We are in a commanding position here although it could be a case of the pitch getting better as the game goes on. I would have taken a lead of 281 of offered to me this morning. Got to keep pushing on. Get to 320 ahead then just have fun. Give us plenty of time to bowl them out.
Seems like the pitch has been nothing like what we usually see at the oval. Frankly that's a good thing. I'm fed up of us playing for draws on an absolute road. I'd rather we lost a few trying to win.
Batting has the potential to go well this year. Think bowling will be fine especially with TC and Morkel still to come back.
Sam Curran and Clarke are both batting a place too high. Sam isn't consistent enough yet to get a go at 7. Both of them played horrendous shots in the first innings when we were desperate for another 50+ partnership. Dernbach is about 8 places too high at 9.
Pope got his hundred before lunch of o think 128 balls and with 14 4s. Good innings. Good lead now. Commentators seemed sure we would bat after lunch. I would declare.
Watching a bit of Virdi now. Very impressed. He gives it an almighty rip and he's very short and rotund. We need more international cricketers with Herath-esque statures
Watching a bit of Virdi now. Very impressed. He gives it an almighty rip and he's very short and rotund. We need more international cricketers with Herath-esque statures
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Currently 66-5
Currently 81-6
143-7 at lunch
Abbott b S Curran 23
Wheal lbw b S Curran 0
Amla lbw b Clarke 55
Hampshire all out for 147
Currently 35-1, leading by 99
41-2
Currently 86-3, leading by 150
Foakes brought up his half century, and Pope is on 30 at the close.
217-4, leading by 281
We are in a commanding position here although it could be a case of the pitch getting better as the game goes on. I would have taken a lead of 281 of offered to me this morning. Got to keep pushing on. Get to 320 ahead then just have fun. Give us plenty of time to bowl them out.
Seems like the pitch has been nothing like what we usually see at the oval. Frankly that's a good thing. I'm fed up of us playing for draws on an absolute road. I'd rather we lost a few trying to win.
Batting has the potential to go well this year. Think bowling will be fine especially with TC and Morkel still to come back.
Sam Curran and Clarke are both batting a place too high. Sam isn't consistent enough yet to get a go at 7. Both of them played horrendous shots in the first innings when we were desperate for another 50+ partnership. Dernbach is about 8 places too high at 9.
I think we should keep powering on for another 20 or so overs and then give us enough time to bowl them out.
308-5
372 ahead.
337-6, lead is now over 400
Currently 371-7, leading by 435
379-8
407-9, and we've declared.
Hampshire set 472 to win.
Pitch looks like it's getting easier for batting.
29-1
29-2
Maybe scrap what I wrote two posts ago...
83-3
Big breakthrough!
Vince lbw b Virdi 33
84-4
Skinny or slim is so last year
Hampshire 109-4