Persistent rain meant that no play was possible on the first day of the second Test at Lord’s
It’s over, you don’t need to tell me… The umpires have accepted the inevitable, and the ECB have confirmed that, no, we cannot claim the last seven hours back. Thankfully the forecast is much better tomorrow, so play should hopefully start on time. Thanks for your company, emails, XIs – and especially for your donations. See you tomorrow!
“I’d be the first to admit this team of Marks could do with some work in the bowling area,” says Jon Perry, “but you should get a few runs on the board: Taylor, Stoneman, Butcher, Ramprakash, Waugh, Ealham, Boucher, Wood, Craig, Ilott, Footitt.”
I always knew Mark Ealham would play Test cricket again.
Written by Rob Smyth and Tim de Lisle
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