28-6 starting with Moseley's wicket. That one he gave away playing a poor shot that was never there (Don't try and hook if it's on the offside) and now we are in the crap. I was there this morning and saw a few keep low and if the conditions stay the same, I don't fancy us to chase 200+.
Very few loose balls from Sussex in fairness since the collapse started (yes, can argue we got their tails up).
Weather looks decent on Sunday so could be the best day for batting. And with the tendency for this pitch to flatten out then it could be a very good toss to win. We do if course need to not be out the game by that point.
Sussex strength with this XI is their bowling, youd fancy us to get amongst them again when we bowl. 2 pretty good attacks on a fairly spicy pitch at the moment. Its clearly very important that we get somewhere near or above their total.
Better weather coming the weekend which may alter conditions, it is going very dark here at times today.
Wicket seems to be bouncy and there is movement but we’ve played some poor shots as well!
We looked to be coasting until the second wicket and we let their last two wickets put too many runs on!
Don't know if we were coasting, more digging in extremely hard against good bowling in tough conditions. The ball beat the bat loads and we'd only scored 3 boundaries since lunch, 2 off edges. And that makes Mousley's dismissal even more galling, Unadkat and Crocombe were coming to the end of their spells, the latter was just starting to look a touch frustrated after a catch going down off his bowling, and then he gives him an absolute gift after having already scored boundaries off the 2 previous deliveries. I couldn't believe it. He just doesn't seem to read the game situations well enough in 4day cricket and i dont think he ever will. Its crazy because in white ball cricket I think one of his key strengths as a batter is his ability to pick up the requirements of the innings really quickly and adapt accordingly.
Sussex have quite a long tail by modern day standards, pretty sure Crocombe has been no. 11 at times this season but they chanced their arm and got a few boundaries away...might need our guys to do the same.
20 wickets in 95.1 overs i think thus far?
Its goes without saying, that first session tomorrow is huge...
Too many extras (in both innings)
How on earth Tom Haines is walking off with 116 runs in the match ill never know, outrageous fortune both innings. He's got 3 shots, the cover drive, the outside edge, the inside edge.
Where is Rob Yates going there?
Did someone mention a few days ago that Malik was lucky to get extension of his contract?
Didn't really want Tea to come then, we'd just built a bit of momentum, must start again now.
Just been out gardening what happened with the caught behind before tea?
No doubt I'm breaking all the rules here but this is exactly the sort of innings Mousley should be playing. Showing match awareness and maturity.
BosworthBear wrote:
Just been out gardening what happened with the caught behind before tea?
Sussex were convinced, Mousley looked like he almost walked then shook his head and re took his guard. Umpire unmoved.
Before that I though Young looked unlucky to be given out. Young looked as though he thought the same!
I take it all back.
Andy wrote:
BosworthBear wrote:
Just been out gardening what happened with the caught behind before tea?
Sussex were convinced, Mousley looked like he almost walked then shook his head and re took his guard. Umpire unmoved.
Thanks. Sussex commentator didn’t shut up about it for ages. Claiming by how angry their captain was and repeating the score Mousley was on at the time. I think he’s now broken the stream first it went black and now no sound!
Richard wrote:
I take it all back.
Did you not see him trying to hook/pull Unadkat towards the long the boundary with 2 men back?! I like the lad and he timed the ball well today, some lovely strokes, but he has no brain in his head.