Poor Jani, the worst ball of that over and he hits it straight to a fielder.

The 4th wicket looked dodgy seeing as most close in fielders didn't react but if we are getting out to at best, a 4th seamer like Luke Procter, we must must be poor.

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Andy Umeed is also leaving Somerset and currently playing for SACA. As others have opined before, there aren't too many former Bears who dramatically shine brighter elsewhere - Ethan Brookes being the current exception to that rule. His brother Henry, meanwhile, doesn't seem to have flourished since moving to Middlesex and I noticed that Will Rhodes didn't appear in the last couple of Durham matches having ironically done better in T20 than four day cricket since making the move. I haven't seen Ed Pollock's name too often this season either, so unless he's carrying an injury suspect his days with Worcs may be limited.

Have a look at yesterdays Durham v Sussex game and the whole scorecard.

The solution is, if he looks the part and makes runs then give him a contract as soon as possible. We have lost too many good players over the last 5 years and to lose one who has only just started, could mean the pain of watching him score 15+ years of runs for another county.

Meanwhile, up at Durham, some bloke called Will Rhodes scored 96. Oh and then he went and took 5-30.

Are Webster or Hasan Ali available for these game or am I missing something

Bedi was a gent, Harbajan used to cause trouble on a weekly basis and Ganguly was someone who used to look down his nose at everyone, even Steve Waugh used to get wound up by him, coming out for the coin toss very late without his blazer as is the usual way of things..

It was bad enough this time yesterday with India winning and 24 hours later here we are... What's a good score and how far away are we from getting one.

"Oh I do like to be beside the seaside..", who is Ben Cliff, well we know about him now. Glad I don't go to too many away games.

'Winking Willies', well what you do in your own spare time in Scarb's is up to you. It'll go no further.

Apart from the result.

The "This is how we play.." scenario really pisses me off, yes great, it looks amazing but when you get into a winning position, say to yourself, "Right, all we have to do is knock it about and get to the target". All this macho bullshit nonsense about how good it looks whilst you are smashing bowlers all over the place, is fine for the 'Isn't it exciting, I really love football most of all but love my only days of cricket each year, the Test' brigade. But, England's refusal to adapt, cost them this latest Test and with it, the series, the last Ashes series and a series before that v New Zealand when Stokes declared in a 2-match series in the 2nd Test whilst 1-0 up, then made New Zealand follow on which was their best chance of winning.

Looks as though there was some great seaside weather as well.

I cannot see him becoming a Test player without having at least some time at the crease in CC games but because he has proved himself at the shorter formats, then he will no doubt carry on with that. The England Bigwigs had obviously seen him prosper before he played a Test and because he fits in with the 'Baz' way of playing, they took him into the Test side on a hunch and it looked alright in New Zealand but he looked exposed in the Oval Test and too many Bazballer's didn't get England over the line and this is the problem, too many of the same type of player and maybe England need a more solid player at 6 if Stokes isn't playing. At 301-3 England should have just seen it through but once Bethell was in, I was hoping he could just push it around but his need to go for 'Glory Shots' like he did in his recent CC game, cost him and maybe England. He needs to practice building a score or he will be another Jason Roy who never batted for more than 3 hours for Surrey as he could only play one way.

The 2010 was the semi-final where we beat Yorkshire, played Somerset in the final when Bell made that superb ton. I remember it because I looked around at the sparse crowd and realised that a Lord's final had stopped being an event like it used to be. It also started in the afternoon and went on till 8.30pm which was when the last train to Taunton left from what a Somerset fan told me, which he said put people off, especially older members who didn't fancy sitting there in the September cold.

It had no relevance on this series but lots of other things India did were pathetic and it just shows that the once genial players from that part of the world appear to be 'Play Acting' too much due to the power they have in world cricket since the ICC now bend over backwards to accommodate them in every way, a prime example, Jadeja insisting someone change their top on Saturday as it was putting him off despite the bloke sitting there all day. I always thought the sightscreen was what a batsman saw when a bowler was running in.

Don't like that word 'Entitled', it gets banded about too much, maybe correct in the old days of the 'Amateurs' but India just moan until they get their own way in most tournaments and their recent T20 WC win says all you need to know about a side who are 'Entitled', change of tournament start time, refusing to travel and wanting loads of time off between games. They got their own way and will continue if the weak ICC let them.

Poor Woaksey, had a feeling this morning that it would be close. I would much rather lose by 100 runs than this, especially against these pampered princes who will now be full of themselves. Thought 'The Wizard' might be there at the end to celebrate. Sometimes I hate this game, I have no problem if sides give it out mutually but India have crossed the line and have played 'Victim' and the UK media have sided with them. Is that the end of CW in an England shirt?

I am hoping that he isn't needed but I would feel better if he was in before Tongue just on the basis of staying there for whoever is at the other end.

I cannot see him playing in all 3 formats but I would think he could be told he can play if/when he feels he can give 100%. That might mean 2/3 of CC games and most of the T20. It would be great to see him play for us but I do think his best days in international cricket are behind him.