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

[captaincolly]

Always good to have an element of farce.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Always good to have an element of farce.

You often get it from a team that is on the end of a good old thumping.

[captaincolly]

Always good to have an element of farce.

You often get it from a team that is on the end of a good old thumping.

Yep. A fairly disastrous performance since the coin toss.

[yorker_129-7]

Knee-jerk England third test XI -

Cook*, Ali, Hales, Root, Bairstow, Stokes, Buttler, Rashid, Footitt, Broad, Anderson

[dan08]

Knee-jerk England third test XI -

Cook*, Ali, Hales, Root, Bairstow, Stokes, Buttler, Rashid, Footitt, Broad, Anderson

Would probably do better than this current XI.

[braveneutral]

[sussexpob]

A run out???

[Arthur Crabtree]

Compton/Lyth/Root*/Taylor/Stokes/Hain/Buttler/Moeen/Woakes/Wood/Broad. ;)

I'd have KP, but I'm dreaming.

#newengland

[The Waugh Twins]

Finally got the internet back and before I've got a chance to mention the wickets I missed two more down.

I don't think even a miracle can save England now.

Mitchel Johnson outstanding last couple of overs and what a spell.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Mitch1 is my MOTM (unless England win), bouncing players out on that pitch.

[The Waugh Twins]

What are you thinking right now as a batsman like Root? Do you still believe you can save the match?

Broad could get hurt here, I think Root should be farming the strike.

[The Waugh Twins]

At least for a couple overs, certainly shouldn't let Broad face Johnson at the moment.

[Arthur Crabtree]

I'm sure Geoffrey has told Joe the best way to play fast bowling.

[The Waugh Twins]

Voges can't catch.

That could be his downfall in test cricket. Even I would have dived forward and caught that.

[SaintPowelly]

This is hilarious.