Looks like Sam Hain is at least in the squad despite his injury:
https://edgbaston.com/fixtures/first-xi/worcestershire-rapids-vs-bears-16-june-2023/#match-match-previews

I hope this is a case of including him to keep Worcester on their toes. And so they think that he might play.

Because risking him and getting hurt more, really jeopardises the season. A real hamstring tear is 6-8 weeks. So whilst it’s a strain surely you lean towards being overly cautious, and back the rest of the batting line up to score enough in this one match.

Yes I think that is the best option, both for him and the Club.
The Hain Train is in the station.

Bethell, Brookes and Lintott IN

Hain, Ali, Miles OUT

Miles being dropped is bad from his perspective.

We need at least 180 here I think, and should be able to reach it with 7 wickets left still after 14.3

196 good effort- Whether it's enough remains to be seen but I really believe Mousley & Bethell are the future. I can't believe that we have been picking Chris Benjamin ahead of Jacob Bethell all season

That’s a good win. Didn’t realise that we hadn’t won there since 2017!

That lad Maxwell (whoever he is) seems to be a useful bowler. Pity he can't bat.
Being serious, although it would be great to have Sam Hain back asap, his absence gave younger players like Mousley and Bethell the chance to shine - and they are (or should be) the future of the Club.

Really good win on a tricky ground. Field placement is absolutely crucial at New Road, that place has funny angles and if the Pears get on a roll with the bat they can take some stopping.

Bethell played an absolute gem of an innings. Just think of the games, in all formats, him and Mousley have missed out on playing in over the past 2 or 3 years due to the dodgy overseas players and other signings we've had. We don't properly back our own and we really should.

Anyway, brilliant from Bethell such clean hitting, transformed our innings and by playing the way he did he really got Mousley going too. Dan is so good to watch, he's gonna frustrate at times but when he's on he's unplayable.

Yeah, Bethell has to play going forward even when Hain returns. On current form you would say Benjamin drops out.

Even though Woakes should be available to play for us if he isn't playing for England, I'm not expecting him to be available at any point.

I said before a loss may help us find a better formula that gives us more chance of winning the competition and we are starting to get closer to finding our best formula, but the seamers are still an issue. Not sure Barnard offers a fat lot in this format, and then we still have the conundrum of Brookes/Miles.

But a good win with some tricky fixtures ahead. I would say 3 wins from the last 5 gets us through, and 4 wins gets us a home QF.

Great win against the Pears. Bethell and Mousley are such exciting players. The way Bethell treated Brown with such disdain was top drawer. He needs to stay in the team.
Good to see Lintott back to somewhere near his best and Benjamin desperately needed a knock to find a bit of form.
Not sure we need Moeen and Woakes going forward but I would be tempted to give OHD a go instead of Brookes.

Mikkyk wrote:

Yeah, Bethell has to play going forward even when Hain returns. On current form you would say Benjamin drops out.

Even though Woakes should be available to play for us if he isn't playing for England, I'm not expecting him to be available at any point.

I said before a loss may help us find a better formula that gives us more chance of winning the competition and we are starting to get closer to finding our best formula, but the seamers are still an issue. Not sure Barnard offers a fat lot in this format, and then we still have the conundrum of Brookes/Miles.

But a good win with some tricky fixtures ahead. I would say 3 wins from the last 5 gets us through, and 4 wins gets us a home QF.

Id have thought Barnard misses out when Hain comes back. Brookes is still ahead of Miles for me.

Interestingly scores were neck and neck at 6 overs, 10 overs and 15 overs. Once again our performance in the final 5 (69 scored) won us the game

Interestingly scores were neck and neck at 6 overs, 10 overs and 15 overs. Once again our performance in the final 5 (69 scored) won us the game

It's good to see how they managed to get back on track after a losing slide. I'm not sure what the best eleven is, but needs a squad of 17 or so to go deep in this competition and all of them need to contribute at some stage. I also took a look at Mousley in the cricinfo last matches bit. He's made a contribution with bat or ball (or field) in every one of the recent games. More significant to the side's success than it first appeared I would say.