The Cricket Thread

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Only three overs gone and they're lucky to "only" be two down.

It did feel a little suicidal for them to choose to bat first in September. Even more so when you consider that Ackermann is their only spinner (if they were very spin heavy, you could maybe understand them wanting to bowl second).
 
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And that's the second big one.

Total waste of a review, given how plumb it was.
 
Very strange to bat first given that it is mid-September at a ground besides the River Trent where there is bound to be moisture to aid the bowlers. What would be a decent total for Leicester to post now? 180?
 
Usually when Mason bowls badly, it's because his length is all wrong. Whereas today it's been the line. Far too often he's been far too legside.
 
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I wouldn't be shocked if that's a winning score. I give Leicester a very good chance of defending it.

(I also wouldn't be shocked if it proves to be nowhere near a winning a score. They've picked the extra batter, which has obviously been key for them to get to that score - but it leaves them short on bowling options.)
 
Chris Wright coming back on in the middle overs to take wickets is what our bowling attack lacked. It allowed their decent partnership to turn into a massive partnership.

Wheal or Turner could have provided us with that option, if only one of them was fit.