Honestly the crying on here sometimes...I'd understand it after the game but during the game...

Great lower order hitting, interesting to see how the 2nd half goes here as this is another difficult ground to defend on...hopefully we've developed and improved since Notts away...

Just bring the same energy when we're doing well...

Some people only post on here when we're struggling I swear...

Anyway, lovely little cameo from Garton here, he can bat...

Totally agree. You see we're quick enough to offer contracts to players from outside of the pathway off the back of a decent couple of months but we don't seem to offer contracts to players who have been part of our own pathway for a number of seasons anywhere near as readily.

Good test tonight against a team that has a history of starting strongly before falling away...

Yes I was watching that game, looked terrible.

I don't really think 2's form has much bearing on first team readiness at all. There's been numerous examples, not just recently, of a player being almost non existent in the 2nd team then getting a 1st team chance and doing well. Look at Zen Malik, no runs whatsoever in the 2's, hits the ground running in the 1's.

Feel like Garton was still a little wayward, he can definitely bat though, I've said this previously. He has good technique and times the ball.

I actually thinks Mousley looks in good nick, nature of his dismissals looks a tad unlucky. However, and I've said this for a while, he's nowhere near as good on the sweep as he maybe thinks he is. Its a good option to score but he makes his best scores when he plays a bit straighter.

Moeen Ali's timing looked way off then all of a sudden he'd absolutely lace one over long on. Class.

Extremely strong win today, much better than Friday when I felt it looked like 2 poor teams playing, we were good today, in all aspects of the game.

Overpowering them here

Fairly strong Derbyshire side, on paper atleast...

Watching him with bat, ball and in the field tonight for Worcestershire and hearing how the commentators are talking about him. Such a handy cricketer, we could do a lot worse than try to bring him back!

From memory, Notts at home and Hampshire at home from last season showed he can guts it out and play the longer innings under game situation pressure. It's a small sample size I know. The season prior I felt he was a little loose outside his off stump (I think it was 2023), he might still be. I appreciate him wanting to go the IPL, I still think at his age and career development he'd have benefited more from playing the County Championship for us though this year. The IPL, and other franchise comps, will always be there for him in the future.

Mousley and Hasan are back

Yeah its a decent article that, quite revealing.

It's all a great shame, seeing an excellent prospect leave our own academy like this. A top order batter who can bowl seam, they don't come along often. We have no problem offering contracts to players from outside the Warwickshire pathway. But when it's 'one of own' we seem so reluctant.

We don't always fully commit to backing locally produced homegrown talent anywhere near as much as we like to think.

I like Farrel.

The_Lickey_Banker wrote:

Andy wrote:

Some of the individual performances from younger players in the 2's have been encouraging this season.

Yes, Jani looks a real find - I wonder whether signing him on a 1 year contract, might have precipitated Isaac to look elsewhere. Though, more likely, it was only us offering 1 year contracts to our youngsters (Worcester gave IM a 3 year).
Similarly, Sylvester has done well for the SECONDS, obviously way short of 1st team quality at the moment. On the other side of the coin, Simmons has had a poor year for the 2nds, but seems to turn it on when playing for the First team.
One to look out for, if he gets more opportunities for us, is Thilan Walallawita. An off spinner, ex-Middlesex 1st team, who has shown a fair bit of potential. He also turns out for the South Asian team.
We all know Dandy & Blakemore have shown a lot of promise and are quite likely to join last year's recruits from the 2nds - Shaikh, Booth, Malik, Kai Smith & Taz Ali, but Theo Wylie hasn't done much this season.

There is something in this from what I'm hearing. People from outside the pathway are been given pro deals off the back of a good month or so in the 2's whereas lads from the pathway feel as though they're having a good couple of seasons (or more) but not necessarily getting the same encouragement/incentive.

Is Theo Wylie injured?

Mikkyk wrote:

I would say he could've reasonably expected to have had Ali, which with Gleeson and Mousley takes away three bowlers and potentially the opening bowling partnership

Agreed

I'm conflicted on this one. He has some attributes and his availability might actually be ok as he won't be part of the white ball sides or the Blundred. But his record in the county championship is pretty poor, not a noted fielder or batter, so I just don't know. Would imagine we'd be producing turning wickets if we signed him.

Did he play for Worcestershire on loan?

Some of the individual performances from younger players in the 2's have been encouraging this season.

Omaris Khan from the u18's I think. Don't forget Dandy's knock either, that got us going.