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From what I remember, there is nothing apart from housing near the Taunton Vale ground, and the onsite bar is closed during the game.

Josh Thomas was probably travelling to their first team game, he's been playing in the first team most of the season, and is a very good player.

Yes I used 100% of the available data to make a conclusion that is accurate and totally valid, based on the available information.

As dodgy insurance companies say "Past performance is not indicitive for future results"!

"Jeetan went for 7.26 an over in 2019 and 8.51 in 2020, his last season in the Blast."

Both of which are lower than the run rates for our current spinners, significantly lower in the case of the expensive overseas international player.

Perhaps we need to took at how early in the innings the first and second wickets are falling. If they are falling in the first couple of overs, part of the job of the incoming batsman is to stabilise the innings, which can, in many cases, need a period of consilidation and solidity.

The fact that one of the openers has only faced 11 balls in his two innings does suggest that may be a very significant factor.

He has a very strange action that, could, be worthy of investigation for throwing. It does not look a smooth or natural delivery.

Live scores link

https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mc5520000-6664-a623-4d5a-08de2d98b059

Keith Barker has a knee injury, is was announced a few days ago.

Current averages posted without comment, so people can draw theirt own conclusions about the information provoided.

https://countycrickethub.net/team-averages.html?teamid=16&comp=1&year=2026

It was decided to play Malik, a specialist batsman, who has a poorer record than Smith who is a batsman keeper.

Kai has scored more runs, from a lot less innings and averages almost 42.

Is Davies's keeping really 80 runs per game better?

Mousley, excluding best score, average is about 12, so over 5 times higher than Davies for the same criteria.

With a 4 day second team game at Headingly this week, the logical thing, consideiring his abysmal performances would have to included Davies in that game to get some practice. Apart from his one acceptable innings, his other 7 innings have produced 16 runs at an average of 2.66.

Fantastic start.

When will Ian Westwood make the change that is overdue and drop Davies?

4 games from a 14 game season is almost 30% of the full season, so makes the information significant.

The link was to the actual game data. Key averages minus highest score

Barnard 22.00
Smith 36.00
Yates 30.80
Hain 27.00
Mousley 14.60
Davies 03.20
Malik 04.00

Averages after Notts

https://countycrickethub.net/team-averages.html?teamid=16&comp=1&year=2026

The batting averages show a significant cause of weakness in the team.

Live feed link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOsQEL7npa4

Sadly you won't be able to see Davies bat this morning, he was out in the first couple of overs.

"Let's hope Davies keeps wicket better than he bats!"

It would be very hard not to, but would be truly horific, and probably not something to be shown before the 9pm threashold :-)