The ideal is to play the strongest available team. If Bethell is available he has to play, likewise Mousley.

Jani out first ball.

It is surprising that Davies isn't playing, he needs the time in the middle.

Surely Mousley would come in as an opener? He's played at 3 most of the season, which requires a very similar skill set anyway.

Kai Smith could be moved up to 6.

If he was available I'd have Mousley and Bethell opening the innings.

It was interresting to see Charlie Taylor was sat with the squad and warming up before the game. Probably a debut for him in the Oone Day Cup, or even a dead rubber T20 game this season for him.

He is probably the most promising player in our entire youth program.

Scores etc here

https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mc17a3d09-df17-41a2-89e6-f5feaf03a993

Todays game is at the wonderful Stowe School Ground. It will be interesting if any of the out of form players are included.

Averages after game 4 https://countycrickethub.net/team-averages.html?teamid=16&comp=3&year=2026

Averages after 3 games

https://countycrickethub.net/team-averages.html?teamid=16&comp=3&year=2026

Also latest SET20 figures

https://countycrickethub.net/team-averages.html?teamid=16&comp=5&year=2026

Sorry, I would have thought you knew the ground anyway?

PS please check your inbox

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.

Averages after 2 T20 games

https://countycrickethub.net/team-averages.html?teamid=16&comp=3&year=2026

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.