Doesn’t make him a captain. Which he isn’t. Doesn’t make him a motivator of his teammates. Which he isn’t. Doesn’t help us a county. Which he doesn’t.

I cannot believe that our coach and captain are in any way having a positive impact on this group of players. As for sticking with Davies to “allow him to grow into it” I can only ask for a shred of evidence that he will ever become a leader and influencer of this county. Are we simply going to accept yet another dire season, with no progress, whilst these people grow into their roles?

Andy wrote:

Andy wrote:

Yes he's done very well, like I said in the Gloucestershire thread I'd like us to stick with him as captain too and give him the opportunity to grow more into the role.

I'm fairly happy with our batting, we've shown fairly significant signs of improvement and most of out batters are young with time on their side and plenty of scope to improve. We've not really had much of a tune out of Hain this season in 4day cricket but we've not been blown away too much either despite that. Our opening partnerships have improved vastly. There'll be bumps along the rode but we should stick with them.

A definite positive that I think needs acknowledgement amongst what is becoming an increasingly negative supporter base.

And now this!

Inside-edge wrote:

There are a lot of justifiably angry supporters around, a look at the Bears twitter feed will tell you everything you need to know about how they are feeling. Very similar to the Lancs supporters after their drubbing by Sussex.

A team full of experience and prodigious talent to bottle it like that is inexcusable. Only needed 2 batters to stay focused to knock off those runs at under 7 an over.

Personally I don’t think the management or recruitment are to blame, there are times when each individual player needs to take a hard look at themselves and be accountable.

If you wonder where it all went wrong? I give you your county captain!
https://youtu.be/LyqK3vCj7qo?si=rVq-KSMJvL7HqbGZ

Why did we need to bat first..??? They only got 130 ish

Why did we need to bat first..??? They only got 130 ish

Why did we need to bat first?????? They only got 130 odd!

Why did we need to bat first?????? They only got 130 odd!

Why did we need to bat first?????? They only got 130 odd!

Devon_Bear wrote:

Davies just said in interview that they misread the pitch and should have batted first - how could they misread the pitch? We're the bloomin' home team! It beggars belief. Also the Gloucester captain said that they trained under lights on Wednesday to get the feel of things, did we think to do anything like that?

If Robinson and Davies have any credibility they shouldn’t need pushing. And how long before we get a bloody bowling coach? Sam Hain was the most reliable of county batsmen……not any more……..can’t pace his innings poor choice of shots, time after time.

Need a captain and a coach. Another poor season. Just look at our line up compared to Gloucestershire! Not sure how many teams from either division could have lost this game. Won the toss, at home, full Edgbaston, what else do you need ?..

BristolBear wrote:

They clearly had a plan to declare overnight, problem is Hain batted for his average, there was no intent, no cohesive plan, everyone played differently.
So we ended up 60-70 runs light, and they declared anyway.
On a flat, slow pitch, with 3 front line bowlers, surely they’re smart enough to know they need to commit to early to the draw if Somerset look in a good position. But they didn’t. They spent so long pretending they could win, they let themselves lose.

Just a season of sleepwalking. No coherent tactics, awful decision making, weak inept coach, poor tactician as a captain, squad built on injury prone bowlers.

There’s 4 players in the championship who all things considered, can be relied on to deliver, Hain, Burgess, Barnard and OHD. That’s a joke.

A great point

A great point

I see Somerset as very firm favourites. We just seem to be drifting to another defeat without showing much resistance. Why no Rhodes? Why no Mousley, and before anyone says he doesn’t bowl in red ball cricket, the kid takes wickets. Give him a go, use all the clubs you have in your bag if necessary. How Robinson explains this one away, will be really interesting!

Poor game plan. Can you imagine Surrey, Hampshire, Durham, etc, etc adopting these tactics, in similar circumstances?
Where does it come from?

God knows what the discussion was at tea.

God knows what the discussion was at tea.

Well said! Hopefully it will be short lived and even more quickly, forgotten.