Morning session to Yorkshire. Helpful bowling conditions, and a green tinge to the wicket. Going for a look myself at lunchtime, as We are normally allowed on the outfield.
Had a look at the wicket. Some live grass in two strips about six inches wide from crease to crease, so it looks like a result wicket. 200-250 will be a good first innings score, as with the opening game against Hampshire.
Watched a bit on thw YouTube stream. We did the one thing that we always seem to fail to do - speed up the innings just when it needed to. Clarke sped up well and Pope followed. Even when Clarke got out Pope kept the pace up and once he had his hundred he really started to motor. It took just 45 balls to go from 300 to 350. Shame we had to go off for bad light as momentum really was with us. Everything was going our way - every edge was going for 4. Mckerr was playing some lovely drives and Pope was destroying them. Experienced bowlers like Bresnan didn't look like they had the answer.
Hope we can carry that on and pass 400 tomorrow. Trouble is if we lose one wicket we have nothing left. Dernbach at 10 is still laughable.
Great knock from Pope. I'm at The Oval tomorrow, so might try to chip in with a few updates.Looking forward to seeing Pope bat (that'll be the kiss of death then !)
Trouble is that the wicket will probably become a batsmans paradise and we will have to settle for another borefest draw. Here's hoping I'm wrong.
I agree. The commentators did seem to be praising the pitch saying there was some grass on it and it should at the same way tomorrow. They seemed to suggest there were runs there if you stuck at it but it's difficult when you first get in. The new ball will be key.
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Pope in at no.6.
Morning session to Yorkshire. Helpful bowling conditions, and a green tinge to the wicket. Going for a look myself at lunchtime, as We are normally allowed on the outfield.
119-4. Elgar 50no & 50 partnership.
Root bowling from the Pavilion End. Bairstow missed stumping on Elgar.
Bailing out now.
Surrey 148-5. Pope 31, Curran 10.
Keep posting the scores!
162-6
188-6
Rikki Clarke has passed 10,000 first-class runs
254-6
270-6
291-7, Pope still going on 87
308-7
Surrey 366-7, Pope 131* and McKerr 27*
A poor start, but it's definitely been our day.
Here's hoping I'm wrong.
Hope we can carry that on and pass 400 tomorrow. Trouble is if we lose one wicket we have nothing left. Dernbach at 10 is still laughable.
Good recovery and defo our day overall.
I'm at The Oval tomorrow, so might try to chip in with a few updates.Looking forward to seeing Pope bat (that'll be the kiss of death then !)
373-8
404-9
414 all out, Pope unbeaten on 158