Tell us you've got an agenda without actually telling us you've got an agenda.
Tell us you've got an agenda without actually telling us you've got an agenda.
The five points we need to guarantee survival assumes that Lancashire get maximum points from their game. I think the chances of them getting maximum batting points in late September are pretty slim, so even if we only get the three bowling points (which should be the case), that would leave them needing to get 400 in their first innings. Surely we are safe?!
Until it is mathamatically impossible to go down a side is not safe.
It would be negligent and irresponsible to not taking actions to ensure the club is not relegated, rather than just hoping other sides failing to obtain the points they need to survive.
Highveld wrote:
Until it is mathamatically impossible to go down a side is not safe.
It would be negligent and irresponsible to not taking actions to ensure the club is not relegated, rather than just hoping other sides failing to obtain the points they need to survive.
So on that basis why is your team choice not including an opener who has notched up 1000 runs and include a batsman batting at 6 or 7 who has had a very unsuccessful season?
"Positive change is needed, having a demotivated ex captain is likely to be a negative towards the teams performance, therefore it is logical to leave him out for this one game.
It gives the new leader a clean sheet to influence and guide the team."
"As Albert Einstein said "To keep doing the same thing and expecting different results, is madness"."
"As Albert Einstein said "To keep doing the same thing and expecting different results, is madness"."
A bit like a certain poster wanting to drop Yates and Davies for the past three seasons.
Without wishing to rain on Highveld's parade, can I just point out that there is no evidence that Einstein actually said the words attributed to him. And maybe we should consider the opposite sentiments of a man who did actually play first-class cricket, Samuel Beckett, who said: "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
Meanwhile - 20 overs a side at Trent Bridge, Glamorgan to bat.
We can advocate fantasy cricket teams all we like, freedom of speech and all that. But no way will Davies be dropped or dropped as captain for the last game. Neither will Rob Yates. Speaking of free speech, I can see Dobell acknowledges dressing room disharmony in his article in the cricketer. Still think it's pointless to discuss it here, but would seem to be a strong focus of the review.
GerryShedd wrote:
Without wishing to rain on Highveld's parade, can I just point out that there is no evidence that Einstein actually said the words attributed to him.
Gerry you have just ruined my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I worry about you if your day is that easily ruined.
It seems to be accepted in most places that Old Albert did say something approximating to my quote, indeed, among others, the chairman (or is t person these days) of the Cricket Writers Club has used the quote several times over the years.
Also I've had more than enough rain the last few days, might need to listen to some music by the excellent band Rain :-)
Should imagine he would be captain in any cricket team and you can just guess at all the meetings, all the other team members, "Bloody Albert, I mean, he is a decent bloke but these meetings, I mean, can anyone understand a word he is on about and when he gets his pen and paper out and tries to explain what is on his mind, I am just lost. Oh! And I wish he'd get his flippin' hair cut, he shows us up in the team photos".
paulbear wrote:
Should imagine he would be captain in any cricket team and you can just guess at all the meetings, all the other team members, "Bloody Albert, I mean, he is a decent bloke but these meetings, I mean, can anyone understand a word he is on about and when he gets his pen and paper out and tries to explain what is on his mind, I am just lost. Oh! And I wish he'd get his flippin' hair cut, he shows us up in the team photos".
He says if the hairstyle is ok for Lasith Malinga, it's ok for him.
Not to mention Birmingham boy Andrew Symonds.
I'm loving the fact that we have a thread started about our next game that has filled three pages before the squad is even announced! The randomness could be a metaphor for our whole season.
UrsaMinor wrote:
Not to mention Birmingham boy Andrew Symonds.
I'm loving the fact that we have a thread started about our next game that has filled three pages before the squad is even announced! The randomness could be a metaphor for our whole season.
And they say women can talk................hey hey
Graham Smith covers all the final round options here:
https://deepextracover.com/2024/09/preview-of-final-round-of-vitality-county-championship/
LeicesterExile wrote:
UrsaMinor wrote:
Not to mention Birmingham boy Andrew Symonds.
I'm loving the fact that we have a thread started about our next game that has filled three pages before the squad is even announced! The randomness could be a metaphor for our whole season.And they say women can talk................hey hey
Yes, but we talk about important matters like cricket.
We have a squad:
Davies (c)
Barnard
Booth
Briggs
Burgess (wk)
Hain
O H-D
Lintott
Miles
Mousley
Rhodes
Shaikh
Walker
Yates
Lintott, Walker and Mouse to miss out?