The Cricket Thread

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Shocking collapse.

Not really any difference to Somerset or Yorkshire. Or any game where we set ourselves a platform.

Unless Dawson comes off, we don't have it in us to score 100 off the final 10 like most sides can.

McManus just isn't good enough.
 
The wicket is obviously conducive to spin and we have two excellent spinners, i'm not panicking just yet.

I wouldn't be so confident. Five of those six wickets we have given them.

But our bowling attack is better than theirs.
 
30 short of where we should have got - our last 9 overs were exactly 60-5 - but I'll take 330 in a final.

It's a serious Kent batting line-up though.
 
Bit worried that selecting Mason was a bit of a gamble, he looks rusty..:emoticon-0107-sweat

Difficult to know if it's rust, or just the usual bunch of filth that a leg spinner will serve up. Mason will rarely bowl an economical 10 overs, regardless of his fitness.

But yes, he's bowled some particular rubbish today. Right now, he's Kent's only chance, because the other four guys are bowling fine.
 
Difficult to know if it's rust, or just the usual bunch of filth that a leg spinner will serve up. Mason will rarely bowl an economical 10 overs, regardless of his fitness.

But yes, he's bowled some particular rubbish today. Right now, he's Kent's only chance, because the other four guys are bowling fine.

Raj Maru reckons he might be protecting his back a bit.
 
The key is to get as many of these overs out of the way before Blake (and Billings) gets to the crease.