And apart from anything else, what a great advert for four day cricket. I hope that lots of people watched it on the live feed.

Good to see Danny Briggs getting four wickets yesterday. Based on his bowling at Edgbaston last week, I wouldn't have backed him to get four wickets in the whole of the Championship season.

My devotion to Peaky Blinders is well known. So I am particularly sad today to hear of the death of Helen McCrory who so brilliantly played Polly Gray:
https://www.tyla.com/news/news-breaking-helen-mccrory-dies-aged-52-20210416

Good to see that Dom Sibley is one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year.

Good to see Stone back.

That's very sad to find out about.

I agree that in the end it was a win for the weather.
I hope that, in time, Danny Briggs will be a suitable four day replacement for Jeetan but I think he has some way to go. It's impossible to imagine that Jeetan would have not been called on to bowl in the second innings today or yesterday.

I agree about the catching being outstanding. I thought that Norwell bowled exceptionally well. Let's hope he can stay fit.

Not sure about Stone. I would have thought England would have wanted him to get some overs under his belt.

Definitely looked like leg spin from Lamb today.

That looks a pretty strong line-up.
You mention two wicket keepers - presumably Kumar and Deryck Murray. But in fact, the great Rohan Kanhai started his Test career as a wicket keeper. He kept in three Tests in England in 1957.
I'm not sure who he could displace; but can I put in a word for New Zealander Martin Donnelly? He played for Warwickshire just after the war and was an unbelievably talented left hand bat who averaged over 50 in his short Test career. He also played rugby for England, making him an unusual double international.
Maybe we can have a squad to choose from, depending on the format and pitch conditions.

I don't want to generate too much excitement but I thought I should let everyone know that, for the outlay of a mere £45, your children/grandchildren/nephews/nieces can advertise a leading brand of popcorn:
https://edgbastonshop.com/product/birmingham-phoenix-junior-shirt/

Here is my preview of the season for Deep Extra Cover:
https://deepextracover.com/2021/03/season-preview-2021-warwickshire/
I did have a starting sentence saying: "Change is the new normal at Edgbaston" but that somehow got chopped!

Off to Durham on loan - probably a good move if Danny Briggs is going to be the number one spinner:
https://edgbaston.com/news/thomson-to-join-durham-on-loan/

Should never have let Josh poysden go to Yorkshire!
Dom Sibley was purveying leg spin of sorts a couple of years ago.

The Hundred is bottom of my list of watching priorities; but I have to confess that I might be tempted to view the Birmingham Phoenix women's matches for the chance to see Ellyse Perry, who I think is a fabulous cricketer:
https://edgbaston.com/news/australia-superstar-ellyse-perry-joins-birmingham-phoenix-in-the-hundred/

Great to see new people joining.
Please do spread the word around about the forum so we can get back to having the lively discussions we used to have on the old board.

Well, it's three day rather than four and without spectators - but it's red ball cricket - and this month!!!!
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-confirm-friendlies-ahead-of-championship-start/

This is sad news about an ex-Bear:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/09/cricket-joey-benjamin-former-england-surrey-bowler-dies-aged-60
Apparently, he had a heart attack.

Good news that four players have signed new contracts:
https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/testing/warwickshire_quartet_new_contracts.html
Let's hope that Liam Norwell can stay fit.