Burgess dropped is that the luck we need?!

Maybe "generous terms" from Northants but not a "good deal" for Warwickshire?

Andy wrote:

Well yeah glad for some competitive cricket but I still don't think anyone was off their head for claiming 176 off 60 overs was a good deal when Northants declared to give an early lunch and keep time in the game. It was a fair observation.

Anyway OHD to hit the winning runs.

Yep it was a good deal, I mean if people disagree do they think 120-130 would be a good deal ? Never going to happen. The outcome in terms of our performance is irrelevant.

170 on that pitch against the bottom side in the division is a good deal.

It's like getting 50% off a day at the cricket but it wasn't a good deal because your team didn't win. At

Warwickshire chasing 170 on that pitch was never a good deal whatever the circumstances.

As I say perhaps Northants were generous from their perspective but we were always likely to not succeed.

Still be happy to be surprised by these two!

Guys, we're playing the worst team in this division which just shows how bad we are at the moment.

Unfortunately I think we are currently the worst team in the division.

Anyway fingers crossed!

BosworthBear wrote:

Warwickshire chasing 170 on that pitch was never a good deal whatever the circumstances.

As I say perhaps Northants were generous from their perspective but we were always likely to not succeed.

Still be happy to be surprised by these two!

This pitch is not a minefield. This is nothing like the Middlesex at home pitch. The odd one is popping up from the Birmingham End, nothing more. Sanderson and White were exceptional with the new ball.

More about the pressure of accumulating runs because of turgid nature of the pitch be it City End or Pavillion End.

Huge test for our iffy tail now. The wicket was a killer...

Admittedly I haven’t seen much of this game but from what I have seen it seems to be more movement in the air with a little bit of nip off the pitch? This is one reason why the championship shouldn’t be confined to the start and end of the season.

Fair comment - having gone on day 1 I always thought their first innings score slightly above par

Sanderson has predominantly moved it through the air, yes. He did on day 2 too. He'll be back on after tea I'd have thought which will probably decode how this game goes, hope he's not on song again!

Not good to lose Barnard at this point. It'll be difficult to win now. I'd rather it petered to a draw than setting up a contrived result.

Not sure when we can expect to be ambitious, or at least optimistic, given a target of 175 in 60 overs, on our own muck heap, against the divisions bottom team, (whatever happens they will still be bottom). Perhaps that might be our problem? I wonder how Surrey would view the same challenge? Or in fact the majority of counties.

Rayb wrote:

Not sure when we can expect to be ambitious, or at least optimistic, given a target of 175 in 60 overs, on our own muck heap, against the divisions bottom team, (whatever happens they will still be bottom). Perhaps that might be our problem? I wonder how Surrey would view the same challenge? Or in fact the majority of counties.

Trying to work out what you're trying to say..

Craig Miles that was horrible.

Rayb wrote:

Not sure when we can expect to be ambitious, or at least optimistic, given a target of 175 in 60 overs, on our own muck heap, against the divisions bottom team, (whatever happens they will still be bottom). Perhaps that might be our problem? I wonder how Surrey would view the same challenge? Or in fact the majority of counties.

Pardon?

Exiled Bear wrote:

Craig Miles that was horrible.

I wonder what his thoughts process was there, not exactly a noted puller or hooker but his technique is generally sound which makes that dismissal even more frustrating.

You'd have thought a better way to set this target might've been we smash 50 in about 8 overs this morning just to get the blood pumping then allow them to knock 130 in what was left of the session.

Instead of which we've dawdled this morning I don't think Kraigg Braithwaite moved more than 5 yards from his sweeper position in front of the Hollies and that mindset has crept into the batting after lunch.
Still a chance but I'd take a draw now from here

Never in doubt (well, only a little!)