ITE7376 wrote:

LeicesterExile wrote:

I want to know who changed by post and put Freddie in there ha ha I'm sure I didn't type it so will just blame Google. I've corrected it now. Given your final sentence perhaps this is something most teams suffer from most of the time. Could it be the change from pace to spin after only 6 overs creates a problem in batsmen's minds?

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there's often a change of tempo after over 6, but I feel like the better batting teams don't drop off, or drop off much less. it definitely seems to me that the better batting teams refuse let the spin bowlers settle into a rhythm and do everything possible to throw them off, and will be scoring at a good clip throughout the 20 overs rather than relying on either power play or the death to really score big..

It doesn't make sense to let a whole 8 overs creep by and allow yourself to be dictated to in terms of scoring rate, that puts a huge amount of pressure on whoever is batting at the death. .

Late in Jeetan's career with us it seemed teams had a premeditated tactic of getting the sweep/especially reverse sweep out against him early and it definitely seemed to play a role in stopping him dictating to them.

Yep. People didn't like hearing it but in his last 2 or 3 seasons Jeets was going round the park quite a bit in the Blast and there was maybe a case for him not being in the side. Had to get Chris Green in during 2019 to do his heavy lifting for him. And I absolutely loved Jeetan Patel.

paulbear wrote:

Do members need a ticket still, to get into the T20 game v Worcestershire in June.

Yes mate, reserved seating.

Bald_Reynard wrote:

Andy wrote:

Performances like this are more frustrating than Friday in my opinion. Friday was a complete one off which you know just won't happen again. Today though, you play reasonably well but end up not landing a glove on the opposition. Batted well but despite that you did suspect we were still 10 or 15 short.

Bowling wise, I dont want to point to fingers but I do think Barnard just randomly rotates his bowlers and just hopes a wicket comes. I say this because I used to think it in the one day cup too, just letting it drift after the PP. Likewise with the field settings, there was numerous times in the ODC when someone like Lintott would step in and set the fields. Not a knock on the lad, just like to see a bit more conviction and 'up and at em' so to speak from him. If you dont keep taking wickets regularly in white ball cricket you lose, no matter whether you're trying to defend or contain etc

Come on Barney, get a handle on it, son.

James Rew, how do you bowl at him? Looks unreal. The bowling looks about 5mph slower when he's facing. Still feel like the short ball sorts him out and the highest level though.

I still think we can turn it round, no better place to start than New Road...

Jake L - 4 overs, 2 for 25, in his first game for Kent. I think we're going to miss him!

Im not so sure to be honest, he went around the park a bit for us the past couple of years. Happy to give Taz a go with an eye on the future.

Garton, injured, stress fracture.
Gleeson, IPL.

Need Gleeson.

Performances like this are more frustrating than Friday in my opinion. Friday was a complete one off which you know just won't happen again. Today though, you play reasonably well but end up not landing a glove on the opposition. Batted well but despite that you did suspect we were still 10 or 15 short.

Bowling wise, I dont want to point to fingers but I do think Barnard just randomly rotates his bowlers and just hopes a wicket comes. I say this because I used to think it in the one day cup too, just letting it drift after the PP. Likewise with the field settings, there was numerous times in the ODC when someone like Lintott would step in and set the fields. Not a knock on the lad, just like to see a bit more conviction and 'up and at em' so to speak from him. If you dont keep taking wickets regularly in white ball cricket you lose, no matter whether you're trying to defend or contain etc

Come on Barney, get a handle on it, son.

James Rew, how do you bowl at him? Looks unreal. The bowling looks about 5mph slower when he's facing. Still feel like the short ball sorts him out and the highest level though.

I still think we can turn it round, no better place to start than New Road...

Won the toss batting first, same XI

Yeah great game, showed the value of having a couple of hitters down the order too.

Unchanged squad.

Has made scores of just 1 and 15 batting at 3 for England Lions.

Mikkyk wrote:

whitelightning wrote:

I thought Thompson was supposed to be a strong T20 bowler?

I remember him being taken apart in a T20 game against us either last year or the year before so never had high hopes for him as a T20 bowler

Never played against us in the Blast last year, think he'd signed for us by then and they'd started to phase him out a bit

He obviously had a shocker last night with bat and ball no doubt, he has a reputation as a good death bowler and being good in those clutch situations, the 1/4 final v Surrey a few years back when he defended 3 or 4 being a notable example. Hes been bought in for that id say as we've had no decent death bowler for years.

For clarity, Jordan Thompson figures v us in the Blast, most recent first:

4-0-41-2
4-0-31-4
3-0-38-2
4-0-41-1
4-0-47-0
4-0-23-3
4-0-41-1

Mixed bag.

You could argue his performance last night was against us too!

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.