I'm completely out of my depth here as I stopped going to the internationals years ago but for what it's worth I think this fixture change is poor, you buy tickets for a game at the August Bank Holiday and find out its actually for first week of July against entirely different oppo. Disgraceful really.

Hi, Oddsox, welcome.

Any more renewals or releases? Its been a little quiet apart from Briggs renewal.

He would have been ideal, genuine pace and can get the old ball reversing too.

I believe we'll struggle to get someone quality to be available for all formats all season. Happy to be proved wrong though.

I'm gonna wait for a bit more info to be released.

Off the top of my head...

Yates

Norwell

So many contenders for fielder we've improved so much. Miles?

So many. Somerset at home.

Overseas signings in red ball

Spectators being allowed back in.

Two trophies in 2 Fridays.

We'll have Sibley, Yates, Rhodes, Hain, Lamb, Davies, Mousley and Benjamin fighting over 5 or 6 places next year. Bethell could challenge though he may not be ready for top 5 or 6 batting spot in red ball just yet. Hose you'd think is way down on the pecking order.

This is all good though, its good competition for places. You can make a good case for each of the batters.

I said it a couple of weeks ago, I'm not sure Davies walks into this 4day side. At the time of him signing he probably did. Things have changed a little since then though. He may well come in pre season and light it up and get in, fair enough. He'll have to earn his spot though.

I wonder where the MCC v Champion County match will be next year? And when we'll find out...

Agreed, we've got loads of batters.

That's why we're champions.

Squad is up. No Holder. Johal, Sidebottom and Garrett are all in. So is Benjamin. And the rest of the usual faces.

Ah ok, cheers

Might go on the Wednesday. Is it true you can't get tickets in the gate? It's touch and go whether I'll get the day off work...

Could we struggle to get up for this? Many changes? No Woakes. Weather forecast? Anyone going?

What a week that was! Such a good feeling, no stars in this side, no superstar overseas, just good honest pros and a sensible level headed coach. Glad we didn't produce a result wicket either, we did it the right way as Robbo said. Everyone contributed to every win we had, everyone put their hand up at different stages throughout the season. Every single one of them has been fantastic. I wouldn't swap any of them for anybody else. Proper team effort. So satisfying.

Yesterday I don't think we bowled well enough for long enough to build the requisite pressure needed to take wickets on this flat surface. However we were so unlucky today. And some of those LBW shouts were close, a couple of them plumb.

Incredible last session that. We just won't go away.

If it doesn't come with the 2nd new ball it doesn't come at all here...