New Posts For Thread: England v Australia at Lord's, 2nd Investec Testhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-testEarly Thoughts.was a tactic well thought through, they picked a pitch for a bore draw.they lost the toss and werent up to it. toss won it woulodve been a draw almost certainlyhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545576773#545576773was a tactic well thought through, they picked a pitch for a bore draw.they lost the toss and werent up to it. toss won it woulodve been a draw almost certainlyMon, 20 Jul 2015 07:51:18 -0500I assume the squad are having a day in the nets as they have a spare day.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545574979#545574979I assume the squad are having a day in the nets as they have a spare day.Mon, 20 Jul 2015 04:05:54 -0500reading between the lines, boycott's piece in the telegraph points the finger at strauss.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545572437#545572437reading between the lines, boycott's piece in the telegraph points the finger at strauss.Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:38:42 -0500that could still be consistent with the amount the the MCC paid for the respective tests mafe.my guess is that mick hunt (i've always wondered why he doesn't call himself mike) takes his advice from the club, who may have been asked for certain thinghttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545568375#545568375that could still be consistent with the amount the the MCC paid for the respective tests mafe.my guess is that mick hunt (i've always wondered why he doesn't call himself mike) takes his advice from the club, who may have been asked for certain thingSun, 19 Jul 2015 11:51:40 -0500I think Lord's do what they want.I thought they got v. v. lucky in that game against India. Could have been all over in 3 days. It was a poor pitch (by ECB standards).If I prepared one like that I get a low mark and an email from the League...https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545568341#545568341I think Lord's do what they want.I thought they got v. v. lucky in that game against India. Could have been all over in 3 days. It was a poor pitch (by ECB standards).If I prepared one like that I get a low mark and an email from the League...Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:49:23 -0500lords prepared an absolute green top last year against india following on from all the criticism of the awful lifeless pitch at trentbridge. that wasn't by accident surely ?cardiff was a typical cardiff wicket. low and slow. england just bowled reallhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545568225#545568225lords prepared an absolute green top last year against india following on from all the criticism of the awful lifeless pitch at trentbridge. that wasn't by accident surely ?cardiff was a typical cardiff wicket. low and slow. england just bowled reallSun, 19 Jul 2015 11:39:01 -0500grant you shockedhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545568197#545568197grant you shockedSun, 19 Jul 2015 11:36:35 -0500Thanks.Not surprised.Lord's especially wouldn't take instructions from Cook or the coach. Groundsmen know their squares and plan a long time in advance. The guidelines from the ECB are no seam, no spin. This even applies to county league club crickethttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545568119#545568119Thanks.Not surprised.Lord's especially wouldn't take instructions from Cook or the coach. Groundsmen know their squares and plan a long time in advance. The guidelines from the ECB are no seam, no spin. This even applies to county league club cricketSun, 19 Jul 2015 11:31:03 -0500went out for a few hours come back and its overhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545568095#545568095went out for a few hours come back and its overSun, 19 Jul 2015 11:29:16 -0500lmaohttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30550037/england-v-australia-at-lords-2nd-investec-test?post_id=545568093#545568093lmaoSun, 19 Jul 2015 11:29:01 -0500