The Ashes & Hampshire Cricket Summer Thread

Oh definitely. Although I'm going to Finals Day so my view is a tad selfish!

 

I assume there is a reserve day in case we don't get a game tomorrow? Got my ticket so looking forward to it now!

 

Yep. Probably Thursday or Friday.

 

You cant always trust the weather forecast further ahead than a couple of days, but the Durham weather for the 4th test, starting on Friday is dry for days 1 and 2, with some rain on days 3 - 5.

 

So we have to thrash them in 2 days Joking aside, I hope we win at least one more match as it would prove we are the better side without argument.

 

Unlikely to be Friday, as it would clash with the start of the fourth test. Would most likely be an early evening Thursday start, just as this Surrey-Somerset game it.

Tough call for Dimi and Chalky to make between Tanvir and Griffiths.

 

Somerset 121/4 off 17 overs. Come on Surrey!

 

Tanvir should get the nod for experience and his batting.

 

Surrey have done well to restrict Somerset so far....anyone's game this.

 

Somerset finish on 148/6. Backing Surrey to win this.

 

Not sure his batting down at no.8 (or even 9) should come into it. But undoubtably his experience should.

Not the greatest score here for Somerset, but Surrey quite often don't make 150 themselves. Lose Davies, Roy and Mahmood for low scores, and they're in deep trouble.

 

Think Thomas and co ill have to much nous!

 

If Davies and Roy have any sense, they'll be careful against Thomas and Arafat. They're both good enough to hurt Trego, Meschede, Kirby and Dockrell.

 

Done the opposite of what you said. 2 off Trego, 13 off Arafat.

 

They tried to go after Dimi too, again with some success. It was soon their downfall.

 

I was about to say we'll see if they can keep this up without self destructing again.

 

Surrey innings currently going exactly by the book. They generally start like a train, and then the boundaries totally dry up.

 

If these two stay in it could be over pretty quickly.

 

I can't actually decide who I want to win. Both decent teams, with batsmen who can be seriously, seriously destructive on their day.

If you forced me to pick one, I think I'd rather run into Surrey at Finals Dy, should we get there. But I wouldn't want to play them.

 

We've beaten Surrey twice, so I would prefer Surrey.