The Ashes; Second Test, Lord's, July 16-20

[hopeforthebest]

Rashid's finger OK as he joins the Yorks team.

Good to hear.

Boycott's starting to break me.

Boycott can be pain when England are playing anyone but against Australia he steps up his game.

[hopeforthebest]

Declaration one over after lunch? Maybe Cook and Lyth should send on subs and get padded up.

[Arthur Crabtree]

SL batted for 14 hours in that game I linked to.

Broad had better start executing those plans to Smith he was talking about.

Played Smithy. A double and a fifty.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Declaration one over after lunch? Maybe Cook and Lyth should send on subs and get padded up.

I'd grind England for longer. At least 30m after lunch.

[sussexpob]

Bloke has concussion, takes a nasty hit to the head and as I said at the time he should have been told to stay in the pavillon the rest of the match. A disgrace Australia had him bat with the match in this situation....hope he is ok.

[Aidan11]

Voges also took a knock in the field earlier in the test and he's out.

Aussises are going to beat us with 9 men.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Seventeen overs bowled today!

I don't think batters normally stop batting after a hit on the head, Sussex? Presumably he's been given all clear after the WI.

[sussexpob]

Well what did cricket learn after Phil Hughes???? Concussion can be delayed and serious damage can occur with repeated concussions.....as soon as he was hit they should have taken him off. Im shocked

[sussexpob]

Seventeen overs bowled today!

I don't think batters normally stop batting after a hit on the head, Sussex? Presumably he's been given all clear after the WI.

Main difference is we are talking about a player recently hit and injured. He got a nasty one first up, and quite clear he was effected. What happens if he got hit because after that because he isn't 100%.....

People with concussion are in danger most if it's repeated...leads to serious damage

[Aidan11]

146 runs scored in 100 minutes.

[Aidan11]

...and they declare.

[Arthur Crabtree]

509 to chase.

Early declaration. Two overs before lunch don't seem enough to be worth it.

Shouldn't they go to lunch if the innings break is so near to lunch.

[yorker_129-7]

Maybe if Rogers has issues with vertigo or similar it's why he's retiring?

P.S. Good to see David Warner is still Moeen Ali's bunny.

[Aidan11]

5 sessions and a bit.

Didn't see that coming.

[Aidan11]

Less than 500 to get now.

We'll do this.