Second Test: England v South Africa, Nottingham, July 14-18

[rich1uk]

appearing shortly at Trent Bridge, Adele

[backfootpunch]

Unplayable that, gets out any batsmen ever

England's 1/1000 chance now rests on these two and stokes

Double hundred needed

[bigfluffylemon]

Urg. We're not even going to make it to tea. Predictable, but depressing nonetheless.

England team looks in disarray before the ashes likely to have 2 bad years in a row.

The Aussies might not even have a team

They will. There's too much at stake for the Ashes not to go ahead. And besides, I reckon even Australia second XI would have a got shot of beating England at home.

[budgetmeansbudget]

so for the third test it appears we are going to drop Ballance and Jennings and bring in another batsman to replace Dawson

And Wood has been pretty ineffective.

Woakes fit for the third test?

I've barely followed the game since England were all out on day two. Result totally inevitable just a case of going through the motions.

SA will take solace in the fact that at least their bowlers were able to make inroads into our batting in the second innings at Lord's.

[mikesiva]

That was a big wicket for Morris.

He's clearly in pole position to stay, when Rabada returns. Olivier hasn't done much in this Test.

[rich1uk]

so for the third test it appears we are going to drop Ballance and Jennings and bring in another batsman to replace Dawson

And Wood has been pretty ineffective.

Woakes fit for the third test?

I've barely followed the game since England were all out on day two. Result totally inevitable just a case of going through the motions.

SA will take solace in the fact that at least their bowlers were able to make inroads into our batting in the second innings at Lord's.

reports are Woakes wont be considered for this series as there is no FC cricket for him to play in to prove his fitness

i think Wood has bowled better than his figures tbh and was also pretty pleased with how Stokes bowled yesterday

[backfootpunch]

so for the third test it appears we are going to drop Ballance and Jennings and bring in another batsman to replace Dawson

And Wood has been pretty ineffective.

Woakes fit for the third test?

I've barely followed the game since England were all out on day two. Result totally inevitable just a case of going through the motions.

SA will take solace in the fact that at least their bowlers were able to make inroads into our batting in the second innings at Lord's.

Wood doesn't seem to get enough movement to be a wicket taker in test cricket

[sussexpob]

Wood has shown glimpses. Like I said before, he looks like Finn post 2013. Either not fully fit or not fully confident, certainly holding back.

[backfootpunch]

All out before tea looking likely

[mikesiva]

Morris gets his second! Morris and Philander are doing the damage to the top order....

[sussexpob]

Apparently wood is out for the next test with a heal injury. It would explain his lacklustre effort here, but one does have to ask why he looked under cooked from ball one, he was put in for this test

[backfootpunch]

400 needed stokes on 0

Faf has mid on back gives him a single

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hopefully Wood didn't go into this game with that injury. If he has had to change how he lands his front foot, then that's a big disadvantage for a bowler they want to operate with unrestrained pace.

[Dr Cricket]

Maybe he wasn't allowed to say he was injured. During flower time players were scared to say they were injured.

[Dr Cricket]

hopefully aiden got a new target of bayliss and Strauss.
Axe might need to be used this summer.