Anyone who thinks that Sibley shouldn't be selected by the Bears because he is leaving will get their wish for at least one game next week. It may be a case of beware what you wish for because the batting could look thin without him:
https://edgbaston.com/news/dom-sibley-named-in-england-lions-squad/

We seem to be at a halfway house where the word Birmingham has been discreetly dropped but the word Warwickshire hasn't been added. Maybe next year, the W word will creep back in - but I'm not holding my breath.

I agree that Cheltenham is a great place to watch cricket.
It was a good batting performance, though some of the Gloucestershire bowling was dire. Yates looked like the player he was last year and Sibley paced his innings beautifully.
I never thought I would have to duck to avoid being hit by a Sibley six. The guy behind me got hit on the shoulder so maybe I should have caught it.

Preview from the Gloucestershire perspective here:
https://www.gloscricket.co.uk/news/match-preview-glos-v-warwickshire-royal-london-cup-1/

Here's my colleague Graham Smith's preview of the match:
https://deepextracover.com/2022/08/royal-london-one-day-cup-group-a-gloucestershire-v-warwickshire-at-cheltenham/

Surrey, Durham and Middlesex all lost their games against NCCA teams yesterday so the ability of the lesser counties to shock their big cousins is still there.

As a punishment?

Norwell 5-14. Let's hope he can stay fit for the rest of the season.

I guess you could ring the ticketing office on 0117 910 8000, whilst blocking your number, and see what they will do over the phone. Or take the chance of turning up on the day and handing your cash over.

The Gloucestershire site isn't particularly user-friendly but I did eventually find an option to buy tickets so I assume it isn't sold out.

Great to see such a big crowd at Edgbaston for the India v Pakistan match today.

It doesn't look as if the team is going to be short of wicket-keepers for the 50 over tournament:
https://edgbaston.com/news/warwickshire-sign-kai-smith-to-rookie-contract/

I think it might be best to ask them because I think what has and hasn't been allowed has been affected by COVID. It certainly used to be the case that you could take your own chairs.

Another post about tickets available because of illness - and more about getting them used than any expectation of payment. The tickets are for hockey on Sunday afternoon at the University of Birmingham.
Let me know if interested.

I watched this evening's game at Edgbaston on BBC i-player. A pretty good contest and a reasonable crowd with quite a few young people. Some of the umpiring was a bit eccentric.

Not that much of an exodus, yet - and Moeen and Ed Barnard coming in.
Who knows, there could be other new signings, even today, maybe....

On the Pears' site, Adam says:
"Ed (Pollock) was given his chance to play more red-ball cricket after moving to Worcestershire from Warwickshire, and I’m hoping I can also earn that opportunity with my form and in training.”

Adam is leaving at the end of the season to join Worcestershire:
https://edgbaston.com/news/hose-to-join-worcestershire-at-end-of-2022-season/
I guess it's the bit about wanting to play across all formats that is significant.

Thank you, Exiled Bear!
Just to correct what I said - it is the Resale site that closed in early July, as reported by the BBC here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-62272514
Anyway, the tickets are still available for this evening if anyone wants them.

Firstly, let's get rid of this ticket tout nonsense. The Games' organisers have confirmed that, because the official ticketing office closed at the beginning of the month, transferring tickets informally is preferable to them going unused.
So because my daughter is ill and we cannot attend, I have two tickets for tomorrow night's T20 game at Edgbaston between Barbados and Pakistan, which I am offering. The organisers say that transfers should be between family and friends - so if you don't think that sharing this forum makes us on-line friends, you presumably don't qualify. Otherwise, please let me know - cricket as part of the Games needs to be well supported to re-inforce the case for cricket at the Olympics. If you want to know more, please send me a message.