We are 40-50 runs light today

Could prove crucial if the pitch continues to offer a bit for the seamers

Our scoring rate is atrocious.

3 slips in at the 50th over..........and not just because they have taken a wicket recently.

The new ball will be due and we will be lucky to have scored 150

Miles 2nd over of the morning was awful.

A single off the first ball that should have gone to the boundary, then 3 wide short balls that Denly for whatever reason decided not to take advantage of and the last ball full and angling down leg side hit me for 4 ball that Denly took advantage of.

It is rubbish, he should not be playing in such an important game when his bowling is so far off the radar.

I was hoping for a longer delay today or a wash out as I can only see a defeat coming for us from this point.

One good partnership for Kent could mean curtains for us in this match.

Miles, Brooks & Rhodes just cannot seem to bowl an over without giving a four ball away. It is too short & too wide.

We should bring Briggs on for a spell to see if that can tie an end down/give them something else to think about rather than only having OHD to turn to.

We need to win this match.

Just after I post OHD takes the 3rd!

We need to win this game to take the pressure off. A couple of draws should then see us staying up.

Terrible season with far too many players just not performing.

Why is Rhodes coming in at no5 when he was opening previously to reasonable effect? It is exposing Benjamin who himself should be coming in at no5.

Sibley will not be part of our team next year so once we are safe we should put him on gardening leave, put Rhodes in up top so that we have a LH RH opening combo and give Yates or Lamb another run.

Miles looks like a division 2 run of the mill bowler this season and with Norwell injured, Briggs seemingly off the pace and Brooks erratic at best it really does not make for a decent line up at all.

OHD & Hain have carried us with the help of Burgess but after them the rest have been disappointing to say the least.

Cracking win

Thought we bowled quite poorly apart from Lintott & Brathwaite in all honesty but our batting was excellent, especially Mousley.

Am I right in thinking that it will take something special from either Northants or Leics to stop us from qualifying, even if we do lose our last 2 games?

Our NRR is so better than those two teams.

Poor stuff from us in this match injuries or otherwise.

We have scored so slowly that the 2nd new ball could easily dismantle the rest of our batting without us getting close to avoiding the follow on.

Negative mindset that has made for a turgid performance. The more balls you face, the more chance there is of getting out.

Northants are a very average side indeed but we are making them look pretty good.

Our middle order are carrying us somewhat this season.

I would like to see Rhodes come back into the top 3, he could replace both Yates & Miles leaving a place open for Mousley or Bethell who can both bowl a couple of overs as well if the conditions suit.

Stirling is no better than Pollock unfortunately.

Wonderful stuff from us...........got no bloody work done today though!!

Good ball or not, Pollock quite often is counter productive.

Now completely on the back foot with Yates now gone half fencing at a ball that he should have just been pushing back up the pitch.

ajones1328 wrote:

Top 4 is our strongest line up.. so injury no excuse

Really disappointing end to the campaign at this rate

Thought the bowlers did ok considering the injuries
Yep, anything under 180 was decent considering but without a large contribution from Hain we are not good enough I am afraid.

Badly under-performed for about the fifth season on the trot and we do not deserve to go through with some of the spankings we have had to endure.

Not good enough this.

First post in a while.

Sorry it is not a positive one but once again we are falling to pieces with the bat..............it seems a well trodden path for us in white ball cricket now.

We are pushovers unfortunately.