The stats from Copilot, before the current game, which will have reduced the average score for the first two wickets has us placed 5th or 9 div one clubs.
The fact that both, regular, openers are getting out for an individual score under 20, almost 50% of the time suggests they are not one of the "better opening partnerships"/

Ultimately it is down to how the data is interpreted, and that Robinson not only accepts mediocrity, but rewards it by giving extended and improved contracts.

Just using the data that is available.

Hopefully the club makes use of the skills of their analyst to dive even deeper into the data on this seasons performances to exactly pinpoint the reasons for the failures this season.

Many times the initial observations, and top level data, do not provide the actual reasons.

Fortunately having an alternative opinion is not a crime, or wrong. Although some here seem to disagree!

Having done a innings by innings analysis of the scores this season, our average opening partnership from all 14 games was 59.21, but excluding the Kookaburra games it falls to 37.10.

To my surprise Will Rhodes had the most runs in the kookaburra games, comprising 56.57% of his total, Davies scored 40.76% of his runs in those games.

So I have to admit I was wrong thinking that Davies had scored most of his runs in those four games

The attached image shows the game by game https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eZLwXemW0dDD1meIZSpr1Tx1GTLsTYRa/view?usp=drive_link

For the top 3 in our regular batting order they have been dissmissed for under 20 the following percent of their innings

Davies 43.48% Yate 47.62% 7 Rhodes 34.78%

Which, probably explains why they are not considered a good opening partnership, by some obervers.

What was your source? The figures below, provided by Microsoft "copilot" do differ significantly, copilot extracted the data from various sources including cricinfo and cricketbuzz

Here are the average scores for the 1st and 2nd wickets for each county in the County Championship Division 1 for the 2024 season:

Durham
1st Wicket: 45.3
2nd Wicket: 67.8
Essex
1st Wicket: 52.4
2nd Wicket: 61.2
Hampshire
1st Wicket: 48.7
2nd Wicket: 55.9
Kent
1st Wicket: 41.6
2nd Wicket: 58.3
Lancashire
1st Wicket: 50.1
2nd Wicket: 63.7
Nottinghamshire
1st Wicket: 47.9
2nd Wicket: 60.5
Somerset
1st Wicket: 44.2
2nd Wicket: 57.6
Surrey
1st Wicket: 53.8
2nd Wicket: 65.4
Warwickshire
1st Wicket: 46.5
2nd Wicket: 59.1
Worcestershire
1st Wicket: 42.9
2nd Wicket: 56.8

If someone can confirm the Kookaburra games I'll spend some time analysing the percentage of runs from those games compared to their total runs.

Lancs are now 177 all out and relegated.

Time for the Warwickshire management to make the changes needed to ensure the side in not in danger of relegation again next season.

Not a bad day though, Warwickshire stay up & Blues go top of the league.

Will Rhodes completes his 1,000 championship runs for the season. Significantly, his total is not artificially inflated by easy runs in games with a Kookaburra ball.

Yates is very much a Robinson favourite. a new coach will, hopefully, look at the squad with fresh eyes and ideas.

Our average opening partnership is one of the lowest in Division one, so improvement is needed.

It must be soul destroying for the middle order knowing they are going to be batting in the first few overs, almost, every innings.

I must remember

"Our opening partnerships have improved vastly."

A top priority over the winter is recruiting two quality opening batsmen.

Looks like Notts are aiming for a total of about 500 and then try to bowl Warwickshire out twice in four sessions.

OHD has taken 50 wickets for the season, for the third year in a row.

He deserves a good break over the winter.

Lancashire should get full bowling points this afternoon.

Worcestershire are batting first at New Road, so a good team effort with the bat, denying Lancs full bonus points would be very helpful.

Effectively we need to score points or Lancs drop points to total of 5 to ensure Warwickshire stay in D1.

I was right about Mousley and Booth.

Let us see if we manage to get the five points needed!

Live scores link https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m4d74daaf-edce-4578-8379-7821e95625b6

Also link to live div 1 table https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=c_points-table#cb7a621e3-796f-4186-bb0c-c3738c01bc75

Also Thank You Bristol Bear :-)

It seems to be accepted in most places that Old Albert did say something approximating to my quote, indeed, among others, the chairman (or is t person these days) of the Cricket Writers Club has used the quote several times over the years.

Also I've had more than enough rain the last few days, might need to listen to some music by the excellent band Rain :-)

"Positive change is needed, having a demotivated ex captain is likely to be a negative towards the teams performance, therefore it is logical to leave him out for this one game.
It gives the new leader a clean sheet to influence and guide the team."

"As Albert Einstein said "To keep doing the same thing and expecting different results, is madness"."

Until it is mathamatically impossible to go down a side is not safe.

It would be negligent and irresponsible to not taking actions to ensure the club is not relegated, rather than just hoping other sides failing to obtain the points they need to survive.

Change is needed, the ones I am suggesting are positive, and will give a new captain the best change of ensuring Div 1 survival.

To, attempt to, bring this thread back onto the topic.

Possible side for Thursday, including changes I think are needed.

Rhodes, Mousley, Kai Smith, Barnard (C), Hain, Burgess(wk), Benjamin, Briggs, Booth, OHD, A.N. Other(Woakes if available)

The club needs to get 5 points to ensure Division 1 survival. The best chance of achieving that is to allow a new captain a clean slate without the negative influence that having a disposed formaer captain could create.