Highveld
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ECB live score link is showing Chris Benjamin has the keepers gloves tonight.
Barnard playing and as captain would strengthen the side.
It will be an emotional time for Will, & his partner. Not only is he changing his job, but they are having to move to a different part of the country, will all the stresses of moving house and setting up a new home.
One thing i've noticed is that, unlike several other counties, including Glous, Worcs, Glam and Somerset, we don't seem to get many players from the local private schools with good cricket programs.
With Danny Brigs losing form, do we have a suitable "specialist spinner? Taz Ali is not ready for a four day game, and Lintott has never impressed when he played red ball games before.
While he is young, and inexperienced, Jacob Bethall is the best option as a spinner right now.
1) he's signed a legally binding contract with Durham
2) For various reasons he's decided his future will be better away from Warwickshire.
No, it was a comment from Phil Britt during comentary.
Obviously he provided very poor value for money this season.
As mentioned last week, he was realeased as he was unable to fulfil his contract.
Hain and Booth in for Sheikh & Mousley.
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m46952918-245f-4760-bf52-f572b1cc87dd
Both are included in the T20 squad, so would miss the T20 finals day, if Warwickshire were involved.
Live Scores link etc https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mb7ae343c-1a2d-4fea-8e1e-5c0edf209f79
The Umpires can decide at anytime, but with the match situation play can resume at any stage if the light improves.
Somerset still feel they can win, especially when James Rew was batting superbly.
Phil Brit said he had left.
Sadly a poor signing that gave abysmal value for the funds invested.
The recruitment of overseas players has been very poor for years, and it really needs a changed approach going forwards.
3 poor shots giving their wicket away and two good balls.
The commentators mentioned that Tom Banton was out of contract, he would be an excelelnt signing, both as a batsman & back up keeper. He's a local player, from Barnt Green, an England white ball international and someone capable of batting anywhere at the top of the order, who would strengthen the side a lot.
I would expect the side to be
Barnard
Bethell
Briggs
Burgess+
Davies*
OHD
Mousley
Rae
Rhodes
Rushworth/Booth
Yates
Although based on ODC performances Chris Benjamin has a good case for been included, especially as he scored more runs from less innings than Yates and Sheikh.
Have the club provided any explanation for the absence od Sam Hain? Or indeed on the continued absence of Hassan Ali?
The risk is if enough people will pay to cover the costs, and to provide an advert free stream' People will be a lot less tolerant of adverts if they are paying for the stream content.
One, possible, solution would be to make the stream only available to registered users, so you have to register, at no charge to use the stream. This would have the massive advantage of effectively blocking the numerous posts in the youtube chat from people whos main interest is gambling not cricket.
The key question is have the club and team become better over the season?
Have steps been taken to deal with the obvious areas of weakness?
What changes are been made so that any overseas players actually make a contribution on the field?
What steps are been taken to deal with the problems with the batting, especially at the top of the order?
Does the club have the right coaches and captain? Are there better options available, that would lead to better performances and results?
The key aim now is to ensure the club retains its place in D1 of the championship. Success in the white ball game would be good, but staying in D1 should be the priority.
Does Brnard have a free choice of who bowls and when? or is he given a pre determined plan, where the number of overs per bowler is already decided?