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

[budgetmeansbudget]

Can we have a wicket soon please otherwise this is starting to look like 380 for 2 at the close.

[Aidan11]

Well this sucks.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Ed Smith I think. I don't mind his commentary. His articles are terrible though.

McGrath? You're kidding!

[Aidan11]

11 fours already.

[hopeforthebest]

McGrath on TMS and Warne on SKY, where can I go except watch in mute.

[Aidan11]

Do people still have the match on TV on mute while listening to the TMS commentary?

[Aidan11]

McGrath says "Basically" a lot when I've heard him speak in the past.

I wonder if he does it on TMS.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Do people still have the match on TV on mute while listening to the TMS commentary?

Fortunately I've just got cricinfo at work.

[Arthur Crabtree]

McGrath seems better than Shane. Early days though. Maybe he'll be going on about losing to win by day five.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Do people still have the match on TV on mute while listening to the TMS commentary?

I've started again. There's only Atherton on the tv that doesn't annoy me. I've not been exposed to Boycott and Blofeld yet today though.

[hopeforthebest]

Do people still have the match on TV on mute while listening to the TMS commentary?

I certainly do.

[budgetmeansbudget]

The drinks break has slowed down the runs per hour rate thankfully.

[GarlicJam]

Whinge about Warne, moan about McGrath (is Pigeon that bad?), but you can feel better in the knowledge that we have had Healy for the entirety of the first hour - and he is still going!

We have had Warne as well, but he has to share himself around.

Healy is actively cheering the fours. Yelling and carrying on like someone in the stands. Worst commentator I have heard.

[Aidan11]

Still too many four balls.

[hopeforthebest]

England have absolutely no control at present. All the talk about bowling with the same discipline they showed at Cardiff has gone out the window.