19 Temmuz 2013 Cuma

England vs Australia


London - Englands take on Australia in the second of the five-Test Ashes series and the game will be played at Lord's in London from July 18.
There wasn't much of a gap between the first and the second Tests and it will be interesting to see how the two sides, England and Australia, recover from the adrenaline rush of the first Test match.
First the good news, and this one is for the fans. As reported by CricketDiaries here, the second Test match will be streamed live for users around the world online. According to that site, it is a measure adopted by the English cricket board to overcome piracy issues surrounding the viewing of the Ashes series online.
Moving back to cricket, even in those three days between the Trent Bridge game — that England won — and this Lord's Test match much has transpired. Even as former coach Mickey Arthur demanded a $4 million compensation package from Cricket Australia and inadvertently revealed the issues between Shane Watson and Michael Clarke, there was a lot to consider on the field for new Australia coach Darren Lehmann.
The biggest question is the Australian line-up and he was unequivocal about his side's shot-selection. Ed Cowan was in the line of his fire for sure as Lehmann called his shot-making disappointing. Here's what Lehmann had to say about Cowan's shot-making.
The other issue that Lehmann will have going into this Test is the inexperience of their fast bowling attack. Remember the Lord's ground has a pretty nasty slope and that could make life difficult for most, including the young Aussie bowlers. There's a good chance that Lehmann will look to bring in the experience of Ryan Harris into the attack in place of Mitchell Starc.
Michael Clarke has brushed aside reports of in-team issues and as reported here, played up the side's unity. The issue, however, will arise when the going gets tough and it will be interesting to see how his team reacts to the situation.
The game begins today at 11 a.m. London time with the toss to be held a half hour before that.