The Cricket Thread 2015-16

No Ervine for Hants.

Edit: BBC got it wrong, they had Gatting down instead of Ervine initially. Ervine does play.

 

No doubt conditions are still quite useful to bowl in, so I'd suggest it's a big toss for Worcs to win. Even more so if the rain returns later, and they can use D/L to their benefit - although I'm not sure that further rain is predicted.

Given Adams' form this season, this is best XI we could have put out in my opinion. Even if Bird had still been available us.

 

Shows just how well we have started, and how desperate they are to get rid of one of these two, that Ajmal has bowled two of his four overs inside the first five overs. Massive plus for us.

 

Well, that's a fantastic powerplay for Hampshire.

 

James Vince loves a t20 away QF.

And Carberry has a t20 QF 100.

 

Somerset home game all over again? Please not.

 

Right, five overs of smashing it please Hampshire. We might not make 180 otherwise, when at one stage 180 - 200 would have surely been our aim.

 

And that's a nice start Vincey!

 

Huge over that one.

 

Bang! 6 off the last ball of Ajmal's over really turned that over from a mediocre one to a bloody good one!

 

Come on Slug, give it a bash!

 

Vince you legend!

 

Vince - 50 off 37 balls. The next 42 came off 20 balls.

 

VINCEY!

 

100 for Vince! Sensational innings. Not quite as sensational as Willey's effort the other night but just as vital.

 

Damn, bowler gets a hand to Vince's shot and hits the stumps and Ervine has to go.

 

196/4 then. I'll be very disappointed if we can't defend that.

 

Great score.

If Worcs chase this down, then well done to them. Just like it was well done to us in chasing down the same sort of score in last year's QF vs Notts.

 

Massive wicket.

 

2 down!