BosworthBear
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Just sat for lunch with Ethan Bamber’s father in the Dollery. Lovely man. I must have seen him in many things but struggling to recall. I praised Ethan v much to him!
Early lunch! Start the car!
Inside-edge wrote:
Off for bad light, that wasn’t in the plan..
I was planning to get there after lunch. Presume this doesn’t change any of the timings?
Batting like champions this morning. What a great pair!
Mikkyk wrote:
Absolutely no need for us to push the score along. 350 in 110 overs is very manageable and it doesn't look like a pitch where there is 'a ball with your name on it'.
Bat long and slow... Hain got the memo, let's hope someone else got it
You’ll be lucky with at that on this pitch. It’s very slow and hard to score with long boundaries. We just need to build a lead. Unfortunate we’ll have to start at 1030 tomorrow.
cjav1874 wrote:
Not been able to watch live until the last 10 minutes. How’s the pitch playing? Seems to be enough there for our seamers.
Went on to have a look at lunch. Looks a belter. I still can’t understand why Leicestershire decided to bat at 1030 at the end of September. Huge moment in this match the toss. Boundaries are full all around and wicket in the centre of the square. Lot of people here. Dollery fuller than test matches!
Good that we’ve made big boundaries. A better spectacle.
Another toss I don’t understand at all.
My garden was soaking when I left home.
I was very fearful we would bat!
Were we expecting Josh Hull back?
I’m still paranoid about the 1030 start! So much so I’m getting there for the toss tomorrow and get a bacon sandwich in the Dollery!
Leicestershire squad for the final match of 2026.
Shaikh (parent club loan), Gilchrist (end of loan), Ahmed (international duty), and Kelly (rib injury) all miss out on the last match of the season. With Mike, Budinger, Hull and A Green coming in.
Bald_Reynard wrote:
BosworthBear wrote:
Unchanged squad for Leicestershire game.
So presume Booth, Malik and Thompson miss out!
If its unchanged, doesn't that mean Malik stays in (he was there last time, for 'red tape tied' Young).
It’s an unchanged squad.
That would be an unchanged team. I expect it to change but Malik did get a half century!
Unchanged squad for Leicestershire game.
So presume Booth, Malik and Thompson miss out!
Andy wrote:
Don't think they showed anybody when we won it in 2021 did they?
Nor last year. They showed the title decider at the Oval for the reasons I’ve already mentioned and then didn’t show the game where Notts won it against us!
They don’t show random games anymore!
cjav1874 wrote:
BosworthBear wrote:
I think these days Sky only show championship cricket at the Oval where the cameras etc are already set up. They even use Surrey commentators.
I don’t think they will spend anything on covering Edgbaston.
wouldn't read so much into this as the schedule gets updated ad hoc when they decide they want to cover County Championship games. I'd be surprised if they're not showing at least a game. They tend to on the final week from memory.
I’m just explaining to you that’s how it works these days. They don’t want to spend the money on outside broadcast etc. They like Surrey because it’s already got the facilities and tech. They don’t just show Champ games anymore.
I think these days Sky only show championship cricket at the Oval where the cameras etc are already set up. They even use Surrey commentators.
I don’t think they will spend anything on covering Edgbaston.
We have an 11 point lead and need a maximum of 14 points to win the Championship!
paulbear wrote:
Having said that, Essex decided to bat first against us and just as importantly, Yorkshire batted on winning the toss in the game just finished.
Not sure either decision was v clever. Certainly Essex was huge mistake. Yorkshire thought would bring their spinners into it I guess.
If they have any sense any team who win the toss will bowl first at 1030 on September 24th!
Presumably they won’t have Gilchrist?
We’ve just got to take Leics v seriously now. They’ve won this game and have a sense of injustice and a possible appeal to come.
Were nice in form and had two days extra rest.
Big toss to win again although we’ve lost the last three and won!