ExiledBrummie wrote:

Devon_Bear wrote:

I think they will go with the extra batter at 7, and i think they will stick with Benjamin. He played in all 14 of the group stage matches, and seems to be favoured over others in this format. Predicted team:

Davies
Moeen
Mousley
Hain
Bethell
Barnard
Benjamin
Garton
Briggs
Lintott
Gleeson

Come on you Bears!

Yeah and he's averaged 9!!! Give his place to someone more deserving.

That is a little unfair given that anyone coming in very late in the innings (or at least should) has to attack immediately.

Devon_Bear wrote:

I think they will go with the extra batter at 7, and i think they will stick with Benjamin. He played in all 14 of the group stage matches, and seems to be favoured over others in this format. Predicted team:

Davies
Moeen
Mousley
Hain
Bethell
Barnard
Benjamin
Garton
Briggs
Lintott
Gleeson

Come on you Bears!
If they select Benjamin again then Robinson has no backbone. He has done nothing to warrant a place in the team, other than as a back up wicketkeeper.

I think they will play Benjamin, however, if he actually gets a bat at 7 you can assume that we have lost.

whitelightning wrote:

I think they will play Benjamin, however, if he actually gets a bat at 7 you can assume that we have lost.

Pessimist !! He will come in at the end of the 19th over with the score at 220 with Hain on strike !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree that we will need 7 batsmen.

There is plenty of everything in the team picked above & we should win this tonight.

If we fail to deliver in another knockout game, then serious questions need to be asked about the coaching team and not at the end of the season!

Am I right in thinking we have not won a game of knockout cricket since 2015? Happy to be disproved by any of the site Stattos! 😀

We did win the one day cup quarter final earlier this season! But that was the first one for a while.

Of course - I was at there as well! 🫢 But other than that?

We’ve won the toss and bowl

Davies*
Moeen
Hain
Mousley
Bethell
Benjamin+
Garton
Foulkes
Briggs
Lintott
Gleeson

No Barnard, can't believe that!

ECB live score link is showing Chris Benjamin has the keepers gloves tonight.

Barnard playing and as captain would strengthen the side.

I knew Benjamin would play but i never thought they would leave Barnard out - that's a strange one.

We look light batting, always good to have a 7th

As Davies keeping wicket there was no need for Benjamin, we shall see. COYB!

Terrible start!

Why did Gleeson not open the bowling?

meashambear wrote:

Terrible start!

Looks a good surface to bat first.....

Very surprised we chose to field first given that we don’t usually chase well…

50 up and nearly every run has been given to them, terrible bowling from us bar the one Gleeson over

Finger spinners have dragged us back in