The Cricket Thread

Of course Surrey have (re)signed Sibley. Because they need to strengthen their squad...

 

I suppose what that might do is make Ryan Patel decide against signing a new contract, if he doesn't fancy sitting behind Burns and Sibley in the pecking order.

He's averaging 43 in the Championship this season (albeit with the advantage of playing at the Oval), and only Curran has scored more for Surrey (albeit Pope and Foakes have also scored more if you include their test runs).

 

New three year contact announced for Lyth this morning. One of the few players it seems Yorks have/will managed to hold onto.

 

Good strategy by England - drop Vihari and catch Pujara instead.

 

No Vince is the t20 or ODI squads, so that ensures he's free for the t20 KO stages (should we qualify) and then the three Championship matches.

Officially it seems like the squads are for the matches vs India only. But the matches against SA start just two days later, so I imagine the same squads will be carried forward. And that would mean Brook, Willey and Malan missing the four day match against us (and presumably Root and Bairstow won't be made available by the ECB).

Depending on how accommodating the ECB are - and who makes the final XI for each match - the two sides potentially hardest hit for the t20 KO stages are Surrey (Curran, Roy, Jordan, Topley) and Lancs (Buttler, Livingstone, Salt, Parkinson, Gleeson). The best two sides on paper could be someway short of that.

 

Potts!

 

Amir injured after bowling only 3 balls. Gloucs have got a big problem now.

 

So have we! Lot to do from here. 41-2 8ovs

 

140 may well be enough on this track.

 

A used pitch, changed for the benefit of Sky apparently.

 

It's very slow and low. 140 may even be above par.

 

120 will be enough on this ****heap of a track.

 

94 - 6

 

If indeed this was Sky induced, what a load of ****ing ****e

 

Prest will bowl at least 2 of Wheal's overs I think.

 

We might get 120 (just) but I can’t believe Gloucester won’t be able to manage the pitch.

 

Excellent from Fuller. Fairplay if Gloucs chase it down because it's not an easy pitch.

 

Fuller has been our T20 MVP all season, great knock.

 

Prest is warming up to bowl which I'm pleased to see.

 

Delighted we got to 140. I think that's 10 to 15 above par.