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...

Last home game.

Somerset win at Derby last night extinguished our already extremely faint hopes of progressing id say.

Yeah I dont hate the idea...just looked him up, he only averages 11 with the bat in List A cricket but as we've acknowledged it's a long time since he's played the format.

Wylie has returned good figures again...

If he can be fit enough to bowl, he may well play, no Barnard in the ODC this year remember...

Would sometimes go up the order (no.3) for Sussex in that format, hasn't played any List A cricket since 2019 though.

Theo Wylie's run out looked terrific

Excellent news

Yeah there was definitely a bit of discord between Mousley and de Lange after the latter threw the ball at him, quite liked Mousley giving him a bit back actually. In fairness they did seem to hug it out at the end of the over. Also, how quick is de Lange? I know it's known that he's quick but it's easy to forget just how quick. Absolutely rapid.

Zen, he's still a work in progress but I admit I didn't think he think he had this in him, incredibly clean hitting.

Mousley, he goes into beast mode when he's like this, gets into position so quickly, if he can develop his power game through the off side a bit more he'll be in England squads (white ball).

Beau, please sign him up for next season already. Love his spin, should bowl it more, in all formats.

Ive made my feelings on Kai Smith's keeping very clear previously, i was a tiny little bit surprised Davies didnt get recalled for today...

Tariq, at it again, they just can't play him. Drift, dip, turn. Even fired in a quick one at one point. His action for the delivery that got Malan looked incredibly suspect, bit like one to get Patterson-White up at Trent Bridge. Interesting.

Don't underestimate this win, Gloucs are a very decent T20 side who's core players have been together a while. Always fancied it against them on a back to back though. Its a bit mad to think Gloucs finished a t20 in Bristol at 10pm last night then start another one at 3.30pm in Brum the next day.

Imagine if we'd had Mousley and Gleeson all comp?

Dan's great when he gets in that mode, can't bowl at him.

Gloucestershire on a back to back, surely we do 'em?!...

On the whistle thoughts,

I ain't gonna slag Gleeson, he's been great for us, just wasn't his night tonight.

Kiran Carlson in the PP the difference between the 2 sides? If the umpire gives that stonewall LBW shout on him in the first over who knows...fine lines.

Tariq brilliant, I don't know what he does but he does something.

Kai Smith, his keeping continues to be an issue. Real problem here re him/Davies etc

Fought so hard, really thought we'd dragged our way back in at one point.

God how unlucky was that then

Im very confident that we won't field as badly as they did so there's that. Agree, Thompson in the middle overs is huge here.