloids - straight bat, honest simple answers.

 

[troybe]

How good is it ragging on the Poms

 

[tandino]

Jonny will be ditching the ball at the stumps after every ball now

Good. He should consider it exercise.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Thought Fredrick Pembroke-Skeffington was lucky to be let off….

 

[Coach_Required]

geez it was frustrating watching us bowl short to stokes and broad for ages and seeing stokes smash them but credit to Cummins, he kept his nerve and got the big wicket of stokes doing what they were seeking and then finished them off quickly. Bit like day 1 of the first test, frustrating fields/tactics but 2-0 so its working

I found it just as frustrating watching us bowl to their last 2 batters, Starc pitches one up and bowls him 30 runs later.

 

[BGman]

That shootout in the last hour had similarities to Johnny Rambo taking on the cops in First Blood. Stokes held the upper hand for some time before the pressure enforced by the Aussie bowlers told and he was swamped and finally put out of action.

The round the wicket tactic to limit Stokes room to play in his on side hitting zone, worked, a no brainer as it dried up his boundaries then frustrated him, which then led to his downfall and won us a Test match. So am asking the question, why was the tactic not used sooner before he gave us all the nervous nellies.

 

[JP Sauce]

Jonny will be ditching the ball at the stumps after every ball now

Great, plenty of overthrows to be had based on his form behind the stumps.

 

[FreoRicci]

Jonny will be ditching the ball at the stumps after every ball now

Good. Make him workout and burn the calories

 

[Kapow!!!]

Again a weird ball to compare it to. The controversy is around the fact that Bairstow left his ground because he assumed the ball was dead. Whether you agree with it or not what relevance is a clip of Bairstow trying to stump someone who has left his ground to try and play a shot?

You must work as groundstaff at the GABBA but you're very efficient at changing goalposts...

 

[MatthewB]

Great, plenty of overthrows to be had based on his form behind the stumps.

has to glove the ball first

 

[Coach_Required]

All this talking about the spirit of the game BS. Wouldn't this also mean accepting you're out when your given out?

Not sooking it up like a bunch of 2-year-olds, England this whole series have done nothing but talk, maybe they need to actually concentrate on winning.

 

[ABAB]

Not quite sure this one met the test

Isn't that just his normal resting b*tch face??? I can see why Atherton called his "dobey".

 

[FreoRicci]

Next test our boys better stay in their crease until the balls dead.

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You mean, like any cricketer does every match?
Bairstow lacks awareness. Crazy that’s he’s a WK too.

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Jonny will be ditching the ball at the stumps after every ball now

In county? He's not playing again for England this series

 

[The_Todd07]

 

[AJ_2000]

The hysteria from Broad while batting makes this so much sweeter. HIM of all people want to try and comment on spirit of the game? LMFAO

 

[ABAB]

All this talking about the spirit of the game BS. Wouldn't this also mean accepting you're out when your given out?

Not sooking it up like a bunch of 2-year-olds, England this whole series have done nothing but talk, maybe they need to actually concentrate on winning.

What happened to this spirit of the game when you hit the ball and see a fielder has clearly caught the ball so you walk if it isn't a no-ball?

 

[The Casey Cat]

For that f$$kwit broad talk about the spirit of the game is hypocritical as f$$k

My opinion of him is just trash

He appeals for shit that is no where near out as much or more than any bowler I've seen. Love to know how that's in the 'spirit of the game'.

 

[The King!]

Stokes played an awesome knock.

But with 70 odd and plenty of time would he not have been better to prod it around more , the field was back, they had the game swung their way. Why keep trying to slog

 

[Pistol Night]

Is that a guilty or salty look he's giving?

That’s the look of an overweight, red headed Pom coming face to face with a handsome, charismatic Australian captain

 

[kickazz]

A couple of bad eggs.
When the team came back out, the Members in the Long Room gave them extra applause.
I am sure the vast majority would be appalled by the behaviour of a couple of manchild halfwits.

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Yeah fair play the MCC seem to have done what they can to get on top of it pretty quickly