The summer of Test cricket thread

[Cooperman]

Sri Lanka win the toss on a warm, sunny day at Lord’s with five warm, sunny days ahead and…bowl first. Mental.

They will be happy with proceedings so far.

Remember the old Sky Sports wagon wheel graphic? I give that session to SL.

 

[Cooperman]

2-1 to England on yesterdays session waggon wheel. For Sri Lanka to deem their decision to bowl as being successful, I considered that England all out for 300 or less was the goal. Despite a reasonably poor first session England comfortable beat 300.

The sun is out at the start of day 2, pitch looks flat, and Atkinson is motoring towards a hundred.

 

[Cooperman]

That’s some feat from Gus Atkinson.

Maiden first class hundred
Sixth fastest at Lords
103 balls
Straight drive for four to reach 100
Now named on both the five-for and the hundreds board at Lords.

 

[Cooperman]

And one heck of a catch to get him out.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

The decision to bat first was intensely stupid.

 

[Swanjaxs]

That’s some feat from Gus Atkinson.

Maiden first class hundred
Sixth fastest at Lords
103 balls
Straight drive for four to reach 100
Now named on both the five-for and the hundreds board at Lords.

There's a 10 for board at Lords and he's on that too! Only the 6th player to do it

Gus Atkinson makes history in triple-feat summer at Lord’s

Gus Atkinson ensured his name would be on three honours boards at Lord’s after his maiden Test summer

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Cooperman]

There's a 10 for board at Lords and he's on that too! Only the 6th player to do it

Gus Atkinson makes history in triple-feat summer at Lord’s

Gus Atkinson ensured his name would be on three honours boards at Lord’s after his maiden Test summer

www.independent.co.uk

Up there alongside Beefy.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Joe Root has butterfingers today.

 

[Darran]

Who’s the chap in the middle here guys?

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Who’s the chap in the middle here guys?

Wouldn’t put money on it but it could be a young Mark Taylor.

 

[Cooperman]

Wouldn’t put money on it but it could be a young Mark Taylor.

I think it’s Simon Dennis. With Glamorgan during the early part of the Viv years.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

I think it’s Simon Dennis. With Glamorgan during the early part of the Viv years.

That would make more sense.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

I think it’s Simon Dennis. With Glamorgan during the early part of the Viv years.

Great answer. He played his final season for Glam - which was Viv's first 1990.

 

[Cooperman]

That would make more sense.

I know why you said Mark Taylor, I think it’s the grin.

 

[Cooperman]

Who’s the chap in the middle here guys?

Why the curiosity?