Andy
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New ball taken at Headingley, big half hour coming up now...
Come on Yorkshire please...
Cheers
Back onto us, credit to Ian Westwood in all this. People are very quick to slag him off sometimes I feel, so important to give him his dues when things go right. We've improved our 4day cricket so much under his stewardship, and just think of all the senior players he lost before he'd even started (Rhodes, Burgess, Rushworth etc). I think people forget just how bad we were under Robinson, and getting worse, during 2024 (remember Essex at home? A proper 'downing of the tools' from the players). Westwood has us fighting and then some, even last season, its been a remarkable upturn in fortunes.
A true Bear.
GerryShedd wrote:
Good news for Essex is that Leicestershire have been deducted a massive 27 points for breaching pitch regulations.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/crkgwyp2287lo
Unless Leicestershire win their current match, they will be relegated. That means that they would have nothing to play for at Edgbaston next week. It could work in the Bears' favour, though Leicestershire would have no incentive to try to set up a result if weather intervenes.
This feels monstrously harsh on Leics.
meashambear wrote:
Great win, 3 on the trot.
Best thing was dropping Davies and bringing Kai Smith in........nothing against Davies but it was a season overdue.
Sussex are 50 ahead with 4 wickets to go moving into the 3rd day. Yorks holding Somerset up 139 ahead with 4 wickets to get.
Title contenders in name only you reckon?
Hmm, they both spent considerable time off the field on Day 1 to be fair.
paulbear wrote:
Come on Yorkshire, their lead is 108 and very highly rated (By me) George Hill is playing nicely with Bess and these 2 made runs in the 1st innings, please one of you get to 3 figures and help us out, we've done our bit.
Got wickets against us at Rugby School a couple of years back and people on here rubbished him, was unfair, he's a serious player and has been bowling well for a few years now whilst remaining a handy batter.
Excellent run chase. Hate it when sides get bogged down chasing low totals and almost sleep walk into trouble. Have to be proactive. Brilliant, brilliant win. A 2 day win which felt longer if you get what I mean.
Superb bowling as a unit but we just hung on in there and didnt get frustrated even when things weren't going our way. Kai looked a bit ragged either side of lunch but the catch to dismiss Allison was terrific and galvanised us. Excellent work by the openers in the run chase, well batted Zen Malik.
Im so nervous, please dont let us be 30 for 4 or something, I can't cope lol
Was interesting to read he's been managing a finger injury too...
Highveld wrote:
The important thing for our side to remember is that we have lots of time left in the game and not to press too hard and become tense in our performance. If they just concentrate on bowling and fielding normally, to the best of thier ability the wickets will fall.
Can't argue with that.
paulbear wrote:
I've got the feeling this is where Somerset get to put one hand on the title as they are virtually up to the Yorkshire total and I think Leach at one end will take wickets whilst the others chip away at the other. It has gone so badly for us this morning after being great at 11.15. How things change.
We've all seen enough cricket down the years to know things change very quickly and change back again...but I can see Yorkshire getting rolled for 130 here.
Us, feel like we need 4 wickets absolute bare minimum this session or we'll be behind in this game. We were unlucky before lunch to be fair.
Yorkshire should be demoted to National County status for this. Fuck sake.
How is that not out?!
Essex have really rode their luck v the new ball.
Somwrset always get good runs from their lower order.
Dominic Ostler would like a word...
How on earth that Woakes over didnt get a wicket then...
Hain did this v Essex in the game batting with Gilchrist for the last wicket.