paulbear wrote:

Well done Somerset to defend 2 scores below 150 is superb, they have won more game than anyone whilst winning the title and we cannot have any complaints. Glad Samms didn't win it for Essex and at last Somerset fans after paying out enormous amounts of dosh over the years to travel to finals, can actually go home with a smile on their faces and a trophy.

Did they not win the One Day Cup in 2019 (the final at Lords)?

Anyone watching this? Anyone gone?

Might line up something like

Yates
Shaikh
Rhodes
Burgess
Barnard
E. Brookes
Smith
Lintott
Miles
OHD
Norwell/Rushworth/Garrett/Johal/Simmons

???

Weve got a fair few options actually.

We had Lamb and Sibley playing in previous years in this comp, bit of a hole to fill. We had Pandya last season too so maybe we'll see another overseas.

Garrett, Johal, Sheikh all have full contracts and have all played ODC before.

Might see G Maddy and Kai Smith too maybe Amir Khan.

I feel like we've not lost as many players as we have done in previous years.

Fantastic win. Huge effort, they all put so much into that. They've earned the day off.

Epic innings from Yates. Played the spin really well I thought, Qadri looked quite threatening at times. Great to see Rob get some big runs with the white Bear on his helmet.

Solid contributions from all the batters. Brookes is having a decent all round game.

If we can nip a couple out early we might win today.

Grant Stewart has done this to a few sides down the years, he is dangerous.

Good first session thus far.

Is this the Kookaburra again?

Im not sure how we line up here.

Think Anderson definitely comes in on his home ground.

Not having Nathan Lyon is a real problem for Aus. If it doesn't come through Cummins or Starc it doesn't come.

Nice to see Woakes get a few poles.

Back to red ball

The Big Bash is a skip fire but it's system of rewarding the best performing sides is entirely sensible.

Hose and Burgess played in previous seasons and previous quarter finals losses so what are you saying here averages aside? What are their strike rates like?

I think when you consider the international call ups we've had to contend with and then injuries I think it's been a great effort to make the quarter finals.

I'll make more comment on tonight's game later, my mind is scrambled!

Some win if they pull this off

Terrible shame all this. Starting to feel like football.

Don't think he'd be available as he never played in the group stages for us. I could be wrong though.

Hopefully he's not out too long.

Another win, delighted to see Brookes have a good game, he's struggled at times but some of the criticism he's had has been a bit over the top.

Yates continues his form, 5 half centuries now is it?

Drakes looks lively and Lintott seems to have gotten his control back now.

A word for Ethan Brookes fielding too, so committed.

I so hope that isn't a finger break for Dan