Could get bundled out here

Umpires at it again I see...

Batting first on what feels like a bowl first day on a pitch where nobody seems to know what a good score is. And we have a particularly weakened batting line up. Wish we'd have won this toss.

I think this is a decent move. He did well against the odds, some of the comment about him was a bit mean (Dobell criticised the signing without ever having seen him play), he showed good pace and gave us something a bit different. Absolute unit.

I said back in June I was slightly surprised he didn't get a go in the Blast as he showed some good one day skills in the game up at Lancs when we had them on the ropes before the rain shafted us.

BosworthBear wrote:

Andy wrote:

I'm desperate for us to finish 1st or 2nd (ideally 1st, of course) so we get another game at Edgbaston to make up a bit for having to have 3 games at Rugby School. It's like having extra away games.

Really fed up of these utterly predictable comments! So annoying!

Fed up at me wanting us to play at home in the knockouts?

I'm desperate for us to finish 1st or 2nd (ideally 1st, of course) so we get another game at Edgbaston to make up a bit for having to have 3 games at Rugby School. It's like having extra away games.

BristolBear wrote:

They did bowl well. But just looking at the wickets and when they fall, for both teams. It’s definitely a case of you can’t trust the pace of the wicket. Mostly when batsmen seem to try and play a more aggressive shot or try force the ball into a gap, they get the timing slightly wrong.
And that’s exactly what you’d expect for a wicket used twice, a bit tired, not as much pace, a bit dry too.

No I agree, this is a pudding pitch.

And whilst praising the opposition isn't necessarily the done thing on here, they did bowl very well.

I think Yorkshire chose to field first because they had no idea what a good score would be.

Not a lot of bounce in this pitch...

This is desperately sad. So many memories, 2021 title winning season, particularly the 6fer on that flat one at Old Trafford, Taunton away in 2019, obviously the 9/62.

He was extremely close to getting on the England tour to West Indies in March 2022.

Was also a particularly nice man with impeccable manners who was always happy to chat, if you chatted to him even just once he'd remember you. I'll really miss Liam Norwell the human being as well as Liam Norwell the cricketer.

It's crazy how many of that 2021 title winning side have moved on, Sibley, Rhodes, Bresnan, Norwell, Lamb, Stone. Also Pop Welch, Farbrace. Also fringe players like the Brookes brothers, Johal, Hose and Garrett.

I've said on this forum before we do have a large/regular turnover in staff in comparison to other counties.

Outrageous that Hundred players are exempt.

This is inconvenient. Would have thought this is a chance to get Amir Khan a game? Hope nobody else gets injured.

Bit mad that Hain, Bethell, Mousley, Yates and Shaikh, all academy product batters, all contracted by Warwickshire and all playing for other teams.

Yep, particularly important we top the group here.

Will this 4 day fixture have First Class status?

Finally back at Edgbaston and it's raining, typical!

OHD back.

Dobell a couple of weeks ago.

Yes, linked with Kent.

Another seamer to go on the treatment table?

Agree on Zen, it's a bit of a weird one but like you say, wouldn't turn it down, seems a promising bat.

Interesting, wonder if anybody else is on the move? Would have thought we were quite well stocked for batters with Hamza and Kai Smith waiting in the wings.

Winning games in all different ways from all sorts of positions.