I want to see Woakes play for Warwickshire again (deliberate name check there) but I think the debate of where he is could be a distraction for us. I'm more concerned with the balance of the 11 that get picked.

I'm not sure Rhodes should be playing as a specialist batsman to be honest, he has never really delivered in T20 for us as far as I can recall (happy to be proven wrong). This season is surely the last chance for Pollock, after this first destructive season he hasn't been able to deliver any consistency. Hose is not considered for the red ball games but flatters to deceive in my eyes with the white ball, he smashed a few boundaries in the last match but then tried again and got caught when he could have played smarter considering the match situation.

Brathwaite seems quite high at number 6 if the top order are out early, I don't think he is one to build a score rather look to smash a quick 20 at the end of an innings.

Far too early to be criticising players I admit, but we want to build some momentum.

Closely followed by Rhodes….dear oh dear

But no sound for me, Pollock already out.

This season most of ‘our’ batsmen have made a score of substance (albeit not necessarily a century) however it has not happened consistently. In each match there is one score whilst the others have struggled (I’m not going to say failed as that is a touch strong I feel).

I think we have a right to expect more from an overseas pro, they have been paid to come over and do a specific job. I think Vihari was always going to struggle to adapt with so little preparation but I am disappointed with Malan. He came in and looked like he had the skills but as of yet he still hasn’t made a significant score. There is still time of course but I would hope that any overseas pro will be able to hit the ground running or at least get up to speed within a couple of matches.

Hopefully the second innings will see the big score we all want and he then kicks on for the rest of the season.

On the bright side, I think we may be seeing more of Sibley next year!

If that’s the case then that’s the decision, but my issue is that we (fans and members) are not really being communicated that narrative. Without which only bad feelings towards all of the parties can occur.

As for the game, not the best of starts…

When asked on Facebook the response from the club was not too specific….

No Chris Woakes….

A great team win. Fantastic to be there for four days watching it unfold.

Making good progress, very disciplined bowling. It’s nice to see the coach walking around the outfield engaging with the crowd and getting a different viewpoint of the game.

Each to their own ☺️

The game is delicately poised, if we were chasing I would not be confident but as we are facing arguably the best limited overs side in the country in recent years they have the talent to score the runs quickly.

It didn’t particularly bother me, but it was noticeable that every time they hit a pad they all went up together and there were lots of noises throughout.

I agree it’s better than a team being deathly silent mind.

A proper days cricket though: ups and downs, momentum coming and going, sun and clouds. How I’ve missed it.

Yes I thought that as well, a very vocal side in the field and I agree a bit over the top.

It’s something I’ve seen mentioned on other counties forums and blogs about Notts.

The batting has been very timid, definitely a line up devoid of confidence.

Our overseas players have not exactly fired for us this season have they. I know there is still time for Malan but they have been quite the disappointment so far.

Important morning session today, take a couple of quick wickets and we sieze the initiative. Conditions would suggest a good time to bowl.

It all comes down to communication, if the club or the ECB made a proper announcement with even the briefest of explanations then a lot of this negativity would disappear.

Yes on the first day I took my dad and was told at the gate that the disabled spaces were all taken, so I dropped him off and parked up the road and walked in.

Today I arrived a bit earlier by myself and saw a family friend drive in with a blue badge and go into the car park. I asked a steward and they said that blue badge holders can get in the ground to park and that there are no designated spaces for them.

So I called my dad and advised so he managed to get parked within the ground, just as well as he had forgotten his walking stick 🤦‍♂️

It would be good to have some official communication from the club for advice on this but hopefully word will get about amongst members so those with walking difficulty can get in when needed.

Any idea why Hameed is allowed to play after his call up but Sibley isn’t? Seems a trifle unfair. I suppose he may not be seen as an England starter unlike Sibley but it still looks like double standards!

From 238-3 I am rather disappointed that we are struggling to get to 300. I felt 350+was on for much of yesterday but an inability to progress the score when players were ‘in’ was frustrating.

Granted we are out of form as a batting unit and we were put in to bat.

Only six more needed so we may get the much needed extra batting point.