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Venue : Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Average first innings score in last three years:242
20% of the games have been won by team batting first
Pacers have picked 90.13% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 9.87% of the wickets.
*all data from last 3 years
Suggested teams
While you could go for the above team, you can also choose your team from Cricket.com’s Fantasy Research Centre. You can use this tool to build your team with the help of algorithms. Then, based on your preferences, the platform will guide you through creating the ideal fantasy XI.
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Top Run scorers at this venue
The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.
Top wicket takers at this venue
The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.
Grand League Punts
> The Lord's wicket might look green-ish right now, but count Nathan Lyon out at your own peril. He's now bagged a hat-trick of three-fers in England and does look like the ultimate antidote to Bazball. Lyon does not have the best of records at Lord's — 6 wickets in 2 Tests @ 41.66 — but England's ultra-aggressive style of play will always keep him in the contest. Also, if you're lucky, he'll fetch you some points with the bat too. You could gamble on him as your vice-captain because, well, why not?
> This week, Ollie Robinson has been in the news more than any other cricketer, but though ex-Aussie cricketers have been tearing into him non-stop, here's why you need to have him in your XI. Robinson averages 19.90 at Lord's, his figures at the venue reading 4/75, 3/26, 2/73 and 2/45. And though he bowls at a very innocuous pace, the bounce he generates makes him so darn threatening. He still managed to pick 5 wickets in the Edgbaston Test despite not being at his best. Expect him to be even more threatening on a more bowler-friendly wicket at Lord's.
Probable XIs
England have already named their starting XI. They’ve made one change, Josh Tongue taking the place of Moeen Ali.
England XI: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes ( c ), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, James Anderson.
Australia, meanwhile, are yet to reveal their XI. There’s mystery surrounding the composition of their pace attack.
Australia XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins ( c ), Mitchell Starc/Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
