KingofSpain
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Malik is in the squad. Man in form. Surprised that Gilchrist is preferred to Bamber as the extra bowler.
Malik 73 off 40. He has made a case for selection in the first XI.
Second XI match at Cheltenham College.
80 for Zen Malik in the Bears 236. Surprisingly, none of the out of form players have made themselves available to get some extra match practice.
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m21bb2a3d-6bf7-45df-a847-043605fadd8e
Finger injury. Requires assessment.
Apparently Garton picked up a "stress related back injury" during the pre-season back in March (not communicated by the club again) and is "rehabilitating". I doubt we will see him again. I expect he will continue to collect his bumper salary for the last year of his juicy contract and then go back fully fit to Sussex next year.
Looks like Gilchrist or OHD for the final bowling spot and either Jani or Sheikh as the batter?
No sign of Garton in the squad. He must be having a long weekend at home in Brighton.
A fantastic win after a poor first innings total. OHD has still got it. Nice to have some early season optimism.
Jani is scoring tons of runs for the seconds. He must be knocking on the door. I want Malik to do well but he isn't getting scores. Davies should be the first to be dropped in any case. Dismal form.
I have said for some time that we are desperate for quality top order batters. We won't win anything with the current top three. This should have been addressed in the winter but we just keep signing more seam bowlers.
ajones1328 wrote:
Top order fails yet again
Needed to address this in the winter. Fingers crossed for middle order revival
Nail on the head. We have been desperate for a quality top order batsman for some years now. I really want Mousley to do well but a Marcus Harris type is what we need.
paulbear wrote:
Farrell does appear to have a good reading of the game, seems to know about the players she's commentating on and I do think she is a genuine lover of county cricket.
I really like her knowledge and enthusiasm. I'd prefer her to most. The dreadful heavy-breather Clive Eakin has resurfaced on the stream. I had hoped he would have packed it in last season but it looks like we will have to endure his banality for another year.
Garton pretending to be a red ball cricketer for one game a season so he can go home for the weekend is an absolute joke.
The right appointment. Davies was never captain material. Barnard should be able to galvanise the team and has a good cricket brain.
Captain Barnard looks ahead to the new season:
Fantastic news! Best bowling coach around. He will have some great young bowlers to work with and improve.
Absolutely pathetic. It was clear both teams were not interested in playing much cricket as the season peters out. They are overworked after all.
Just getting over the disappointment of our ODC exit. The game was in our hands. Much has been said about the merits and dismerits of Captain Barnard and Non Captain Davies. This debate will run and run. From Westwood's point of view, and he said as much, he would expect the most senior batsman in the team to see us home from that position.
Putting aside my disappointment, plenty of positives to take from the tournament overall.
Simmons missing out was a blow and unfortunately we had Sylvester, who isn't good enough.
Smith, Malik, Sheikh and Taz Ali all made good contributions and will get better and better. The form of Yates remains a concern.
Let's hope we can keep our white ball season going in the T20!
MalmesburyBear wrote:
Highveld wrote:
I would say that the Metro Bank cup has shown that Taz has moved ahead of Lintott as a spinner, and that Kai should be classed as the best keeper on the staff.
I very much like Kai and he has potential. However, having watched him throughout the one day cup it is clear that he has a lot of work to do on his keeping - he is a bit “scruffy” and made several basic mistakes - these are not criticisms, just observations. Alex Davies is the better keeper at present, but hopefully Kai can develop as he matures.
It's a shame that once Smith does mature he will be off to play franchise cricket and we will have to find another one.
Never mind the championship, have we got an overseas top order replacement for Latham for the big T20 quarter final coming up?