Another batting failure for Brathwaite, our overseas signings have really not been a success thus far.
Well….a small minority….
Hose and Pollock out early, both openers struggling to get bat on ball. It could be a struggle, Durham got around 10 - 20 runs too many for my eyes.
A good crowd in today, none of the pathetic morons from Thursday night.
I think we do need to at least acknowledge the weather conditions. We lost the toss and batted in overcast and damp conditions, it brightened up by the end with actual sun and blue sky.
That being said too many batsmen didn’t contribute a thing, far too many single figures.
I know he scored 40 odd but I find Pollock extremely frustrating, he simply looks to smash everything. I personally think that is not the right approach for every innings. But he is not at fault for us losing today.
We simply gave too many wickets away cheaply.
The club could easily get in a lot of trouble for the complete disregard for social distancing rules.
Quite frankly it’s a disgrace.
Absolutely no social distancing going on in the ‘drunkards’ stand. I hope they don’t spoil it for the rest of us.
A few rain showers but hopefully it’s going to start on time.
An excellent bowler but sadly between injuries and England I doubt we will ever see the most from him.
He definitely seems to be a bowler who needs to be managed effectively across a season.
Match abandoned, I don’t think I’m ever going to get to see Chris Woakes play for us again!
I’ll be making a decision at 4pm, I’m sure that whatever I decide to do will ultimately be the wrong choice.
I really hope so, I had high expectations as I remember him playing against England and hearing of his excellent first class average.
We really need him to ‘click’ and get it together.
I guess he will need to be ‘rested’ now….
A very satisfying win, great to see Pollock score and throw an egg at my face!
I want to see Woakes play for Warwickshire again (deliberate name check there) but I think the debate of where he is could be a distraction for us. I'm more concerned with the balance of the 11 that get picked.
I'm not sure Rhodes should be playing as a specialist batsman to be honest, he has never really delivered in T20 for us as far as I can recall (happy to be proven wrong). This season is surely the last chance for Pollock, after this first destructive season he hasn't been able to deliver any consistency. Hose is not considered for the red ball games but flatters to deceive in my eyes with the white ball, he smashed a few boundaries in the last match but then tried again and got caught when he could have played smarter considering the match situation.
Brathwaite seems quite high at number 6 if the top order are out early, I don't think he is one to build a score rather look to smash a quick 20 at the end of an innings.
Far too early to be criticising players I admit, but we want to build some momentum.
Closely followed by Rhodes….dear oh dear
But no sound for me, Pollock already out.
This season most of ‘our’ batsmen have made a score of substance (albeit not necessarily a century) however it has not happened consistently. In each match there is one score whilst the others have struggled (I’m not going to say failed as that is a touch strong I feel).
I think we have a right to expect more from an overseas pro, they have been paid to come over and do a specific job. I think Vihari was always going to struggle to adapt with so little preparation but I am disappointed with Malan. He came in and looked like he had the skills but as of yet he still hasn’t made a significant score. There is still time of course but I would hope that any overseas pro will be able to hit the ground running or at least get up to speed within a couple of matches.
Hopefully the second innings will see the big score we all want and he then kicks on for the rest of the season.
On the bright side, I think we may be seeing more of Sibley next year!
If that’s the case then that’s the decision, but my issue is that we (fans and members) are not really being communicated that narrative. Without which only bad feelings towards all of the parties can occur.
As for the game, not the best of starts…
When asked on Facebook the response from the club was not too specific….