It is very strange indeed, but having scored 101 off 158 suggests that physically he is well, and in a pretty decent place mentally.

Live Scores link https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m93b8b4a5-189b-4da7-a79b-630650a52d0c

Sam Hain is playing, and having a good stand with Chris Benjamin, after the first two wickets fell quickly.

Great to see Jacob Bethell getting his highest first team score for us today, hopefully it does even better going forwards.

I don't think the Barnard part of the equasion would be the issue, Ed Barnard is a great person.

It could be that the issue is actully from Robinson &/or Davies, rather than from Sam?

Agreed, hopefully he has the best wishes of all members here.

Link for live scores etc https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m0796bd99-4803-485f-bad9-37ab9ec70506

Anyone else find it concerning that Sam Hain is missing the fourth game in a row?

surely it is time that Ed is given his full county cap, especially as he is now VC and other players who have done less were given their caps last year.

Potentially a lot of space for parking on the site, definately a lot more than at Stratford or Binley Road!

The ground is about one mile walk from Rugby station, along a mainly flat route.

The school has an excellent catering operation, so there shoould be oportunities to see hospitality packages in a pitchside marquee, as well as the usual selection of mobile burger vans etc. for the county age group festivals last year there was an mobile coffee shop van, serving excellent coffe and paistries.

Rugby school is probably the best option available. It's a good well prepared playing area, in a town with good rail links to the West Midlands.

The main field used for first team games has a shaded grassed bank for viewing, plus I'm sure there will be many hundreds of folding chairs available, as well as temporary catering facilities.

Without massive financial investment, there is not a ground in the county that would be suitable for county first team cricket.

Unless a major sponsor agrees to underwrite all the additional costs involved, the club would be better playing the games at Edgbaston.

I have 13 after a few minutes of thought.

It would be interesting to know which counties the selectors were linked with, as that mat show a bias towards the selectors counties.

Even more rearkable is that the Kings School staff prepare 3 grounds for their program of schools games on the ground surrounding the county ground.

A match winning innings, and even better his family were there to see him play.

It is probably the closest viable "Outground" :-)

Sam is our best batsman by far, he doesn't need the extra stress.
Mousley hasn't established himself in the side.

Barnard or Burgess would be the best options, however we all know that Robinson will make a dreadful decision and give the job to Davies, with Yates as VC, meaning their mediocrity is rewarded further, and ensuring we have another year, or more of poor starts to every innings.

A thought on the actual World Cup competition, the geographical spread of the countries involve was overly biased in favour of one region of the world. surely the time has come to have regional based qualifying, so that all continents are included. It is wrong that Africa only had one country involved and the was no representation for the American continent.

As Ed Barnard and Michael Burgess should be two of the first names on the tesamsheet, in all formats, perhaps they would be the perfect combination to be captain and VC.

I honestly feel that appointing Davies would be a very bad decision, and will harm the teams prospects for the season and beyond.

Sadly I feel the next captain appointed will be a poor choice.

I'd like to see Ed Barnard been given the role, with OHD as his VC, however it is almost ertain Robinson will continue his policy of rewarding mediocraty by given the role to Davies or Yates.

Thr full article and interview here are interesting https://edgbaston.com/news/booth-feels-fortunate-to-get-bears-opportunity/?fbclid=IwAR0dgwTuG2DMxdhtITBGJj_8Zv4hwPcEymO-PqOGTIvY_Qb3Kkh2ZWPULNQ

Sadly some players seem to be given special treatment. which has lead to the problems with opening batsmen and the negative effects of that on the rest of the team.