Specsavers Championship, Tuesday, September 4, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

ECB thought the blast went a bit too well this year so have decided that Fans should freeze in mid September! after schools are well hack

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 9:11:55 AM
Well it's stopped raining in Sheffield after some biblical style downpours this morning, hopefully this dry patch is heading north to Headingley

by Joe Williams 9/5/2017 9:11:53 AM
No Scurran - is he injured?

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 9:11:42 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Start delayed due to rain), Durham v Kent at Chester-le-Street

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/5/2017 9:10:40 AM
Confirmation of next year's schedule confirms my story that the TB Test will start on a Saturday. Finals day is 15th sept.
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) September 5, 2017

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 9:10:23 AM
Alsop taking the gloves at the Ageas

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 9:10:16 AM
England fixtures for 2018 announced, with the international summer starting 24 May, ending Sep 11 (this year May 5 to Sep 29)
— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) September 5, 2017

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 9:09:28 AM
Watching the Bangla-Aus test on a Giles Clarke baiting stream and apparently Shakib al Hasan is 30 now. I know he's been around literally forever but he still looks about 22!

by SDHoneymonster 9/5/2017 9:08:35 AM
TOSS: Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
Hampshire v Surrey at Southampton - Sep 5-8, 2017

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/5/2017 9:07:53 AM
that time again.

by StaggerBreaths 9/5/2017 9:07:42 AM
@StaggerBreaths They did that in the UAE against Pakistan, I don't remember them doing that against NZ in that 3-2 series.

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 9:07:00 AM
@nickcricket - yeah i'm not for it myself. As Flintoff said on commentary, he's one of those players that whilst he is an excellent county player, he isn't necessarily international quality. Being responsible for running Brendan Taylor out isn't quite as bad as running out Root or Buttler!

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 9:06:31 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Start delayed due to rain), Yorkshire v Middlesex at Leeds

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/5/2017 9:05:43 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Start delayed due to rain), Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire at Nottingham

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/5/2017 9:04:54 AM
I remember the first series of England's brave new white ball era, where against NZ they rotated basically everyone. Everyone got four games or so, Root and even Morgan were rested. What happened to that? Seemed a good call.

by StaggerBreaths 9/5/2017 9:03:10 AM
Also our home game against Warwickshire was heavily rain-affected, would just about sum up our season if the two games against the one team worse than us in the division were rained off.

by SDHoneymonster 9/5/2017 9:02:58 AM
Is Footitt fit?

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 9:02:37 AM
If England lose the third Test to the Windies Root may need to be rested for the sake of his mental well being anyway. Lock him in a panic room and under no circumstances let him see any newspapers.

by SDHoneymonster 9/5/2017 9:02:16 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Start delayed due to rain), Leicestershire v Gloucestershire at Leicester

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/5/2017 9:02:10 AM
Problem is you look at the ODI top 7 and how would he get in without dropping Moeen or Stokes, or the Captain!

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 9:01:54 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Start delayed due to rain), Warwickshire v Somerset at Birmingham

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/5/2017 9:01:29 AM
The words 'big' & 'Samit' generally go together of course

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 9:01:27 AM
Big uproar from some about Samit not being picked

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 9:00:28 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (No play before Lunch, rain), Derbyshire v Glamorgan at Derby

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/5/2017 8:59:27 AM
I thought England would at least rest Root so they could play Bairstow at three and avoid the Roy situation

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 8:57:19 AM
I know we take ODIs seriously now but does seem a bit of a missed opportunity to give Root a break before the Ashes.

by SDHoneymonster 9/5/2017 8:57:04 AM
@StaggerBreaths - i think/hope that is only due to injury

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 8:56:52 AM
No Wood. :(

by StaggerBreaths 9/5/2017 8:55:26 AM
The white ball squads announced yesterday are interesting - they might have experimented a bit more if WI hadn't called up the likes of Gayle & Samuels

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 8:54:59 AM
UPDATE: Match start delayed (Start delayed due to rain), Lancashire v Essex at Manchester

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/5/2017 8:54:33 AM
It's irrelevant anyway, they'll have signed Billings by the middle of next season.

by StaggerBreaths 9/5/2017 8:54:12 AM
I've got no idea how good a bat Davies was Will, presumed as a keeper (who's not Barrow/Bates) he'd bat up the order.

by StaggerBreaths 9/5/2017 8:53:50 AM
Sorry to go on about how bad he was, but I don't see how you could bat Ryan Davies above Harmer, never mind Tim 'batting all-rounder' Bresnan

by Will Colwell 9/5/2017 8:53:06 AM
Billings played a decent bit this year in ODI Cricket, played in India once Hales was injured, played in the West Indies, played against Ireland. He might not like the role he gets but he has a decent number of caps recently

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 8:52:58 AM
If Yorkshire get any play this match they are finally going to get the opening Partnership of endless nicks behind

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 8:51:10 AM
@nickcricket Next year's Warwickshire team: Klinger, Sibley, Byrom, Hildreth, Ballance, Arsey Davies, Bresnan, Barker, Abbott, Harmer, Morkel.

by StaggerBreaths 9/5/2017 8:50:44 AM
@dezdezzy England have Rashided Billings a little bit IMO. Dragged him around everywhere and never played him.

by SDHoneymonster 9/5/2017 8:50:33 AM
Re: Davies going back to Kent, Billings has been left out of the WI white ball series so Kent might be seeing more of him next year, so Davies could still find himself playing 2nds cricket there

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 8:49:31 AM
Bartlett should have played earlier on in the year as a reward for his record breaking innings in India with the U19's

by dez dezzy 9/5/2017 8:48:06 AM
Gilo can't sign everyone...can he?

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 8:48:03 AM
If relegation allowed the likes of Bartlett and Byrom to get settled in the team for the long term I don't think I'd look back on it with too much sadness. The issue is they're all likely to get nicked by Warwickshire if we do go down...

by SDHoneymonster 9/5/2017 8:46:21 AM
@nickcricket d'oh

by Will Colwell 9/5/2017 8:45:35 AM
@WillColwell Also insert bantz about how you said the wrong Moores

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 8:44:58 AM
more Somerset debutants as well today by the looks of things, England U19 bat George Bartlett likely to come in for Tim Rouse, possibly a return for Pete Trego at 7 as well

by Will Colwell 9/5/2017 8:44:56 AM
@WillColwell Who knows with Notts, he is certainly in position. Surprised they are not trying to get him into the 4 day side as a batsmen

by nickcricket 9/5/2017 8:44:24 AM