FarmerPalmer wrote:

Andy wrote:

Was offered a contract extension by us apparently but turned it down, according to Matt Roller on Cricinfo.

More like was offered less money with no likelihood of game time. It’s a common theme at Warwickshire in recent seasons

Wasn't aware, any recent examples of this?

Im surprised Lintott isn't playing here if he's gonna be available for us?

The_Lickey_Banker wrote:

Malik pushed up the order, to open with Jani, so I guess he's being evaluated for Tuesday.

Feel like these 2 both definitely play (if fit) Tuesday irrespective of what happens today?

Look deeper into those stats though (which you won't have), he's red ball appearances last season for Warwickshire were spent batting at no. 3 in April/May. He never had the chance to hide down at 7 like Zen or Vansh Jani (1 game) did.

Besides, he's not been released, management/coaching staff who work with him everyday considered him worthy of retention, he's just chose to leave. Will be interesting to see how he does. Only 20 years old.

So Hamza has chosen too leave.

Are we any further along with any of our other out of contract guys i wonder?..

Was offered a contract extension by us apparently but turned it down, according to Matt Roller on Cricinfo.

Feel as though it clicks with him eventually.

Another homegrown player goes by the wayside...

Can't see Garton playing unless he can bowl or we have a spate of injuries to currently available batters.

Agree on your last point about tomorrow's friendly.

cjav1874 wrote:

Yates Malik Shaikh Hain Davies Jani Smith Booth Ali Bamber OHD?

Yates and Jani make the 6th bowling option.

Still looks a bowler light to me?

Think he was offered something, just choosing to go elsewhere.

Noticed it being discussed so thought id start a thread hope thats ok.

We start v Northants next Tuesday.

Barnard away, Hain with us.

Feel as though one of the younger batters is gonna be a little unlucky here and end up missing out due to the balance of the side. Yates bowled a lot in the ODC last season on dry pitches, can't see us relying on him to give us 10 every game though. Maybe we get 10 out of Yates and Jani combined? Feels fanciful. We got any top order batters in the academy who can bowl decent seam up?! How close is Garton to bowling?

More generally, i wouldn't be adverse to seeing someone from the academy get a game at some point, Charlie Taylor perhaps.

Humpage was the Warwickshire keeper when I first started following cricket, i was probably a little too young to fully appreciate his abilities and he was coming towards the end.

Piper is the best ive ever seen. Then Burgess, his improvement from when he first came in 2019 to when he finished was incredible.

So Northants and Gloucs have played each other twice in the groups and now face each other in the quarters?!

What are people's thoughts on the 3 groups of 6 format by the way?

That's not the first time Kai Smith has come in with us in strife and got us out of a hole.

Excellent recovery from Kai and Hain

Good luck Hamza Shaikh

No Tariq either

No Barnard (injured), no Yates (unclear). Beau will captain.

We want players dropped for consistently poor performances and then on the other hand we're almost overpromoting a lad here who keeps poorly in most games in which he takes the gloves and give him even more gametime? And im a huge fan of the lad.

Look, id have never signed Alex Davies, it's said on these boards at the time that he shouldn't necessarily walk into the side and I got scoffed at. However I think hes a very decent keeper as he demonstrated in the most recent 4day game at Taunton when he kept for 150+ overs in increasingly difficult conditions. We've seen him take catches and make stumping this season that Kai Smith simply cannot do. Do yet anyway.

Re. Cox, I can well believe we're in for another keeper. Davies batting has fell off a cliff, and Dandy (best pure gloveman at the club) doesn't appear to make runs in the 2's consistently enough at the moment.

Last night, what a finish! Mousley maturing as a versatile batter and he bowled well. Yates, no ton yet, but he's low key having a very decent season and looks generally in pretty good nick. If only we had Dan and Gleeson all comp...