Specsavers Championship, Friday, June 2, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

Sincerely hope it's not finn! Unlikely to be trj either as u would have thought ecb would have prevented him playing today. Broad is not a bad emergency replacement (esp against Aus!) or otherwise Tom Curran.

by dez dezzy 6/2/2017 11:55:39 AM
Tuesday match is in Wales so despite a clear forecast it will no doubt rain all day

by nickcricket 6/2/2017 11:54:42 AM
@StaggerBreaths Yep

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/2/2017 11:54:17 AM
He's probably still better than Finn Geoff. ¬_¬

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:54:00 AM
Speaking of Chris Jordan, he earned an easy 60k in the IPL didn't he? Wasn't it one ball batting and six bowling?

by Dave Knibb 6/2/2017 11:53:33 AM
No more global trophies in England!

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:53:31 AM
@StaggerBreaths Still think they could do worse.

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/2/2017 11:53:17 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Play due to start at 1:10pm), Yorkshire v Lancashire at Leeds

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/2/2017 11:53:10 AM
selection could well be a moot point for the next week looking at general weather forecasting.....stupid rain

by Joe Williams 6/2/2017 11:53:05 AM
Not in the squad. Seems to have fallen out of favour. Preferred in T20s where he only has to bowl two overs before the death.

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:52:39 AM
If England want a bowler to go at 9 an over Ball is already doing that

by nickcricket 6/2/2017 11:52:01 AM
@StaggerBreaths No. What's with Chris Jordan? Not in squad?

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/2/2017 11:51:05 AM
Make Davies Ryan again #MDRA

by nickcricket 6/2/2017 11:50:33 AM
As Finn would be in the England side. Do we really think he'd be any better than Ball?

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:50:25 AM
LUNCH: Nottinghamshire 68/2 (22.5 ov) v Derbyshire
SJ Mullaney 35* (61) SR Patel 0* (0)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/2/2017 11:50:16 AM
Davies a waste of space

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/2/2017 11:49:55 AM
WICKET: Somerset 77/4 (25.4 ov, won the toss) v Middlesex
SM Davies c †Simpson b Helm 6 (15) Partnership: 11 (4.5 ov)
TG Helm 6.4-3-23-1 D Elgar 26* (67)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/2/2017 11:49:32 AM
You don't think it'll be Woakes and Ball for Rashid and Wiley?

by Joe Williams 6/2/2017 11:49:19 AM
Expect they will go for Finn - but play Willey up the order at 9

by David Hopps 6/2/2017 11:48:31 AM
if Willey can't get the ball to swing it limits his effectiveness although not sure he would be worse than Ball was yesterday. He has only really had a couple of bad games which for a bowler death sentence for a batsmen just the start of a 8 to 12 month period of totally unequivocal backing

by nickcricket 6/2/2017 11:48:19 AM
well bad decision to skipper Pujara.....maybe last match was a flash in the pan, grrrr, blow softened by the team i'm playing, Steamers, only having 4 players playing this week....

by Joe Williams 6/2/2017 11:48:10 AM
It should be Finn, but they'll probably go for Roland-Jones or one of the Currans.

by Dave Knibb 6/2/2017 11:45:44 AM
Who are people backing for the last entry to the squad? Is it Finn? Does it have to be Finn? ¬_¬

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:44:39 AM
Apparently Willey hasn't been swinging all that much...

He has gained a bit of pace though. (Make an innuendo out of that if you can.)

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:43:37 AM
And if Wiley doesn't replace Ball in the bowling attack for the next match, god knows what's going on

by Joe Williams 6/2/2017 11:42:49 AM
Tom KC's move to us I think should work for him, it'll certainly be v different to Wiley as our batting line up has been pretty shambolic for the past 2 seasons sans Root and Bairstow whereas Wiley was joining one of the strongest bowling line ups around

by Joe Williams 6/2/2017 11:42:17 AM
Presumably they'll get their Willey out for the next match.

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:41:30 AM
INDIVIDUAL 50: HZ Finch 50* (90)
Sussex 83/1 (27.4 ov) v Worcs

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/2/2017 11:41:26 AM
At least you can console yourself that England have been playing with your Wiley so much that the doesn't play much anyway. Well more recently he has joined the league of Yorkshire drinks carriers 3 of the 4 at the Oval Yesterday

by nickcricket 6/2/2017 11:40:48 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Play due to start at 1:10pm), Durham v Northamptonshire at Chester-le-Street

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/2/2017 11:40:23 AM
I'm not game for that.

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:39:44 AM
0_0

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:39:25 AM
@StaggerBreaths That reminds me. I think I'll have venison for lunch!

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/2/2017 11:39:01 AM
I'm probably a little anti Yorkshire anyway. I was upset when they poached my Brooks and mortified when they stole my Willey.

by Dave Knibb 6/2/2017 11:37:50 AM
How very deer you.

Er, dare you.

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:37:28 AM
- Live Update
Jon Culley at Notts 68-2 v Derbyshire

Another good moment for Derbyshire, collectively this time, as Cheteshwar Pujara is sent on his way, caught low down to his right by wicketkeeper Daryn Smit pushing forward to a ball from Tony Palladino. Pujara’s soft hands allowed him to get away with an edge towards first slip early in Palladino’s spell but this time the ball just carried. They’re off for rain now but with luck it will be short lived and the forecast for the rest of the day is good.

by jonculley 6/2/2017 11:37:20 AM
@StaggerBreaths On the fiddle you mean!

by Geoff Eisenhauer 6/2/2017 11:36:57 AM
I'm a musician! Or possibly a deer. #itisamystery

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:36:01 AM
I've always considered you to be a sportsman SB...lol

by Dave Knibb 6/2/2017 11:35:17 AM
UPDATE: Match delayed by rain, Nottinghamshire 68/2 (22.5 ov) v Derbyshire

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/2/2017 11:33:34 AM
In a sportsman, not a supporter. :P

by StaggerBreaths 6/2/2017 11:32:40 AM
I can see both sides of it for the teams and the player. It is a gamble for the player, While poor his overall record is improving but he could lose his first team place in 4 day Cricket. Depends what happens at Yorkshire, Leaning has secured his place for the time being with that Roses Hundred but it would be nice for Yorkshire to have the ability to bring in someone with FC Exp for a injury or loss of form.

by nickcricket 6/2/2017 11:32:40 AM
Mind you SB, if supporters can change counties...

by Dave Knibb 6/2/2017 11:30:57 AM
WICKET: Somerset 66/3 (20.5 ov, won the toss) v Middlesex
JC Hildreth c Rayner b Franklin 25 (44) Partnership: 46 (14.1 ov)
JEC Franklin 1.5-0-5-1 D Elgar 21* (53)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 6/2/2017 11:30:02 AM
I think you could be right Nick about him playing more 2nd XI cricket next year, should maybe have stayed put for now, he's a very good player though so I hope it works out for him.

by Dave Knibb 6/2/2017 11:29:00 AM

COUNTY FIXTURES
COUNTY RESULTS

Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford - Sep 25-28
Essex 227 & 111/2 (40.1 ov) Yorkshire 111

Gloucs v Derbyshire at Bristol - Sep 25-28
Derbyshire 456/8 (114.2 ov)

Kent v Glamorgan at Canterbury - Sep 25-28
Kent 302 & 47/5 (23 ov) Glamorgan 229

Lancashire v Surrey at Manchester - Sep 25-28
Surrey 201/8d & 24/0 (4.3 ov) Lancashire 268

Leics v Northants at Leicester - Sep 25-28
Leics 128 Northants 157/2 (43.2 ov)

Somerset v Middlesex at Taunton - Sep 25-28
Somerset 236 & 145/3 (55.2 ov) Middlesex 142

Sussex v Notts at Hove - Sep 25-28
Sussex 565 Notts 85/5 (19.4 ov)

Warwickshire v Hampshire at Birmingham - Sep 25-28
Warwickshire 188 Hampshire 66/5 (21.3 ov)

Worcs v Durham at Worcester - Sep 25-28
Worcs 335 Durham 64/3 (22.2 ov)

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