Full Squad:

Yates, Ali, Bamber, Barnard, Booth, Davies, Garlick, Garton, OHD, Jani, Lintott, Malik, Smith, Taylor, Wylie.

Barnard Yates Malik Davies Smith Jani Booth Lintott Ali OHD Bamber

is how I suspect they’ll go if Booth is ready to play.

Booth is back! And Barnard has been released to play! Things are looking up!

Another grievance I have, and it’s completely with a Warwickshire hat on, but Mousley’s looked in the best touch he has for a few years and it now disappears through a month without a game and he’ll return for our Championship run-in, title charge ready, with no cricket behind him, out of touch.

There is so little infrastructure behind the hundred to support these players who have careers and trophies to win outside of these six weeks yet aren’t getting picked. Winning the Championship would be the pinnacle for Mousley, I’m sure, and our chances actively diminish for each game he sits on a bench. Good enough for a payday, but will constantly struggle to be picked ahead of the top overseas. It’s sad.

Unless Barnard is released, I can’t see much. Maybe an Academy batter involved? Not much else to gain from this competition now.

Can’t be released if your team plays on the same day, so that rules Mousley out unfortunately.

The sad thing is he’d be able to make a case for England selection in the format he’s made the biggest international impact in so far and he’s missing it to effectively be destined for bench sitting. All part of the demise of 50 over cricket.

It’s just not very appealling to watch now is it. The lack of bowling depth is very obvious and barring that opening spell of 10 yesterday, both OHD and Bamber haven’t been at their best with the ball. Besides that, Alex Davies has been nowhere near his best. If you want an inexperienced side to compete, you need your experienced players to guide the way.

Having a Sam Hain available, or a Keith Barker to be a soundboard for these guys would do a world of good. We have so many players currently who look incapable of building a 50 over innings.

For what it’s worth, Charlie Taylor bowled a lot better than his figures suggest and it’s encouraging to see one of our own come in at such an early age and look right at home in the battle.

Don’t really get it. Not sure how you go from our best bowler against Notts to not in the squad. Assume Theo and Sam just come back in and Theo takes Lintott’s overs.

Similar story to the Northants game, this. Behind the game and just not able to strangle the game enough to create the pressure required to stifle.

Another 30 or 40 would have been a good game.

you know what? Fair bloody play George Garton. Still going to be difficult to defend here, but we’ve got a chance.

Feels like if they break this partnership it’s more or less game for Notts. Really disappointing communication regarding availability, and really disappointing team selection quite frankly.

If Hain’s been signed up as a replacement for The Hundred then it feels very egregious considering he’s missed this comp two years running to sit on a bench or bat as low as 8.

Pleased to see Charlie in, but suspect it’ll be an unchanged team.

Picking Garton over Malik as a specialist bat is a weird one for me. We can't be picking out of sympathy for players who have had injuries, becuase that's how that feels. If you're going to weaken the batting like that, pick a bowler.

Not seen much of the Northants innings live but they did save quite a few runs with good fielding - posted as Smith lets one through his legs for four on the boundary.

Think it’s fair to say toss was important, the ability to tailor intent to your target has looked quite important with our attack never really able to keep the strangle just when it’s felt like it’s been coming.

Not having a batter go on is probably the difference here though, an extra 30 would have been a good game.

Deceleration looks like it’ll leave us under par. Scores but no big contribution and no one there to “cash in” at the death. Will need to bowl well.

Surprised to see Wylie batting 3 but will always support one of our own being given a proper opportunity.

just can’t see how Garton goes from being a batter only to being able to bowl 10 in a match. He might get in for batting and being a gun fielder mind! If we’re going in the 4 frontline bowlers though it’d quite a risk to need 10 from Yates and Jani if it’s a road.

Yates Jani Malik Hain Davies Smith Lintott Bamber Ali OHD Garlick is my best guess.

Just think Wylie or Garton(with no bowling) playing leaves us lacking seam options. Would be really nice to see Theo have a little breakthrough though. Lintott isn’t far off all rounder status having played some really important knocks for us in this comp.

2-0-2-2 for Ayan Khan opening the bowling. Doesn’t get much better than that.

I believe this is the overall title, with the best performing side (Warwickshire) facing the winners of the play off between Yorkshire and Kent.

We’re in charge at the midway point, posting 214/6 led by Olly Dandy and Arjun Nahal. https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m3bf2d301-6932-46b8-8176-b9726cf53a9e