cjav1874 wrote:

Is today the day?
I think the players will be having lunch with the trophy!

BosworthBear wrote:

Just sat for lunch with Ethan Bamber’s father in the Dollery. Lovely man. I must have seen him in many things but struggling to recall. I praised Ethan v much to him!

He was wonderful playing Cicero in the 2005 BBC series Rome.

If we get 300, then leicestershire are beaten - never mind notts!

What an exciting day!

By my reckoning if we hit 250, then that bonus point should see off the draw certainties at Somerset, and leave Notts too much to do and of course put leics under immense pressure.

It's going to be an epic morning!

Andy wrote:

Can we bring one of the low, slow pudding pitches back next week please?

Will a draw be enough? would need plenty of bonus points too I reckon, and a pudding of a pitch may rule out bowling points.

Its great to be competing for trophies. Exciting.

ExiledBrummie wrote:

paulbear wrote:

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He means the Liam Norwell game I think when their ineptitude saved us from relegation.

Thats the one - what else happened in '22!

paulbear wrote:

What a turnaround, at one time it looked as though Hampshire would follow-on and now they need just one good batting display. They owe us, in 2011, beating us and Durham towards the end of the season, capitulating v Lancashire in one final session in the penultimate game and then drawing with us in that final game to deny us the title - Time to do us a favour I think.

wasn't that debt paid in full in 2022?

Great knock by Smith. Seems to always deliver, yet is not always in the team.

I'd declare now, but Bamber can be a thrilling watch.

ITE7376 wrote:

whitelightning wrote:

Also, what about Bamber, he is a wicket tacker that could cause damage upfront and he can also hit

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i was thinking the same about booth haha, but is he injured?

I think Booth should feature in the blast, good lower order hitter and did a decent job bowling at the death in the metro bank cup last season I thought.

As for Bamber, he need to have his feet up after his heroics the last few weeks, but I would like to see him in the blast at some point.

Bit of a shame if Glamorgan bat on this morning, but I can't seem them doing anything else. Maybe I'll be surprised!

Really enjoyable first 4 overs. Relishing it!

paulbear wrote:

Not many would be expecting anyone to see into the future with a 2027 game.
Ha - But still about the same number as will remember the 1927 one!

Andy wrote:

Some of the posts from the bedwetters on here on day 1 and early day 2 are hilarious!

Hee Hee, to be fair not many would be expecting a repeat (almost!) of that 2027 game especially after the last 5 years of grind!

I don't know whether we have enough to challenge for the title, but its shaping up to be an exciting season either way.

whether malik should be in or out or davies should be in or out , Kai Smith has to start. His batting is good enough, and he is still a 21 year old who needs games to get his keeping sharper (which I presume is the reason he is dropped). For me he is a player who should always play, like Hain, Barnard, Webster, Bamber. Part of the core.

I'm not happy with Kai Smith being dropped in favour of davies keeping as he needs to play. Pretty sure he averages more with the bat than davies this season too!

I think there was some great recruitment in the winter, but a top order bat to open or play at 3 was the glaring omission.

what a game!

Not assuming anything until Harmer is out.

Yates, Mousley, Bethell, Webster, Barnard, Woakes, Barker, Thompson, Booth , Bamber.

not far off an all rounder XI

Very please with this. Hopefully we will see him in the blast as I think he has shown with bat and ball he has the skills for that.

we have lost 8 wickets for our last 21 runs in the game

At least I will be out of my misery today - roll on April!

Congratulations to Notts. Great innings by Hameed, proper captains innings.