Feel like Surrey are 160-5 in most games but somehow end up 320 plus. Hopefully not today...

BosworthBear wrote:

We’ve applied ourselves really well and bowled as unit magnificently but still a nagging doubt this could have been better if we’d had more attacking fields with a third slip and received the benefit of the numerous lbw appeals.

Commentary so biased and awful. Yuk yuk yuk

Who's been on?

Highveld wrote:

The body language off all involved said a lot.

I'd suggest rewinding the stream and watching the delivery a few times, the comentators seemed to think it was a drop too.
Overall a pretty good day for us so far.

I appreciate the feedback, cheers, like I say I felt it was out. I think we've bowled well. Feel like there's enough in this pitch that if you bowl in the right areas consistently you will get your rewards. Can't get too full.

Haha

Oh yeah if not a 'drop' it's a dreadful take.

Cheers. Did he nick it then? In my humble opinion it was a nick, but like I say, I saw it once here at the ground.

Highveld this must be a big moment for you mate?!

Yeah perhaps, it was dropped that quick (straight at him, straight in, straight out, a dolly no doubt) it was hard to gauge reaction. I've also only seen it once, anybody watching the live stream?

4 down now, deserved.

Slips sort of half went up. Bamber and Barnard bowling really well here.

Davies drops Lawrence on 5. Well Bamber's reaction suggested there was maybe a nick.

Its being replayed on Sky here...

Haha!

Highveld wrote:

If you are doubting the character of Ed Barnard, the same question needs to be asked about all of the members of the squad who have got out playing inappropriate shots for the match situation throughout the season, especially the more experienced players who do so repeatedly, putting more pressure on the rest of the side.

Have you mentioned that before?

In the penultimate over? After the boundaries Gleeson closed out that over with 2 dot balls to almost get us the momentum back and keep Dickson off strike going into the last. 2 massive dot balls at such a crucial moment.

But not anymore!!!

Pope dominating.

Re. Barnard, irrespective of whether he should have been bowling or not, when yer defending 19 with a guy who hasn't faced yet on strike, you simply have to be defending that. You could just tell from the way he was running in he was in a mess. Wide ball, slot, full toss on the pads, slot, length. I like the lad, fantastic cricketer, but I'm afraid he's bottled it massively in a big moment there when a lot of the other lads had been putting a shift in up until that point. Maybe does raise a little question about his character when under the pump, we'll see...

Won the toss bowling.

If Kai isn't injured then this feels a little harsh...

Come on you Bears let's rock the boat this week...

Pumped again yesterday I see.

2.3 -0 - 37 - 0

The rest of the Kent seamers

10 - 0 - 47 - 5