The Cricket Thread

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Unchanged 13 man squad for Hants. I would assume an unchanged XI for tomorrow as well.

Yeah, no Virdi (or Moriarty) in the Surrey squad probably answers our question as to whether we need to be recalling Crane. Same XI.
 
It's hardly important in the grand scheme of things, but Surrey have messed up in failing to get that 4th batting point. Shouldn't have been difficult.
 
Hants fighting back a bit here. Surrey would have been aiming for 500+ when play started today. Need to take these last 4 wickets quickly.
 
Will Jacks is right up there as one of the most perfect men for this role.

Gone now though.
 
This feels like...pretty much every other trip to the Oval we have.

Doesn't seem to matter whether we bowl or bat first. Get thrashed.
 
Being a seamer down is never good in any situation. But it's really not good when you haven't got a front line spinner to turn to. Only so many times you can keep on turning to your remaining seamers.

Jacks might find himself bowling a fair amount of his part-time spin if we can hang in long enough. Or Patel with his dobbers. And it makes it very hard for them to enforce the FO, should they get the chance to.