Ged Scott gives a balanced view of what happened, including quotes from the coaches:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66788102

At the moment, it's a close contest as to who has been the least successful player named Brathwaite to play for the Bears.

Never in doubt (well, only a little!)

I think Northants are just desperate to get a win and are willing to risk defeat by setting a gettable target in the hope that the Bears will self destruct (which of course they may do).

Many thanks.
I think my birthday is finally over now and I can't cope with any more surprises!

Looks like a deal has been done to give both sides a chance of a win.

A bold declaration.
Northants are desperate for a win to give them just a faint chance of avoiding relegation so it will be interesting to see how things play out from here.

Yes, it was a fantastic surprise!

When I arrived at Edgbaston yesterday with my daughter, I had no idea of the surprise that she and the Club were going to spring on me!
https://edgbaston.com/news/80th-birthday-surprise-for-lifelong-bears-fan/
As well as Will Rhodes, I got birthday wishes from the legendary OH-D and also Mark Robinson.
Many thanks to Brigg Ford for making it happen.

Here's my report of the day:
https://deepextracover.com/2023/09/lv-county-championship-warwickshire-v-northants/

I agree with the above comments. Some of the early bowling was too good (or the batters were not good enough to get an edge).
OH-D as usual was outstanding.

Maybe you got the weather right after all. Raining now.

Northants seem to have a load of injury problems but have recruited a Test triple centurion:
https://nccc.co.uk/news/squad-update-ahead-of-warwickshire-clash/

Yes, it will be very interesting to get the CEO's views on this. The suggestion is that the Test ground clubs won't like the 18 team proposal so it will be a real test of which way the Club will go.
Let's hope that any questions focus on the big issues rather than the price of beer in the Dollery.

I didn't know that about his twin. I did know that his twin was not into playing cricket.

Yes, a nice article.
He has a (non--identical) twin brother in Australia; and it must have been a real wrench for him to leave his family behind when he was so young.

I know that my role on here is to moan about other people moaning; but I'll repeat a moan of my own.
I've received information about 2024 membership but it would seem that it is still the case that it is not possible to set up a direct debit so that membership renews automatically. Surely the Club must be the losers because of this.

Here's an opportunity to air all the moans that have been expressed on here - and maybe even listen to what the Chief Executive has to say:
https://edgbaston.com/news/stuart-cain-to-host-members-forum-during-northants-fixture/

Highveld wrote:

It is effectively an "England A" squad as the world cup squad are all rested.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66724714

It's true that it's nothing like a first choice squad; but if he gets to play, it will still make him an England international.

Brian Halford has tweeted that "the Oxford English Dictionary will recall all its existing editions and replace its definition of 'belated'."

I agree with Exiled Bear that the last three games will give us a measure of how the four day team has performed overall.
Taking all matches into consideration (i.e. all three competitions), the Club doesn't come out too badly in terms of matches won. Just looking at the LV=CC Division One teams, matches won in all competitions to date are (if my quick calculations are correct):
Hampshire 26
Warwickshire 23
Somerset 21
Surrey 19
Essex 18
Lancashire 15
Notts 14
Kent 13
Northants 10
Middlesex 8
That doesn't look like a disastrous season, though it does take us back to the inability to turn those good results into trophies won.