That's useful information - thanks.

I am trying very hard to be as excited about this as the Club appears to be:
https://edgbaston.com/news/edgbaston-stadium-unveils-new-plaza-one-of-the-largest-outdoor-community-spaces-in-birmingham/

I think it's Danny Mayer and Bob Wyatt who still hold the record against Surrey.

I guess that resilience is one of the top qualities needed by a successful team; and in that respect, the Bears come out of this match well, recovering from 16-3 and then 41-4 to 531.

The Derbyshire website says that they "quickly lost the services of on-loan seamer Ryan Sidebottom, pulling up with a suspected hamstring problem just 1.1 overs into his Derbyshire debut."
Unless it's very minor, they won't see much more of him for the rest of his month's loan.

Yes, Norwell has a back twinge but hopes to be fit for next week.
Davies was banned because of a series of tweets about ten years ago when he was a teenager. They were described as "racist, sexist, disablist, homophobic and other offensive remarks", so there's not too many categories of offensiveness that he missed.

Here's my preview of the match, written before the squads were announced:
https://deepextracover.com/2022/04/lv-insurance-county-championship-preview-warwickshire-v-surrey/
And here is the squad:
Will Rhodes (C)
Jacob Bethell
Danny Briggs
Henry Brookes
Michael Burgess (WK)
Sam Hain
Olly Hannon-Dalby
Manraj Johal
Matt Lamb
Craig Miles
Dan Mousley
Dom Sibley
Rob Yates

Apparently, according to the new edition of the Cricketers' Who's Who, Olly Stone states that his grandfather invented the Twix chocolate bar.
Not a lot of people know that.

Off to Derby on loan for a month and in the squad for tomorrow at Lord's:
https://derbyshirecricket.blogspot.com/2022/04/sidebottom-in-on-one-month-loan.html
It's got to be a good move for him because he is way down the pecking order at Edgbaston.

Liam Norwell has a (hopefully) minor back problem so not available.
Alex Davies is suspended.
Nathan McAndrew is not available until the second game.

Here's the season preview from my Deep Extra Cover colleague Seth Nobes:
https://deepextracover.com/2022/04/warwickshire-ccc-season-preview-2022/
I don't agree with everything he has written but it's worth a read.

Yes, I agree!

Having had a quick look today at Taunton, I agree that he looks to have potential. Very lithe and loose-limbed, he seems to have a good action and to generate a fair bit of pace.

Olly Stone maybe available for the Bears:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-cricket-olly-stone-tests-26604090

Looks like he is meant as a Tim Bresnan replacement.

A fantastic tribute to Shane Warne at the MCG this (Australian) evening. Very moving to hear from his children about their obvious love for their dad.
I would have loved to be there; but at least I can say that I was there when he took his 700th Test wicket all those years ago.
And as a lover of Peaky Blinders, I was amused to hear that he emailed the producers to say that he would like to appear in the series but was told that porcelain veneers weren't too common in 1930s Brum

Yes, thanks, Jon, for finding a solution that will work at least for the time being.

According to the link, the match referee is Will Smith.
Let's hope none of the players mentions his wife.

Over 160 overs bowled and just five wickets fell in two days. Hard work for the bowlers.

Entry is free for the Worcestershire game:
https://edgbaston.com/news/free-entry-for-worcestershire-pre-season-friendly/?utm_campaign=13073998_Warwickshire%20Members%20Newsletter%20%2818.03%29&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Warwickshire%20CCC&dm_i=1AFS,7S7YM,R425FP,VQXC0,1