I'm sure the pitch wasn't the main cause today, but does anyone know why we're using the same pitch for every game? I know it's a hybrid but it seems to be getting harder to score each time.

For the next game I'd move Bethell down the order, opening isn't working for him.

This is completely brainless

When we're bad, we're REALLY bad

Given injuries and lack of form for our bowlers, I'm not sure we're in a position where we can celebrate the departure of our third highest wicket taker and third lowest averaging bowler.

I’m not too concerned about Stirling just yet. His job in the team is clearly to get us the fastest start possible and as a result he’s going to fail some of the time. Aside from his hundred, the game against Notts was an 8 over thrash and we had to attack from ball one against Worcestershire too. I’m sure he’ll come good again and when he does he’s a match winner on his own.

Durham bowled 17 wides! Never seen anything like it

I'm not very impressed with the Durham commentary. They made out that Benjamin had cheated by stopping the ball when touching the rope, but you could clearly see on the stream that it was fine.

Continuing on from the other thread, the game I went to was actually against the Dodgers, and the Rockies won!

I went to my first baseball game since moving to the US in Denver a month or two ago. Reminded me quite a lot of cricket in the way that the game is watched and the overall atmosphere.

I do think that anyone can beat anyone in T20 though. All it takes is one or two freak performances in the team.

We’ve now left ourselves needing to win on Sunday to get back on track

Hain was in the squad so presumably must be nearly recovered from his injury?

white-lightning wrote:

Poor display. Yes, Brathwaite needed the strike. Surely as captain he should've instructed the lower order batsmen?

You'd hope so, but maybe the thought of glory (or the pressure) went to their heads

Some brainless batting on show today. Quite why numbers 8, 9 and 10 felt the need to get out slogging wildly instead of getting Brathwaite on strike, I'm not sure

Also, how does anyone think that reducing the amount of time that the players play (i.e. reducing the amount of practice they get) will make them better?

white-lightning wrote:

Good win today. Well done to Chris Benjamin. Why did Hain miss today's game? Hopefully it's not anything serious?

"A hip niggle. Nothing to worry about" according to the social media

Another good effort with the bat. We have real depth in the batting this season

Whisper it quietly but I think we have quite a good T20 side this year…

We’ve been lacking explosive batsmen at the top of the order for a while now, and I know it’s early days but Stirling certainly fits the bill (and Davies, although he failed today). And we still had Hose, Brathwaite and Benjamin to bat today as well!

Exiled Bear wrote:

I don't think this rain delay is going to help us.

Or maybe it will 😆

Restart at 8pm, 16 over match

I don't think this rain delay is going to help us.