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We will see!

Of course I'd like him to be available for every game for the rest of the season, but that is unlikely.

He'll probably have a reaction, and be off for a few more weeks!

The group stage is, effectively, a qualifyin g competition for the play off games, so the ideal situation is a team goes into the quarter final, and finals day, with a squad that is fit, in good form and knows their strongest team. Therefore, a well coached side, would be trying various combinations of players to be able to play the best side in the knock out stage of the competition.

Part of having the strongest side is ensuring you have the best player in each position, which is why having the best wicket keeper available is important. a dropped catch, or missed stumping, could cost a game and eliminate the side from the competition, which has a financial effect on the entire business.

Perhaps some tickets were sent to Derby and Lancs on a sale or return basis, so they would not be showing as available on the clubs ticketing site?

By leaving out our best wicket keeper we risk losing matches from dropped chances.

If Barnard and Bethell are not selected, we are dependent on Sam Hain succeeding every game, I wouldn't want to put that pressure on any player, especially one who has missed part of the season.

If he's available, I'd keep Rae for the rest of the season. He performed well, on a wicket not suited for his bowling, and he contributed in the field.

Very pleased to see Jacob Bethell have a good game, making a big contribution with both bat and ball. He is a player we need to persevere with and allow to develop to his full potential.

The loss of form from Danny Briggs is concerning, hopefully he is given the support and coaching needed to return to his previous performance levels.

They didn't!

142 all out, of the specialist batsmen, only Kai Smith and Sinel Gunarathne got into double figures.

It is interesting that over the past weekend both Andy Umeed and Tom Banton made good scores for Somerset, and Ed Pollock and Ethan Brookes have been doing well for Worcestershire 2nds.

Perhaps the issue isn't the coaching, but the choose of players that are kept and released. There are too many examples of players with mediocre, at best, performances been given extended contracts that their performances did not deserve.

It could be argued that Sam is a specialist short leg fielder, but after this injury, you have to wonder if he still wants to field there.

I hope he does have the full cap, it is totally deserved, a good person and an excellent signing.

He was wearing a yellow bear on his cap when interviewed by the club about his vice captaincy, and there are no stories about him getting his cap.

He should be given his full county cap, there are others who did less and were given the cap.

As none of the recent signings have been successful, or indeed reliable, looking in a different group of players seems a very sensible option, especially if it means we are not wasting money paying players who are just here as a training camp for their national board.

Recently diagnosed, or disclosed?

It's not unknown for players to deliberately not disclose an injury to secure a lucrative contract.

the clubs recruitment of overseas players has been bad for many years, which raises questions about the methods use to select overseas players, and if the club has limited itself to only dealing with one agent.

Hopefully he is more reliable and productive than some of his predecessors.

The club doesn't have a good record recently.

A question about the recruitment of overseas players, which has been very poor for many years.
Are we recruiting from all the players available, or are we only sourcing players from one specific agent? If the later, why? especially as the players provided have in many cases not been "fit for purpose"

There was a BBC Radio London stream, with comentary from the Local Surry reporter and Richard Wildofrd from BBC WM, available on the BBC Sport website and via the BBC sport App

That will be a serious upgrade with both bat and ball.

A second centry in the game for Sam Hain, it makes his omission from the first team even more mysterious.

Chris Benjamin got a double hundred in the first innings, with Kai Smith been the 3rd highest scorer.

Sam & Amir Khan, 122, put on 2 for the 3rd wicket.