Sadly Middlesex have avoided the follow on - that would have been fun! (although nobody ever seems to enforce a follow on these days).
Bit embarrassing that we needed the two trialists to save us the match.
Maybe but It’s encouraging that they recognise the attack isn’t good enough.
Atkins, Crocombe, Hunt and Finn are never going to do it. They should all go. None of the very young bowlers look like taking wickets either, yet.
Bar today, the batting is coming together. A healthy range of young, middling and older players. I bet a few first division clubs wish they’d picked up Pujara and Alsop.
I believe they were playing due to injuries to other players.
We’ve had injuries all season. I know Garton is still unable to bowl for long periods. But I wasn’t aware of any injuries to Crocombe or Hunt and think both were available?
Also, does anyone know if Kravelas counts as an overseas player? I’m aware that Rawlins is able to get away as not counting as one.
We’ve had injuries all season. I know Garton is still unable to bowl for long periods. But I wasn’t aware of any injuries to Crocombe or Hunt and think both were available?
Also, does anyone know if Kravelas counts as an overseas player? I’m aware that Rawlins is able to get away as not counting as one.
He’s a Greece international .. there must be a loophole there. Like with Irish or Scottish players, maybe ?
I can’t believe we’d be interested in him as an overseas .
Pujara out for 231 - great knock that.
I think that he's just three runs short of a 1000 for the season
That's setting the bar too high, shirley?Not sure, he's already scored more runs than Travis Head did
After the last match, all of our top 6 had scored more than 600 runs in the championship at an average over 40. That's fantastic. Batting is not the problem! It must be great for our young players to learn from Pujara how to play an innings. We've been unlucky with injuries to the bowlers.
Leicestershire made 584 in their first innings against Glamorgan and lost by an innings.
I think such records were a discussion earlier in this thread. I suggest this one hasn't been bettered.
Grant Flower earning his corn