Durham v Sussex at Chester-le-Street, Jul 31-Aug 3

[8ace]

Weather looking ok for a prompt start today - sure we can expect wickets to tumble if it's the usual bowler friendly surface.

Sussex squad:
Yasir Arafat, CD Collymore, MW Goodwin, AJ Hodd, CD Hopkinson, EC Joyce, JL Lewry, RSC Martin-Jenkins, CD Nash, OP Rayner, TMJ Smith, LJ Wright and MH Yardy (c)

 

[Trigger]

This XI For Me... The wicket will OBVIOUSLY be set up for pace and swing.

Nash
Yardy
Goodwin
Joyce
Hopkinson
Wright
Hodd
Rayner
Arafat
Collymore
Lewry

 

[Gwylan]

This XI For Me... The wicket will OBVIOUSLY be set up for pace and swing.

Nash
Yardy
Goodwin
Joyce
Hopkinson
Wright
Hodd
Rayner
Arafat
Collymore
Lewry

Perhaps Tucker for Ollie. Can't see much there for the spinners, let's SEAM them out.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Perhaps Tucker for Ollie. Can't see much there for the spinners, let's SEAM them out.

You've already got Lewry, Collymore, Arafat and Wright in that attack though. There's no need for RMJ to play and Rayner offers something different.

 

[Uncle Buck]

On a surface that takes pace, why is Sandri not in the squad?

 

[8ace]

I'd like to see Sandri get a chance too - thought he did well against the convicts.

 

[keaton]

I'm sure i've asked this before but never saw any answer, can Sandri play as Kolpak or would he have to be our overseas?

 

[8ace]

I'm sure i've asked this before but never saw any answer, can Sandri play as Kolpak or would he have to be our overseas?

Kolpak due to Iti parentage.

 

[Uncle Buck]

I'm sure i've asked this before but never saw any answer, can Sandri play as Kolpak or would he have to be our overseas?

Neither.

He has an Italian passport.

 

[8ace]

Umpires: T E Jesty, P Willey
Durham: Di Venuto, Stoneman, W Smith (C), Muchall, Benkenstein, I Blackwell, Mustard (W), Plunkett, Thorp, S Harmison, Davies
Sussex: Yardy (C), C Nash, Joyce, Goodwin, Hopkinson, L Wright, Hodd (W), Arafat, Rayner, Collymore, Lewry

 

[Gazwag]

Shame Harmison didnt get in the test team

 

[8ace]

Durham won the toss and elected to bat.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Get into em boys!

 

[8ace]

19/1 Stoneman c Yardy b Arafat 5

 

[John Boy]

85/1

 

[CHAPPERS]

Durham have been doing that all summer. get a big score then running through teams. I reckon we're gonna be in trouble.

 

[bellsize seagull]

need a little flurry now !

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Durham will have secured maximum batting points before we get another wicket

 

[John Boy]

190/1

Been a long day for us

 

[John Boy]

At last! 247/2