It's obvious that the Captain's responsibility is weighing heavily on Will Rhodes, particularly with his batting. It's difficult to see any alternatives? Perhaps Tim Bresnan...?
It's obvious that the Captain's responsibility is weighing heavily on Will Rhodes, particularly with his batting. It's difficult to see any alternatives? Perhaps Tim Bresnan...?
Very interesting, we're opening the Second Innings with Briggs and Rhodes ! I wonder if there's a reason, like injury to Sibley, Yates or Malan, or it's an experiment with someone who might fill that bill. Briggs is a decent bat (though as far as I know, never been that high up the order !) - and perhaps management might feel he could do the job long term (and possibly thinking that he can't justify being in the side simply as a spinner at the moment, given how little wickets help him at this time of the season !) ?
"You can take the boy out of Atherstone, but you can never take Atherstone out of the boy !"
"The Bears and the (footballing) Foxes for ever !"
Bald_Reynard wrote:
Very interesting, we're opening the Second Innings with Briggs and Rhodes ! I wonder if there's a reason, like injury to Yates or Malan, or it's an experiment with someone who might fill that bill. Briggs is a decent bat (though as far as I know, never been that high up the order !) - and perhaps management might feel he could do the job long term (and possibly thinking that he can't justify being in the side simply as a spinner at the moment, given how little wickets help him at this time of the season !) ?
I assumed that he was a nightwatchman, sent out to face the one over last night - but I could be wrong.
GerryShedd wrote:
Bald_Reynard wrote:
Very interesting, we're opening the Second Innings with Briggs and Rhodes ! I wonder if there's a reason, like injury to Sibley, Yates or Malan, or it's an experiment with someone who might fill that bill. Briggs is a decent bat (though as far as I know, never been that high up the order !) - and perhaps management might feel he could do the job long term (and possibly thinking that he can't justify being in the side simply as a spinner at the moment, given how little wickets help him at this time of the season !) ?
I assumed that he was a nightwatchman, sent out to face the one over last night - but I could be wrong.
Of course, how silly of me, I forgot there we had to face 1 over last night ! I was getting all excited before then, that PERHAPS we might have found a possible solution to our opening batting problems ! Anyway, you never know (!?) - Briggs is doing OK this morning - 23 NO after 13 overs (better than the Captain - obviously !).
"You can take the boy out of Atherstone, but you can never take Atherstone out of the boy !"
"The Bears and the (footballing) Foxes for ever !"
I don't suppose there's any chance of us trying to go for the win in this game? If Notts win today it will really put the pressure on us to beat them next week.
I think at the start of the season if we’d have been offered a win and a draw against Essex we’d have run off without looking back.
For me missing out on a win against Derby because of the rain is a major annoyance. That extra 8 points makes the table look very different.
Also, the new 8 points for a draw rule is pretty rubbish. Worcestershire and Essex should both be a place or 2 back, it’s rewarding time lost to rain or very flat pitches.
BristolBear wrote:
I think at the start of the season if we’d have been offered a win and a draw against Essex we’d have run off without looking back.
For me missing out on a win against Derby because of the rain is a major annoyance. That extra 8 points makes the table look very different.
Also, the new 8 points for a draw rule is pretty rubbish. Worcestershire and Essex should both be a place or 2 back, it’s rewarding time lost to rain or very flat pitches.
Trouble is the batting points are so low at only 7 in total. If we could bat longer in the first innings this could be up to 14 or 15 to help matters.