Chuffed for Rhodes, he's been threatening this for a few weeks.

This really was a big toss to win, bowling excellently to back it up too.

Bowling very well in some extremely helpful conditions. Lords is a great place to bowl when the clouds are in. Glad we're making it count. Must keep the pressure on as Middlesex lower order can be dangerous.

Davies in for Hain.

Won the toss bowling first.

Think Garrett is injured but yes he'll be released.

Does he read these boards?

He really did do incredibly well. At a time too when supporters were turning on him a little bit. A few people on here wanted him dropped after the Middlesex game, I felt that was harsh at the time and feel it utterly preposterous now!

You presume wrong. Presumably from your comments you'd like the Hundred final to be at Edgbaston? However if your happy with the Hundred final being played at Lords and the domestic one day cup final played away from Lords I feel that's a shame but I appreciate your opinion.

LeicesterExile wrote:

Andy wrote:

Its absolutely criminal this game isn't played at Lords.

We don't want finals at Lord's anymore. Most of us would be unable to drive there without paying the ULEZ charge!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, if Trent Bridge is only 25% full just think what Lord's would look like.

Who's this "We"?

Lords Finals were often the absolute pinnacle of your regular, hard working county cricketers career. A standout highlight. The players love the place. And the spectre of a Domestic One Day Cup final at Lords was always one to be cherished.

Congratulations to Leicestershire today, over the moon for them and their long suffering supporters. Terrific achievement. They seem to have a tremendous team spirit.

An unfancied county winning a trophy, its great that cricket can still be like this unlike other sports.

Its absolutely criminal this game isn't played at Lords.

I've been critical of the pitches at Edgbaston for quite a few years now (not a dig at Barwell, I just feel the whole square at Edgbaston is knackered) but for September at the end of a long season that pitch was a decent cricket wicket, had a bit of something for everyone and decent carry which is so important and something we dont see very often at Edgbaston. Credit where its due.

However we're at the point now where some people are going to use there own dumbfounded criticism of any and every pitch at Edgbaston to justify their desperation for outground cricket.

I'm not sure playing a one day cup match or County Championship match at Rugby School or whatever all of a sudden means the decks at Edgbaston are going to become like Old Trafford or Headingley etc...

It did indeed nip when the overheads came in but there was no cloud cover today. Certainly not the seamer it was made out to be by 1 or 2 people on here. There wasnt much going through the pitch. Honestly Sanderson was really good. He swung the older ball in Day 2, clearly in good form he is.

Decent wicket for September to be fair, don't mind giving a bit to the bowler, it's the low slow tracks in May, June and July I can't be having.

Done well since his contract extension.

I feel that's a bit harsh on Carlos!

To be fair Mousley made 60 too v Surrey.

Showed some character there though, terrific knock from Burgess under huge pressure, it will do his confidence a lot of good.

Feel for Sanderson, he was so good up front, virtually unplayable.

Exiled Bear wrote:

Craig Miles that was horrible.

I wonder what his thoughts process was there, not exactly a noted puller or hooker but his technique is generally sound which makes that dismissal even more frustrating.

Rayb wrote:

Not sure when we can expect to be ambitious, or at least optimistic, given a target of 175 in 60 overs, on our own muck heap, against the divisions bottom team, (whatever happens they will still be bottom). Perhaps that might be our problem? I wonder how Surrey would view the same challenge? Or in fact the majority of counties.

Pardon?

Sanderson has predominantly moved it through the air, yes. He did on day 2 too. He'll be back on after tea I'd have thought which will probably decode how this game goes, hope he's not on song again!

Huge test for our iffy tail now. The wicket was a killer...

BosworthBear wrote:

Warwickshire chasing 170 on that pitch was never a good deal whatever the circumstances.

As I say perhaps Northants were generous from their perspective but we were always likely to not succeed.

Still be happy to be surprised by these two!

This pitch is not a minefield. This is nothing like the Middlesex at home pitch. The odd one is popping up from the Birmingham End, nothing more. Sanderson and White were exceptional with the new ball.