Apparently was the same pitch on which Gloucs hosted Northants in the most recent 4 day match, was a low scorer. Maybe relevant. Possibly not.

I felt like Gloucs were able to exploit the fairly helpful conditions by having the quicker, taller, more bang in style bowlers. Ones which we didnt have last night.

Keen not to overreact though.

Have we decided Jordan Thompson's the bad guy this year? Does Alex Davies have competition?

Yeah Tariq looked a pure comedy man with the bat!

7 out of the 8 wickets thus far have fallen to the quicker, hit the deck, into the pitch style quicker bowlers de Lange, Miles, Jansen.

The Gleeson type bowlers.

Vaansh looks like he's got a bit of poke, fair play to him, but he's run Woakesy out there im afraid.

Why has he done that?!

meashambear wrote:

Another awful shot there, this time from Yates. It is a poor wide ball, why chase after it?

Think it was fair enough to play it at, a poor wide ball as you say, just poorly executed shot.

2024 quarter final vibes here!

Woakes all over Miles Hammond in that but ends up conceding 11.

Thought Shaikh may have got in.

Im not saying it's the wrong selection but Gilchrist not getting the nod over OHD for this feels like a blow for the lad.

Cheers

I know he ain't been getting any runs but has he been dropped? I note he isn't playing for RCB today.

Booth would only be able to play if Webster or Tariq don't?

At a glance id say so.

Craig Miles in the Gloucestershire squad.

Shaikh after his ton Monday will get the nod over Jani perhaps? I dont remember Jani doing overly well in the ODC last year apart from the game at Scarborough?

No Mousley. No Glees. Tariq in? Taz in? Woakes back? Webster 3? Shaikh in? Where Garton? He's not played any 2's as far as I can tell.

Hard to say, Usman Tariq is in the country I believe? So he'll play? Would like to think Taz plays too.

white-lightning wrote:

Any news on the rumoured hernia issue Chris Woakes has? Hopefully it can be managed - any operation would rule him out for at least 6 weeks you'd think.

Played t20 for the 2's on Monday and bowled, would of thought he plays Friday if he's pulled up ok.

There's been several games now (Surrey, Yorkshire and Glamorgan spring to mind) where our openers have outperformed the oppositions openers.

No more County Championship at Edgbaston for 94 (i think?) days. Games gone.