mad wrote:

Once we win I'd recommend watching Simon Hughes did an analyst podscast covering day 1 of this week's Somerset v Surrey game. I don't get the animosity towards Somerset personally not just from Bears but Surrey seem to hate them and a few other counties seem to aswell. I know a few had issues there in a couple of the T20 quarter finals but that was a blast crowd and I know their champ crowds can be a bit boisterous I was there a few years ago for a heavy defeat and copping some right stick in the pub by the station. All banter mind.

I will say one thing for Craig Overton who our crowd has had some right set to's with him over the years for his petulance when been given out etc... when we won the title in 2021 of course the away dressing rooms were at city end due to COVID protocols if you recall and he wandered up towards the David Heath suite we wished him well in Australia (although he never got on the field and is probably thankful) he did say "best team we've played this season lads" fair play to him I thought

Hang on, when he got dismissed on the final day of that game when we were on the charge as he trudged back up the stairs he told us (the people sat in the vicinity) to fuck off.

Andy wrote:

I think Keith made a ton batting at 9 that game, we made 650ish in response to Northants making 300 odd on day 1, we bowled poorly before correcting in the 3rd innings to roll Northants and win by an innings. Woakes got wickets both innings.

Also that year we beat Northants at home and I remember they had this lad called Ben Duckett batting at 7 or something and he stood out making runs in a lost cause. Hain made a double ton.

We also had 2 divisions of 9 back then and you played everybody home and away, 16 games total. Great times.

Im the most cautious person in the world normally but surely something will have had to have gone very wrong if we dont win the county championship today.

I think Keith made a ton batting at 9 that game, we made 650ish in response to Northants making 300 odd on day 1, we bowled poorly before correcting in the 3rd innings to roll Northants and win by an innings. Woakes got wickets both innings.

Also that year we beat Northants at home and I remember they had this lad called Ben Duckett batting at 7 or something and he stood out making runs in a lost cause. Hain made a double ton.

2014, broke Ian Bell record of youngest first class centurion for Warwickshire right?

I still can't get over that knock from Sam Hain. Absolutely brilliant, proper knock. Just thinking about his celebration makes me emotional, it meant so much to him.

What a day.

One last big push now, we're so close.

You Bears.

cjav1874 wrote:

ExiledBrummie wrote:

paulbear wrote:

That is such crap, the England international is being replaced by a bloke who's played one first-class game. It's a good job we are in a good position otherwise it looks like a poor replacement nevertheless.

Yes that's ridiculous and on a par with the number of injury substitutions most teams seem to be making. Be interesting to see a league table of who has taken advantage the most.

Do find it quite poetic that we’re incumbant and still the only team yet to use an injury replacement.

Its one of my favourite things about all this!

Graham?

That celebration from Hain and the crowd response was so emotional.

mad wrote:

We need this 250 then even a manufactured win for Somerset won't be any use if our game fizzles out Sat/Sun

We need 300 don't we for this to be the case, we need the 2 batting points?

Why have you done that Vansh?

Not a lot of pace in this pitch by looks of things.

ITE7376 wrote:

Andy wrote:

UrsaMinor wrote:

I'm at Taunton. Somerset look like they want batting points having stacked the batting and brought the boundaries in fully 15 yards all round. They'll have to get rid of Dom Sibley before they get a chance themselves though.
The locals don't seem optimistic (chortle).

Little glance at their live stream earlier on, I don't think ive ever seen the one side so short at Taunton.

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which is saying something!

Exactly

UrsaMinor wrote:

I'm at Taunton. Somerset look like they want batting points having stacked the batting and brought the boundaries in fully 15 yards all round. They'll have to get rid of Dom Sibley before they get a chance themselves though.
The locals don't seem optimistic (chortle).

Little glance at their live stream earlier on, I don't think ive ever seen the one side so short at Taunton.

Can't really say. Bit there, nothing excessive, we've bowled really well.

Goodness me that was a poor decision on Tattersall

Leach on in the 10th over...Ciderabad...

Look at that pitch at Canterbury...

I'd be impressed if they drew with Notts and Somerset, fair play.

Lost the toss again!