I see Jos Buttler has had a say on the reduction of CC matches and seems to think it will be beneficial - Very strange for someone like him to have an opinion when he has hardly played a single CC game in 3 years and hasn't learnt how to bat at first-class level at all a bit like Jason Roy. He should keep it shut as none of this will ever affect him unless he has suddenly learnt how to bat for more than a day.

I have just had a read of it and can understand the furore that Yorkshire fans have shown. Woakes played the last 2 CC games for us last season and it did make a difference even though we know he had hardly played much all season anyway. Did Root think that the chances of Yorkshire going down were slim because the results had to go against them and thought a Gloucestershire win and a Warwickshire win were not possible. Who knows, but it sounds like it wasn't his choice anyway but the ECB are undermining the CC and the game itself and after this, you really cannot take any international players seriously when moan about being tired and needing more rest. I'm sure if Root had pleaded to play in such an important game, the ECB might have changed their minds but it probably never entered Root's head.

The idea of losing Lamb is totally insane if it wasn't for the FACT that we had someone like Davies who has been there just 1 season and has played badly. It isn't just that Davies has had no form, it's the way he has been dismissed. If he got a few absolute 'Snorters' or unplayable deliveries I could have some sympathy but he has played some of the most atrocious shots I have ever seen on a cricket field. Not just that, but he has played some of those shots AGAIN, the very next game and not surprisingly, WITH EXACTLY THE SAME RESULT. It must be heartbreaking for a local boy like Lamb to have to move on. I almost hope he plays for another county and makes runs against us so that the management here can hang their heads in shame.

Gerryshed, trust me, I totally forgot that game, might be because it was in October. Madness. A wise sage like yourself obviously picked up on it straight away.

I memory serves me correctly, wasn't last season's win v Somerset, the very last game to be completed and if so, that means Liam Norwell has bowled the last ball of the season, 2 seasons in a row, come on stato's see if that has been done before.

It took long enough for the club to actually get Warwickshire County Cricket Club put on the front of the building. If they omit it now, they will make a big mistake as no one around knows it as anything to do with Birmingham, even people who don't like cricket, refer to us as 'The Warwick' or just Warwick' and the lack of association with Birmingham for the last 140 years is obvious. Also, I do wish the media would quit with the word, 'Community', it's tedious and it never relates to anything in particular apart from lazy journalism.

We do and it is important we go with a sensible approach and not leaving people like Lamb out and playing players who just are not cutting it. The management have to take responsibility for who they pick and stop picking players who constantly fail. If we do get any players from other counties, we need to get proven performers. We made the mistake years ago in getting Porterfield who hadn't even done much in division 2 for Gloucestershire and that sort of choice is not good enough.

Dom Sibley's last game for us and his 77 played a big part in the win. He was not always popular but his record with us was good and I wish him the best of luck as long as he doesn't score many if he plays against us. He was a stable source at the beginning of the innings on many occasions and I think he will be glad to leave us on a winning note and I reckon will be very pleased we didn't go down in his last appearance.

Unbelievable. I was there when Woakes took 9-31 v Durham but he had to go off on England duty and we lost. Put this performance ahead of that because of just 139 to win and really, no one else looking likely to win it. If Liam is looking to get pissed tonight then he at least knows he won't have to spend a single penny. That was astonishing and only wish I was there. I could have skived off work but I did that last year for the Somerset game. If you think about it, it might have been the best thing to get bowled out because if we'd set 180-200, the game would have taken a bit longer and the light could have been a factor seeing as it was not exactly scorching sunshine when they finished. Still cannot believe it and it's been a great day having earlier booked my ticket for Roger Waters in May 2023.

My only concern at 73-5 is that the other bowling will let Hampshire off the hook and not support Norwell who has been superb.

Well that didn't go to plan but with the length of time it took this lot to bowl their overs, I am glad they didn't win the title and they were lucky to win the T20.

I reckon that we will try and get a 200 lead so 177 should be achievable in 30-35 overs and then 2 sessions to try and stay in Division 1.

We have to 'Go for it', no good pussyfooting around at 4 an over. Might as well be all oiut of 220 by trying to smash it about as Yorkshire are 9 down now.

Just checked tomorrow's weather on the 'Met Office' site and it looks fine for Edgbaston. Hampshire must have been miffed last season after they had beaten us and then were 1 wicket away from the title and so I doubt they want to give us anything and will be playing this seriously knowing they will at some point get a target tomorrow afternoon and it could be a smallish one.

The article does fail to mention Yorkshire, Lancashire, Surrey and Nottinghamshire (Twice) as sides who won the title and then got relegated the very next season.

If Yorkshire lose, they will have a total of 138 points so all we need is a 19 points victory so no need for us to use up time trying to get to 400 unless it's very, very quickly. A win will do from here even if we lost our last 6 wickets for 0 runs and won.

Davies, that one ball sums up his season really. I do hope that Robinson has a good look at that dismissal and also himself for picking the bloke constantly in the face of so many of us here who wondered how it could keep happening time and time and time and time again.

Ditto, BristolBear. We must be the worst county for picking overseas players. We got 2 good 'uns for the last 3 matches and they have played 3 times between them. We'd have been better off asking Kallicharran or Donald if they still had some kit and saying, "Fancy a game lads, you couldn't do worse than what we have chosen since Mr Patel retired".

I know exactly what you mean. It kills me to see us play this badly and this is the time when I have to ask myself if it is worth having a membership as the people who pick our side do not seem to want to change things if they go wrong. Add to this, the fact that none of us know what format we will have for 2024-25 seasons, I am unsure if I would commit to buying a 3-year membership knowing that I could pay more for those 2 seasons and not knowing how many days I could watch. I will definitely get a membership for next season but if Strauss gets his way then I might have to think about breaking my 34 year membership which would seem strange to me. It will be interesting to see if Moeen Ali plays for us in the CC. If he keeps up with his "I have now changed my mind and want to play Tests again", then he has to play in the CC where his bowling record is not good and he seems reluctant to have a bowl.

Yes, 'Meh' sums it up. Stupid team selection and whatever team is selected, they seem to throw away so many good positions. Injuries haven't helped but you wonder if having a full-strength side would make a difference. The side from 2016-17 were full of 'Great' Warwickshire players and still we struggled during that period. I think we will bounce back straight away and my tone means I have given up already but once we are down, we need a decent selection committee when it comes to actually picking a side.