I like Danny Briggs a lot but he’s got to just get a single first ball of that 19th over

Time for Benjamin to make a contribution for once

Now Bethell as well, such a stupid shot

Very surprised we chose to field first given that we don’t usually chase well…

Why did Gleeson not open the bowling?

We did win the one day cup quarter final earlier this season! But that was the first one for a while.

Looks like it’s on us to represent the north group, all three qualified teams are from the south group…

I’d like to go with Benjamin, Foulkes/Garton and Miles to miss out, but that only gives us two seam bowlers, so I suspect one of Garton or Foulkes will be included. Maybe Yates misses out?

Tayls79 wrote:

I think we need 70-80 overs. We've struggled to bowl teams out this year and the rumour was Rushworth was a bit out of condition yesterday. How many overs is it last day? As Paul says, if they want to win (and Worcs are well placed so we could with one) I think it's a ten over smash around tomorrow AM?

96 overs on the final day. Minus 2 for the change of innings of course (unless this happens over lunch)

I feel like this could be a good pitch for Rushworth and OHD.

Don’t think we’re going to win this, unless there’s another miracle. Those last 5 or so overs really cost us.

Well that was a pretty terrible finish.

ExiledBrummie wrote:

Exiled Bear wrote:

Well that was a stupid end to the innings. Why not just knock it around and get to 200 at least?

It's a 48 over game isn't so 200 was never realistic.

Oh fair enough, still think we could have eked a few more runs out though and in a low scoring game that could be important, going pretty well so far though!

Well that was a stupid end to the innings. Why not just knock it around and get to 200 at least?

From the FAQs on the website:

Can I bring food and drink into the ground?

Yes, spectators can bring in their own food and drink subject to the following restrictions:

Vitality County Championship and One Day Cup

Spectators are allowed to bring their own food and drink into the stadium, excluding glass bottles.

We ask that you avoid bringing in large bags, if at all possible.

International, Vitality Blast Finals Day, Vitality Blast and The Hundred

No alcohol is allowed into the ground for international matches, Vitality Blast Finals Day, Vitality Blast and The Hundred.

As you would expect, we will have a thorough safety and security operation in place when you arrive. Bags and personnel will be searched. Please avoid bringing bags, if at all possible.

There are some items you can’t bring into the ground;

No alcohol.
No glass bottles.
Spectators can bring in their own food and drink subject to the above restrictions.
No fireworks or flares.
No weapons, firearms or any other items considered dangerous.
Flags, Clothing, Banners, or other signs that are offensive, racist, or commercially or politically motivated.
No instruments, whistles or horns, unless agreed in advance.
This policy helps to ensure the safety and comfort of spectators in attendance at Edgbaston on our busier match days.

To me, that would suggest that it’s only T20s and internationals that it’s not allowed.

I believe that for Championship and One Day Cup games at Edgbaston you’re allowed to take alcohol into the ground, but not for T20s. Not sure if it’s any different for Rugby, though.

LeicesterExile wrote:

GerryShedd wrote:

Exiled Bear - it's all very well you applying common sense and a bit of imagination to the problem, so long as you don't expect the ECB to do the same.

I am getting worried about EB - elsewhere he questioned why the One Day game could not carry on until 8pm when the game has been affected by rain.

I hope those at the ECB do not read this forum - they won't be able to cope.

Sorry, I’ll stop now!!

I would hope that whatever they come up with that it will be free for members (at least for home games). Could be marketed as an additional membership “perk”

Andy wrote:

I'm desperate for us to finish 1st or 2nd (ideally 1st, of course) so we get another game at Edgbaston to make up a bit for having to have 3 games at Rugby School. It's like having extra away games.

If it was up to me I’d have at least a couple of games away from Edgbaston every season, maybe a bit more spread out though and different formats, perhaps a championship game in June or July. We’re supposed to represent the county of Warwickshire, after all so only seems right that we should spread it round the county a bit.

GerryShedd wrote:

Exiled Bear - it's all very well you applying common sense and a bit of imagination to the problem, so long as you don't expect the ECB to do the same.

My services are available for a very reasonable rate!!

I'm surprised the streaming stayed free for this long to be honest. It's obviously not the same as going to the game but for many counties it's almost as good as watching a televised game.

I suggested on a different thread that the way to go might be a centralised streaming platform where you can access streams from all the different counties from the same place. If setup and marketed correctly, that could be quite an effective way of advertising the county game. In fact, with a bit of vision, you could imagine having some sort of live programme for a Blast round or a Championship round, where they switch between different games depending on what's going on - something a bit like the BBC live text page but with live footage. Of course, as others have pointed out, the difficulty is that some counties put a lot more effort into their streaming than others. To be fair, I think the average quality has gone up quite a lot over the last couple of seasons. At least if you just had to pay for one centralised service that would mitigate that problem a little bit if you also had access to all the other games. Of course, figuring out a revenue sharing model for such a service could be difficult.