***Official*** English Domestic Season 2014

[fredfertang]

The inanimate carbon rod wasn't available?

Anyway have refrained from posting thus far today, so I assume we will now collapse from our unheard of position of strength to 360 all out. I listened to the radio stream for the first hour and we were 3 down early, went for a run then went out and lo and behold a triple century partnership. Still it's only Northants.

My intention in making my post was to coax a half century out of him but I clearly overthought it - I've been listening all day, and despite the not terribly high standard of commentary its been most enjoyable

 

[Howe_zat]

The inanimate carbon rod wasn't available?

burn

 

[superkingdave]

Regardless of how flat the pitch is at least we should get some scoreboard pressure with this total, and scored at a decent speed. Buttler just gone for 87 off 91 balls and Price 2 short of a double. Partnership went at nearly 6s and they scored 92 off the last 9 overs of the partnership.

 

[superkingdave]

Feel for Stephen Peters, in the field for a day and a half while the opposition racks up 650/6 declared, then gets out third ball.

 

[superkingdave]

Tom Smith with more runs and wickets. Northants not making a great fist of the reply. Suspect they are completely doomed. Not that we are in much better shape but hopefully the runs we have scored might give us some confidence going forward. Certainly the middle order looks better with Khawaja, Prince, inform Croft, Buttler, Smith.

Anyway check out the Spriegel dismissal on YT, absolutely nails a sweep into short leg and it loops up for Buttler to take an easy catch.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Stokes taking a 7-fer today. England probably waiting so they can waste everyone's time playing him in the Mickey Mouse cricket.

 

[Watson33]

Adam Riley. Any Kent supporters know how he has bowled this year. Stats look okay, but can sometimes be misleading. Any chance of him in the test side based on FC performances so far?

 

[superkingdave]

Unfathomable decision to open with White this morning. Letting Northants off the hook

 

[marc71178]

Stokes taking a 7-fer today. England probably waiting so they can waste everyone's time playing him in the Mickey Mouse cricket.

There was no way he was fit enough to play the SL Test series, just hadn't bowled enough to justify his selection.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

There was no way he was fit enough to play the SL Test series, just hadn't bowled enough to justify his selection.

Agree with this but don't let a Scaly conspiracy theory get in the way of the facts.

 

[Dan]

What's going on with James Tredwell? Appears to be playing 4-dayers with Sussex and T20s with Kent. Weird arrangement TSTL.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Yorkshire doing a number on Warwickshire and Sidebottom forever confusing us as to why he retired from internationals.

 

[Scaly piscine]

There was no way he was fit enough to play the SL Test series, just hadn't bowled enough to justify his selection.

Debatable, he'd played two FC games and 4 T20 games before the first Test and played another couple of longer format games before the second Test.

It's not like he was easing his way back from an ankle or back injury. He injured his hand.

 

[Flem274*]

Hands are kind of important for batting and bowling.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Hands are kind of important for batting and bowling.

Not like he would have been "unfit" though.

With four quicks and Moeen, think leaving him out just made things easier to select the final XI.

 

[Dan]

Yeah, with Moeen handling the spin duties it'll probably be a long way back for Stokes -- simply for balance reasons. I can't really see him being picked as a 4th seamer at 8 in the short term.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Would drop Jordan in a heartbeat for Stokes.

Jordan is nothing more than a 'put it there and hope' bowler. No movement and not enough pace to compensate for it.

 

[stumpski]

Surrey setting off in pursuit of 69, but held up by a maiden 50 for Shreck, whose batting has improved beyond recognition this season. Hitherto one of the worst rabbits on the circuit and a permanent number 11, with over 200 runs now at an average almost 30 he has every right to demand a move up.

 

[theegyptian]

Zafar averaging 65 with the bat and 29 with the ball. First in politics and sociology from Cambridge.

Could slot in nicely for Cook as opener and captain. His sla would compliment Moeen perfectly.

Well maybe in a few years.

 

[stumpski]

4% is the smallest 'wasp' I've seen to date. Does't mean that Glamorgan, with Sammy, couldn't pull this off though.