So it all kicks off again ... Lancs v Sussex

[Mendoza]

Rumour has it that Kirk Werners is the man to miss out...

Ed Joyce
Chris Nash
Ben Brown (w)
Murray Goodwin (c)
Joe Gatting
Luke Wells
Naveed Arif
Rana Naved
Amjad Khan
James Anyon
Monty Panesar

thats a very "continental" looking team.

 

[8ace]

The burning question is surely:

Is John Lees' cough better?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Crikey, that batting order scares me. Do or die fellas! DO OR DIE!

 

[Gazwag]

All bow to the 2011 Champions

PJ Horton, KR Brown, SC Moore, MJ Chilton, SJ Croft, TC Smith, GD Cross†, G Chapple*, SI Mahmood, OJ Newby, G Keedy



Another season of doom and gloom approaches

 

[Mendoza]

All bow to the 2011 Champions

PJ Horton, KR Brown, SC Moore, MJ Chilton, SJ Croft, TC Smith, GD Cross†, G Chapple*, SI Mahmood, OJ Newby, G Keedy

Call the plumbers!!

 

[Titanic]

I'm finding it very difficult to get excited about the start of a championship season that has already been won.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Call the plumbers!!

That surely guarantees a...

 

[Flavor Flav]

When are Wright and Prior back?

 

[Knightsworld]

If we can score at least 100, it might, only might worry Lancs?

 

[Peter Grummit]

The burning question is surely:

Is John Lees' cough better?

I can hear the 'open mic' on the commentary! Love that sound of the PA in the background welcoming the umpires. Sat on the sun lounger in the garden with the laptop, perfect start to the seaason. Shame it's all about to get pear-shaped, Mahmood 7-20.

First ball hit for 4!

PG

 

[simmo]

Ed Joyce thrashes the first ball of the season for 4

 

[simmo]

I can hear the 'open mic' on the commentary! Love that sound of the PA in the background welcoming the umpires. Sat on the sun lounger in the garden with the laptop, perfect start to the seaason. Shame it's all about to get pear-shaped, Mahmood 7-20.

First ball hit for 4!

PG

The bell tinging in the background means summer is here.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Lanky your boys have taken a right beating in the first over...

11-0

The joyful sounds of summer

BBC Sport - Cricket - Live - Sussex commentary

 

[Knightsworld]

11 off the first over, easy boys, calm down.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Ed Joyce thrashes the first ball of the season for 4

He's playing 1 day cricket still - 11 of the first over.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

The Lanky comentator is tripping...

He appears to be shocked that we have managed to score a run agaisnt them.

 

[simmo]

Anyone know why we are playing at Liverpool and not Old Trafford?

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Anyone know why we are playing at Liverpool and not Old Trafford?

Their record agaisnt us at the Liverpool CC is pretty good I imagine, plus it must be raining in Manchester...

 

[8ace]

Anyone know why we are playing at Liverpool and not Old Trafford?

OT is being redeveloped, Lancs are playing all their games at outgrounds this season.

 

[simmo]

He's playing 1 day cricket still - 11 of the first over.

He is, he is charging down the wicket to Glen Chapple in the 3rd over. In 20 20 mode