If the forecast is right, this looks like being another three day game.

Apparently, the Somerset commentary team last week were suggesting that he wouldn't be selected because he isn't a Bazball type of player.
We shall see!

As things stand right now, with Sam not out overnight, he has scored 1380 runs in first class cricket for Warwickshire since the start of last season at an average of almost 73.
Maybe, if he works hard enough to improve, he will one day be good enough to play for England.

I'm sure that Rob Yates can put last season's form behind him and go on to a successful career.
As for Alex Davies, he is probably propelled forward by the tide of goodwill emanating from this site.

Here's my preview of the match:
https://deepextracover.com/2023/04/warwickshire-ccc-vs-kent-ccc-match-preview/
The weather seems to hold the key - let's hope the forecasters are being unduly pessimistic.

Selection might depend on whether spin is likely to come into the equation. If not, Bethell might be the unlucky one, which would be a shame because I think he is a player that needs a run in the side.

In 2016, the ECB predicted that The Hundred would make a profit of £27 million a year. The ECB now says that it has made a profit so far of £11.8 million.
However, a 120 page report by Worcestershire Chair Fanos Hira, a chartered accountant, says that it has actually made a loss of £9 million. And that doesn't include the additional £24.7 million paid by the ECB to the counties and MCC, part of the original deal the counties made in 2019 in return for supporting the new competition. If it did, the total losses from the first two years of the competition — including extra money paid out to venues as staging costs — would be £37.1 million

Who do you believe?

Difficult to know who might drop out. If Norwell and Briggs happened to be fit again, it would make it even more difficult.
Bethell looked good in his short innings yesterday and I think it would be good for him to get a run of a few games.

Fourth day report:
https://deepextracover.com/2023/04/somerset-v-warwickshire-day-four/
I thought the Somerset bowlers contained Sam Hain well early on, plus he didn't get a lot of the strike. But if Warwickshire fail to win the Championship by a single point, we will know who to blame.

PS - how about Chris Wright steering Leicestershire to almost 400 to beat the Yorkies?

Surprisingly, it looks as if Lintott wasn't picked up by anyone - see the full squads here:
https://www.skysports.com/the-hundred/news/36888/12841357/the-hundred-how-the-mens-and-womens-squads-look-for-2023-after-player-draft

I think we can assume that Somerset's 'arry is not 'appy:
https://deepextracover.com/2023/04/somerset-vs-warwickshire-day-three-report/

Yes, received mine in the post on Thursday.

My colleague (and Exiled Bear's mate) Harry Everett sums up day two (or is it day one?):
https://deepextracover.com/2023/04/somerset-v-warwickshire-at-taunton/

kevandmac wrote:

Don't recall seeing Michael Burgess drop one like that before

Give Davies the gloves!
(Only joking!)

As for rainfall levels, in the week to April 4th, the South West of England had 38 mm of rain. Only the South East with 31 mm came anywhere close. In March, the South West had 171 mm, with the South East next at 124mm. So not surprising that Taunton had problems.
I must get out more (maybe to watch some cricket).

I think maybe another factor in the rain delay issue is that (I think) the Test Match grounds got ECB funding several years ago to improve drainage but other grounds such as Taunton didn't. It was noticeable yesterday that the Test match grounds - Lord's, Old Trafford etc. - got matches off to a prompter start than the other grounds. That could mean that, with reduced points for a draw this season, the counties playing at Test grounds will have an advantage in getting more results.

Liam Norwell - yes, disappointing. A friend of mine refers to him as "Sick Note", which is a bit unkind.
As for the ground at Taunton, I'm as frustrated as anyone because this as close to a home game as I will get. But as for some kind of points deduction, I have to listen to Rob Bailey, umpiring his 200th match, who says:
"The amount of rain that's come down, I can't actually believe that the ground's in such a good condition."

Reminds me of the all-purpose review: "For people who like that kind of thing, that is the kind of thing they like."

I know that the ground was partially under water last week and it's poured with rain today so Somerset are not going to get fined because the ground is wet.

It's just my luck that I named Norwell as my player to watch for my Deep Extra Cover preview! A bit of re-writing needed, not for the first time!