Highveld
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Live score and youtube links to appear here when available
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/durham-v-warwickshire-29-april-2021/
NV Play page with scores and youtube link
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#mbbffdac2-bce7-465f-bd8e-761fbf5d126c
Direct YouTube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWu4zqc4Big
What do people expect from this game? any team changes etc?
Sibley is still out,
Can Stone play 3 games in a row?
Any other changes?
Sadly Malan won't be available until the Worcestershire game the following week.
Ed is in need of a good score, he's not even getting many runs for Barnt Green.
Sadly, still no spectators allowed at Portland Road.
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#m48d1b488-5576-4149-abf7-547c4b879c52
Team
EJ Pollock*, DR Mousley, AJ Hose, EA Brookes, DJ Lincoln†, BJJ Wells, VV Kelley, HJH Brookes, MA Johal, GA Garrett, RN Sidebottom, T Ali
I was out all day, so very pleased to read of the win, and that Rob Yates and Sam Hain played a big part in that.
The team looks to be getting stronger and more confident by the week, and the addition of Danny Briggs is looking to be a success, he's showing the character and determination the side needs.
Hopefully the good days are not too far ahead.
Also good to see Vihari made his first 50 for the club.
I thought the comentary from Clive Eakin and Don Toppley was very good at time, with lots of interesting anecdotes to help fill the day, great to have as a background while working.
It would be interesting to know the budget, and resources, each county have allocated to their video streaming offering. We do need to remember that the BBC comentary which accompanies the pictures is designed for the online listening audience, not the video stream, and radio comentary is a very different skill.
I'm very appreciative of the fact we can now both watch and listen to the full days play from every game, at no cost.
A serious question, for the long term development of the side, would we have been better off playing Dan Mousley or Adam Hose in the lat two games instead of Vihari?
We aren't even allowed spectators at club cricket, except for certain exemptions. However members of a club are able to use any outside hospitality facilities they clubs may have!
Ethan has got his 100, with Henry at the other end. Quite a moment for the Brookes family.
Live scores and highlights
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#m2df4abdd-ef76-40e5-a530-86bd0d0814e7
Youtube live stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czev1GS6RuE
Live scores
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#mfb89a040-afa7-468e-a071-ea97913d3fda
Miles in for Sibley
As a very famous, and successful, american football coach said may years ago,
"part of your ability is the ability to be on the field"
Over the years the club has invested too much time and money on players who were available signigicantly less time than they were injured.
Official Preview from the club
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/warwickshire-v-essex-22-april-2021/#match-match-previews
Out for two games
I hope Chris Woakes & Moeen are getting on the first possible flight home.
Not only for their own safety, but for the effect their being out their will have on their families.
I'd also expect the ECB to have to change the planned program of international cricket this season.
with the seam bowlers it does seem to be a casre of selecting who best compliments OHD & Bresnan.
If Stone is fit he has to play as his extra pace gets wickets and creates pressure.
Our second team have a fifty over one day friendly v Cardiff Uni.
As this is played on a club ground, it may not be subject to the restrictions on Spectators there are at Edgbaston & Portland Road.
Thought I'd start the thread for the Essex game.
Can we build on the win at Trent Bridge?
What team changes do you expect to see?
There were over 1100 watching the direct youtube feed for much of Saturday, and about 100 for most of thrusday and Friday.
sadly, the decison to stop using the "live feeds' audio links has made listening to the audio coverage while out and about a bit harder.
Hopefully the "breakthrough" win our young squad needed to move forwards and become a fully competitive team for the rest of the championship season.
As others have said, great contributions from Hain, Lamb, Rhodes, Bresnan Briggs and Stone.
Hopefully the side will take confidence from the win and use the knowledge of how to win into the remaining games. The top 2 finish in the group is still possible.
It's not a bad day when both Warwickshire & Birmingham City have important wins.
An unfortunate end to the day, he had a good stand with Sam Hain and it could have made tomorrow more interesting.if they'd been together for an hour or so in the morning.
Yet another poor dismissal from Vihari,
Can we cancel his contract and get a refund of all the moeny we have spent on him? He seems to be faulty goods and not "fit for purpose"
Hopefully Malan is available next week, he has a visa and can use the same 5 day quarenteen process we used on Vihari.