Yes, good team. They only won 2 games last season, quite the turnaround. Feel like Hameed always scores big runs against us.

LeicesterExile wrote:

Plus Woakes comes across as someone who does not think they play too much cricket which might be an example to young ones coming through.

I love the lad but he literally did an interview early this season backing the calls for a reduced county cricket schedule.

Jack Haynes didn't like that decision then...

GerryShedd wrote:

Considering his heroism in batting with his shoulder dislocated and his arm in a sling plus his overall record for England, I think that Chris Woakes deserved better than to be on the receiving end of Rob Key's dismissive remarks. As I understand it, he really needed an operation on his shoulder in order to have a permanent solution; but he opted for physio and other treatment specifically to try to be fit for the Ashes. If he hasn't recovered enough to be fit for the Ashes, that's a shame. But I don't think Rob Key needed to say publicly that he wasn't in England's future plans. He could have said it privately and Chris might then have opted to announce his retirement from international cricket and gone with dignity.

By the way, George Dobell says that Chris might go back to county cricket or go down the franchise route; but he says that: "it is, perhaps, more likely that he moves into coaching and the media."

Yes he's obviously losing his central contract and I think he's out of contract with us so this may see him retire completely. I hope not though, I'd love to see him do another season with us.

When watching/listening to Rob Key doing this interview I don't think he came across very well at all, almost laughing at one point. Crass.

Irrespective of the conditions (they were tough to be fair) you can't be 240/5 with half hour to go in the day and end up getting bundled out for 256 in 20mins, new ball or not. Did all the hard work, Yates and Young initially, then Barnard and Mousley (deserved a ton), then the tail come in and bat like that. Infuriating!

Rob Key has essentially said today he won't be playing for England again.

Gutted for Mousley :(

CC being played during the Hundred will happen at some point.

OHD so broken by it all he can't even bring himself to play today!

Jimmy White's grandson making his FC debut for Surrey today...

Batting at 10.30am against a rampant Notts side gunning for the title? I'm normally pretty positive but this is gonna be tough.

Yes they've released 5 today. Sussex supporters seem particularly disappointed about the release of Lenham. Farbrace is ruthless, but he doesn't always get this sort of right. I suppose the emergence of James Coles as a genuine spin option who bats in the top 5 has harmed the prospects of both Lenham and Foreman (also released).

Hi,

A friend of mine, Warwickshire member, has been to trying to join this forum for a while but whenever he tries to register he gets kicked out which the message "not a member yet?"

How can I help/advise him?

Suppose Hampshire and Durham are nightmare away games in terms of travel time so either of those probably. I've no issue with Sussex or Yorkshire and enjoy Hove and Headingley/Scarborough/York.

It doesn't affect Warwickshire though so...

Not really bothered. Curious to watch Durham struggling. They recruited heavily in readiness for this season. Just shows recruitment isn't the be all and end all.

mad wrote:

How many since the Hampshire game in mid May which only lasted 2 and a half days?

It's been a really nice year through to August too with the square root of bugger all proper Warwickshire cricket to watch.

Utterly infuriating and they're set to make things worse

Somerset game at home in June. And the Blast.

2 days of Warwickshire CCC cricket since July 25th.

It's not great is it?

The drainage must be absolutely pathetic...

They'd have got them on had it been a Test match...

7 home CC games. 5 of them on low, slow pudding pitches. 1 on an up and down wicket. And then this.

Value.

Its not been great weather but Im not sure there's been enough rain/wind or any other inclement weather to cause 3 out of 4 days to called off entirely.

Can only assume there's been an issue with the covers or that some water was accidentally allowed onto the wicket in some way.