Webster looks class and a brilliant innings from Kai thus far, best he's looked since Durham away.

This is, by my mind, only the 2nd time he's batted 3 in 4day cricket?

Tayls79 wrote:

I get it's been bad and whose fault it is - but what's actually happening? Is it just Shazad getting a lot out of the new ball?

The dismissals in isolation look bad, they are bad, but yes they've bowled really well. Thought OHD and Bamber were good with the new ball yesterday, but Taylor and Shahzad just seem to have a bit more menace and are a touch quicker which has made a difference.

Mattmike66 wrote:

Pitch has become a minefield

Think there was a decent amount in it yesterday too just that once again the opposition bowlers have a bit more in the tank than ours do.

Malik riding his luck here...

Yates 4day form is very patchy...

Reabank wrote:

Hi all a quick update on where I've got to on collecting member's votes. What I'm trying to do is to change the rules of the club so the board can only vote on ECB proposals to change the fixture list if they tell members how they intend to vote, hold a members vote and get the approval of 50% of the Warwickshire members who vote. I need the support of 250 members for that proposal to go forward to the membership as a whole. I did a walk round today and got 77 signatures with about 80 - 90% of the members I spoke to signing. Enough to make it worthwhile walking round again tomorrow. If you'd like to sign but weren't at the ground please message me on this site. If you are there tomorrow keep an eye out for me.
Reabank

Hi, are you in on days 3 and/or 4? I didn't see you yesterday and I can't make today.

Yes it's a disciplined, solid, albeit limited bowling attack but they demonstrated that if you bowl as a unit pressure can bring wickets. We did bowl well.

I've said a few times I like him but he has a long way to go with the gloves.

Feel like Garrett did pretty well last season on some flat pitches in a poor side. Injuries this year though.

Tremendous from Barnard on the run out, had to be a direct hit. What a cricketer.

Good first session for us after losing the toss. Pleased to see Taz in the XI.

Yorkshire, after consultation with its members, want to keep 14 County Championship games. They had a vote.

Bethell situation is crazy to me, since that Test series in NZ he's barely played any cricket.

I wouldnt have re engaged Hassan Ali.

However whilst I acknowledge Hassan's performances in 4day cricket in previous seasons have been a bit mixed, but by no means bad, and he has had a bit of a patchy availability record, I don't think he's taken the piss or anything. The international call ups have been beyond his, and our, control. In T20 he's been really good.

Think Brookes is coming back from being injured for while? Could be wrong.

He's career average stacks up well against those of Zaman Akhtar and Ajeet Singh Dale and everyone's raving over them two so...

But I'm a little bit underwhelmed too to be honest. Never really struck me as somebody who's brings something different to what we already have. Like Thompson is very sharp and a genuine good no. 8 bat. Gilchrist has a strike rate of 47 which is decent though, he'll have had to contend with some flat pitches down there too to be fair.

Kent seem sad to lose him but there is an acknowledgement that he's spent a good amount of time on the treatment table too.

Feel like we have quite a few comings and going with regards to seam bowlers the past few seasons.

Henry Brookes and Manraj Johal

His social media seems to indicate that Friday was his last game for us. To be fair Friday's celebrations seemed to indicate as much too.

Hello Ian