We have a coach who not only accepts mediocrity from some players, but actually promotes it by giving out full county caps to three players when the range and quality of their performances did not deserve that honour.
By allowing, certain players, to under perform consistantly, it has a negative effect on the rest of the squad.

Significant changes are needed to re-establish a winning culture, where excellence is the minimum expected. That probably needds the removal of the head coach, and a large change to the playing squad. We have players who have been on the staff for 3-4 years and are nowhere near being a valid first team option, as well as players who get selected for every game, regardless of their poor performances.

In any workplace, sport, factory or office, management expecting mediocrity from their favourites has a demoralising effect on the rest of the workforce. This season 3 full county caps were awarded to players who did not deserve the honour, based on the level of performance that was previously needed to earn a full county cap.

While Robinson remains as coach that is not going to change, as a club we should not be accepting mediocrity, and definately not from capped senior players.

There is a coach with a 100% winning record as an international head coach, as well as lots of experience coaching international and franchise sides.

Time for TP to return.

Depends if there is any play. Ultimately if there is no play there would be a bowl out.

Official preview here https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/warwickshire-v-tbc-29-august-2023/?fbclid=IwAR08KLSjIYOB6mfDtoJljfr0x4dZ7rv0VX4Qlu0j3EN5voi_1g-6RKrQXHU#match-match-previews

I do wonder if the "injury" to Davies is to protect his ego :-)

Nobody, apart from Mark Robinson possibly, would select Davies ahead of Sam Hain. If Chris Woakes is available, he has to be selected.
The case for Mousley and Benjamin is weaker, especially as Jacob Bethell and Kai Smith have performed well and are both improving players.

We do not want to repeat the "errors of Badbatch" who left Bell and Trott out of a semi final that we lost.

If Available of out "unwanted competition" Players

Hain YES
Woakes YES
Moeen Yes
Briggs YES
Mousley Yes
Benjamin Maybe
Davies NO NO NO

It was a very poor shot, again!

It seems that he doesn't learn from his previous poor dismissals

Good to see Kai Smith is being given the chance to keep wicket today, be a good chance to help secure his place on the staff for next season.

l- R Steve Perryman, Unknown (possibly KD Smith), Unknown, NMK Smith, Dennis Amiss, Unknown

Hope that helps

Recall Kai Smith, he did nothing wrong in the games he played and his replcement didn't add anything to the side.

Of course, if yesterday's game had been scheduled for an outground, there would have been no play and the club would only have a single point for an ababndoned game, putting qualifycation for the play off stage at risk.

Excellent work by the groundstaff to get the game on.

Live scores etc link https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m10a69d7a-a16e-455e-ab01-851d48af42e6

Good to see Kai Smith is back in the side.

If you look at the set up at Cheltenham, where about 1/3rd of the boundary is given over to marquees, which will need a kitchen, cooks and waiting staff, as well as the additional stewarding costs, plus the cost of transporting the stewards from Bristol each day my figure would be pretty accurate.
Corporate sponsors will not spend their money for a hard seat and a dodgy burger.

We all have differing views on the subject, I have no doubt that a lot of the logistical issues could be resolved if a comercial sponsor from Warwick, Coventry, Nuneaton or Stratford offered to underwrite the extensive costs involved.

This article lists all the outgrounds used by Warwickshire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club_grounds

Yes Weddington Road did host first class cricket, about 110 years ago so hardly relevent to a discussion of viable sites to use now.

Without a significant commercial sponsor, ideally with a multi year contractual commitment, there is not a viable option for using an outground in the county.

Tazim definately bowls with a leg spinners action, and bowls a googly and top spinner as well as the leg break.

He's a good polite kid that seems to work hard on his game. He is definately a good prospect, but not sure if he's ready for regular county first team cricket now. He'd benefit from a full season of 4 day second team games and working with a good specialist spin coach. Today he was probably pushing the ball through to reduce the change of been hit.

Also, I think he's the first player from the Attock club to play List A cricket

Some of you may want to try visiting this link and testing your judgement on LBW decisions

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cricket-umpire-lbw-game-tg06rcv7s

I don't know how many times it has to be stated, but Nuneaton cricket club is barely adequate for the top division of the Warwickshire league, the facilities are non existant.

Have you ever visited that ground?

Having just spent 3 days at Rugby School, I can confirm it is a wonderful venue, with an excelelnt wicket and outfield, but there are absolutely zero facilities for spectators, no seating, no catering, no parking and no toilets. All would have to be imported at great cost, remembering that playing at an outground means that our main facility will be sitting idle, but still incurring costs for the club. Also, as a business, Rugby School will make a better financial and reputational return on hosting 2 weeks of junior cricket festivals, which also allows it to hire out other parts of its sports and learning facilities than it would from having the site closed for a week to prepare for a one day county game.

With all the extra costs involved, I'd estimate that it would cost well over £100,000 to convert any of the suggested outgrounds into acceptable locations for a List A of championship game.

The ground at Berkswell is a public park, with a poor pavillion, and a car park that is barely adequate for the demands of a club game.

I am not against having a game on an outground, but I am realistic about the financial and logistical realities of outground cricket.

I've umpired him several times over the last few seasons. He's good, not not sure if he's county first team good at this stage. He's 17 now and playing for Smethwick.