Highveld
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Having Andrew Sampson as scorer/stats person is much better than his replacement on TMS, Zaltsman, who has no gravitas or understanding of the significance and context of the stats. Sadly replacing Smapson was part of the dumbing down of TMS.
The body language off all involved said a lot.
I'd suggest rewinding the stream and watching the delivery a few times, the comentators seemed to think it was a drop too.
Overall a pretty good day for us so far.
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Just frustrating, it might be a match losing mistake.
Yes it did look like it was a clear inside edge, that went into the gloves, right in front of the keeper, so a comfortable height, and centered on the body. As I said a chance that a good club keeper would take 99.99% of the time.
Just rewound the feed and watched it a few times.
The sort of catch you'd expect a good club level keeper to take 99.99% of the time, so one you'd expect a experienced professional to take 100% of the time.
that could be an expensive error, and raises questions about why Kai Smith was dropped
How did the other players react?
is it allowed before the 9pm watershed?
I may well have to ask it again, when relevant too!
If you are doubting the character of Ed Barnard, the same question needs to be asked about all of the members of the squad who have got out playing inappropriate shots for the match situation throughout the season, especially the more experienced players who do so repeatedly, putting more pressure on the rest of the side.
Thats a shame, he's a proper opener who knows how to bat all day, and rarely gets out to stupid shots. A massive shame he left, plus he's had captaincy experience, so overall an improvement on our current situation.
As both Garton and Gleason have put contracts with other teams above playing for Warwickshire I'd suspect not.
Very harsh on Kai, who has improved in all aspects of his game after the last few weeks.
It is decisions like this that can wreck a young players confidence and make them decide to look for opportunities elsewhere.
Good luck to Will and Nathan on their debuts
Not surprised with the result when the replacement for Latham had a series average of just 15, the alternative replacement batsmen had never played a first team T20 game, so were unselectable, and we were relying on bowlers with an ecomomy rate of over 9.
The filed placings and bowling changes were badly managed, including having fielders not int he position they were placed, leading to a boundary.
It really is time for a change of captain, and to stop using "white ball" only contracted players.
Live scores link etc
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m12d626ac-f68b-4a0b-8566-8a4b48d50e60
Interestingly Ed Barnard played and batted.
I wouldn't say that a game on a ground with short boundaries, against a side that is weaker than most county second xi's is the best guide for selecting a team for a quarter final. I'd be taking into account previous performances in the T20 competition this season, and the Metro Bank performances too. Team selection should take into account ability, past performance and the enviromental conditions of the venue.
Live scores link for first T20 game
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mb29a7f30-4f9a-425d-aeae-9b382d70bb79
Ideally, if not playing for England, a winter spent playing domestic cricket in Aus or New Zealand would be of the most benefit too him. Probably New Zealand would be best as he'd have the change to mplay more often, and even get to play some first class cricket, similar to Jonathan Trott in his winter there. Alternately, a winder in the West Indies would give him time with his family and good cricket.
Seems Mousley is batting right now!
Usual format for 2nd team games is a side of 12 with 11 batting and fielding, I'd expect the OHD or sylvester wont bat.
To have played professional cricket for 10 years, and scored centuries in both red and white ball cricket isn't a bad career, that most people would be proud of.
With his degree from Durham Uni I'm sure doors will open for him if he is seeking a career outside cricket.
He could contue to play for Barnt Green and Herefordshire for another ten years if he wanted.
It seems Ed is moving on from Worcestershire, understandable with their current crop of young batters.
He was always an entertaining player to watch, and seems to have been a good person around the team here, at Worcester and at his club Barnt Green.
Hopefully he is successful in whatever he decides to do next.