Especially for Andy - and maybe not for SC_Bear:
https://www.reportsfromarbroath.com/podcasts/melinda-farrell-make-your-own-luck

In the squad for first Test v India, along with Chris Woakes.

In The Cricketer, George Dobell attempts to explain the Isaac Mohammed move.
He says that the Ali family offered Warwickshire first refusal on Isaac but there was no contract on the table whereas Worcestershire gave him a rookie deal to be followed, in November, by a full three year contract.
George stresses that the Club's relationship with the family is "far better than it used to be." But he says that Warwickshire are failing to utilise a resource on their doorstep - the Ali family's MA Academy,

Chris Woakes is in the squad for the England Lions match v India on Friday but Dan Mousley isn't.

The Cricketer has pointed out that from the beginning of June, players in the last year of their contract can talk to other counties.
They have mentioned:
"Among those nearing the end of their contracts are Gloucestershire and England Lions seamers Ajeet Singh Dale and Zaman Akhter, both of whom are understood by The Cricketer to have interested suitors beyond Bristol should they choose to move on, while Kent pair Tawanda Muyeye and Nathan Gilchrist are also likely to be in demand should they opt not to remain at Canterbury.
Kasey Aldridge, the Somerset allrounder and another who has represented England Lions, is currently on loan at Durham for the T20 Blast and is expected to have plenty of takers should his future lie beyond Taunton. It is also anticipated that Shoaib Bashir will move on from Somerset."

Cricket Archive are now crediting Dan Mousley with a first-class hundred so have changed their mind about the status of his latest match.

Another excellent podcast:
https://www.reportsfromarbroath.com/podcasts/alan-donald

Andy wrote:

Did he play for Worcestershire on loan?

Yes.

Warwickshire are mentioned in this article about where Bashir may go - " While no approach has yet been made, Surrey - where Bashir played his age-group cricket - could be a potential suitor, as could Warwickshire and Worcestershire."
Personally, I think it's unlikely; but who knows?
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shoaib-bashir-set-to-leave-somerset-when-contract-expires-1488763

Ian Westwood, looking a bit downbeat, reflects on the losses and, and one point, says:
"We need to find our formula", which is quite a revealing comment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lui6iZkXpPQ

sdobbs wrote:

Andy wrote:

Genuinely the bowling line up here is probably better than what we sent out the weekend just gone.
Agreed
I agree, though it looks as though Bamber did a Sylvester - 20 runs off his first over.

Cricket Archive seem to be out of line on this. The ACS (Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians) are on the case.
There are probably a few bowlers playing in the match who would quite like their figures not to be added to their first-class record.

Congratulations to Dan, though apparently, Cricket Archive are saying that the match is not first class (but others are saying that it is - the jury is out and the world holds its breath).

I hear hollow Pears laughter at the thought of anyone from Warwickshire complaining about poaching of players.
I agree that there needs to be some serious soul searching within the Club about this. There could be a whole story that we don't know; but a player of such promise shouldn't have been lost.

I think all options need to be on the table, including giving Latham the gloves. But I don't think we should write him off as a T20 batter - a T20 career average of 28.5 and a strike rate of 129.5 puts him at least on a par with (for example) Alex Davies and Moeen Ali.

I wonder how Will Rhodes feels about his move to Durham. He supposedly left us because he wanted to play T20 cricket and he's in the Durham side but he batted at number 7 and didn't get a bowl.

I feel sorry for Sylvester and I know that some on here have seen him perform well for the second team; but I thought he looked way out of his depth. He had no rhythm in his run-up and his action looked to be all over the place, with so many moving parts that could (and did) go wrong.

BIR stands for Bears in Retreat.

Crowd looks not that big.

Not sure if any posters on here knew him well enough to want to go; but funeral arrangements for Robert Brooke are:
The funeral will be held at 11am on Friday 13 June 2025 at:
The Robin Hood Crematorium
Streetsbrook Road
Shirley
Solihull
B90 3NL
The wake will be held at:
The Red Lion
1672 High Street
Knowle
Solihull
B93 0LY