Is Highveld waiting for a sub 100 opening partnership before posting?

Is Highveld waiting for a sub 100 opening partnership before posting?

No sound on the Hampshire stream or just me?

He's been picked up by Chennai Super Kings for remainder of the IPL.

Potential to impact when he starts with us.

Mikkyk wrote:

The lack of pace in our attack could be exposed today...

Maybe not! Win by spin apparently.

Although I do think a draw is still pretty heavily the favourite result, especially with the weather.

Interesting that Yates has been given so many more overs than Bethell but so far he has done a very good job with the ball.

The lack of pace in our attack could be exposed today...

Decent showings so far from Tazeem Ali and Shaikh. Three wickets in each game T Ali has played and a highest team score fifty plus two single figure not outs for Shaikh

First baller yesterday for Sam

Rhodes obviously struggled for form with the bat but by and large he was a good captain.

I think if there is a poor choice we will see the difference between a good captain and a bad captain. Given that Davies was T20 captain he's probably the favourite.

There have been some poor England world cup performances in cricket but this one tops the lot!

7/10 seems fair. I think if there are any similar failings next year in terms of 'crunch matches' the season gets judged more harshly.

I do also think if Hasan Ali wasn't recalled to (and not played in) the Pakistan squad we could be looking at an 8+ out of 10 season! The overseas player is hard to get right, so personally I would focus on getting the home-grown players right first, and using OSP as a supplement.

Mousley's bowling was a revelation, his batting regressed! If he can be the batter he was in 2022 I have high hopes for next season.

I saw a reaction to Simpson after he started to walk, but his initial reaction looks directed towards the umpire to me.

Simpson did continue to give Dan verbals as he's walking back, which also isn't great.

Highveld wrote:

white-lightning wrote:

28/2. Ridiculous decision by the umpire to give Mousley out stumped! His foot never left the ground! Albeit by a toe.

Actually an excelent decision from the umpire, and Mousley is very lucky he isn't facing a level 1 charge of dissent.

Would he have been charged already if he was going to be? Because I agree he should be charged based on his reaction, whether he was out or not.

And incidentally he was out and it's nice to see an umpire have the cajones to give a tight stumping without any third umpire available - even if it was against us.

Does this mean we can expect Lord Buckethead to stand in Birmingham Edgbaston for 2025 GE with a heavy Warwickshire CCC based manifesto?

I know this isn't the point but having the T20 world cup every two years devalues the competition.

It being every two years then has a knock on effect to the county schedule.

They aren't rally tucking into it - played themselves in. Burgess was probably slightly better than expected. Rhode was keeping to Burgess, suffice to say he won't be taking up the gloves again anytime soon.

I know it's been mentioned before but Clive Eakin's breath intakes are infuriating. It's bad enough when the game is exciting, when it's dead like this at the moment... i'm turning off because of it.

Burgess opening the bowling!

At what point does Tony Frost start being questioned?

If he comes off I wonder if there is any chance he plays next season too

Yeah I'm not sure Barnard or H Brookes have hit either of theirs.

But doesn't take away from the really poor batting from us. Got to start questioning our mentality in knockout games since Robinson came in.