What a daft situation where with the seamers causing carnage, we're having to bring the spinners on to improve the over rate. Can't we just get through our other overs a bit brisker, as we're consistently slow?
What a daft situation where with the seamers causing carnage, we're having to bring the spinners on to improve the over rate. Can't we just get through our other overs a bit brisker, as we're consistently slow?
It is a joke and as we saw in our last defeat when we had to face over 40 overs in the final two hours there really is no excuse. The situation hasn't been helped by Saini's 16 no balls in the match which goes some way to make up the deficit though I believe that at one point we might have been as many as six overs behind.
Of course, the incoming batsman now taking as long as possible to get to the crease. Don't blame him either.
Surely with negative over rates, they have to take into account delays on the pitch through batsmen faffing around, ball changes, changing gloves etc
I think they do. For example, when we had the extra drink breaks. But we've been awful even taking that into account. As I say, we faced over 40 overs in the last game in the final two hours and that's after our batsmen time wasting. There are no excuses.
What a difference it has made to have two proper pace bowlers in Henry and Saini - it means that Milnes and Quinn become the change bowlers instead of the opening ones.
Really never ever saw us winning this on the first morning. To be honest, even yesterday, I was thinking that we'd be okay with a draw. Exellent work by the team after that rotten Northants loss, and we are nicely mid table for the moment.
Kent have a nosebleed from altitude sickness, up to 5th in the table 😳
Well I never - well done lads
There is a bit of a stagger since, as the table stands, we have played more games than four of the five teams below us. However, Gloucs are 55 points behind us and subject to the vagaries of the weather, they should lose to Hants which would mean that it will be virtually impossible for them to finish above us. Somerset will get a draw against Yorks but, hopefully, no more than that so there will be clear daylight between us and them and we are now 10 points above Warwickshire now.
The difference is that things are in our hands now and that really didn't look like being the case prior to this win.
The battle to avoid relegation looks like going down to the wire, like one of those PL season where the excitement on the final day is the battle to avoid the drop.
The battle to avoid relegation looks like going down to the wire, like one of those PL season where the excitement on the final day is the battle to avoid the drop.
I haven't got a clue who is top. It's probably one of those counties who can afford to buy success.
The battle to avoid relegation looks like going down to the wire, like one of those PL season where the excitement on the final day is the battle to avoid the drop.
I haven't got a clue who is top. It's probably one of those counties who can afford to buy success.
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Joe Denly can be very proud of his ton
Well I never - well done lads
The difference is that things are in our hands now and that really didn't look like being the case prior to this win.