Someone hit the nail on the head earlier regarding the batting. Our batting has been weak for years and the only constant during that time has been the batting coach. Has any player improved under Tony Frost? All I can see is regression. I recall when Sibley wanted to work on technical things he paid for the services of an external coach. This speaks volumes. Yet Frost survives year after year despite a catalogue of failure.
Regarding the batting in the second innings against Essex, I reckon at least five were out to "why did he do that?" shots - Davies, Mousley, Burgess, Bethell and Simmons. Barnard was unlucky to be caught down the leg side and the rest were out to reasonable deliveries.
Harmer is in a class of his own as a spinner in UK domestic cricket but an ordinary spinner like Matt Critchley getting 4-24 is a bit of a joke.
GerryShedd wrote:
Regarding the batting in the second innings against Essex, I reckon at least five were out to "why did he do that?" shots - Davies, Mousley, Burgess, Bethell and Simmons. Barnard was unlucky to be caught down the leg side and the rest were out to reasonable deliveries.
Harmer is in a class of his own as a spinner in UK domestic cricket but an ordinary spinner like Matt Critchley getting 4-24 is a bit of a joke.
I can’t fault Burgess for taking the sweep on. It was how he and Barnard dealt with the spinners in the first innings. County championship twitter literally posted a video about how Barnard used the sweep first innings after struggling early against Harmer.
You watch the other wickets to spinners, a lot of them were trying to play from the crease.
Right shot, but it bounced and turned more on the older pitch.
Mousley’s was identical to his first innings, was really poor. Davies was really head scratching, not sure what he was trying.
Well said! Hopefully it will be short lived and even more quickly, forgotten.
Well said! Hopefully it will be short lived and even more quickly, forgotten.
Che and Rae reflect:
https://edgbaston.com/news/che-and-rae-reflect-on-wicket-taking-debuts/