Really good, professional run chase, no mad shots trying to give catching practice like we often do.

How do I sign up.

He is impressive and I like an overseas player with enthusiasm and the ability to embrace playing the game rather than just going through the motions.

118 behind, not as bad as it could have been at 410-4. Surely we can see this out, no stupid shots (Yes, I know), keep it on the floor and watch them wilt in the heat.

3 wickets before lunch or we will be 'Chasing leather' all afternoon. Not sure what we might have done without Rocchi, he looks a good signing.

Come on Rocchi 7-50.

What is frustrating is that by the close if they haven't lost too many wickets, they could only be 100 so behind our score and a lead would see us trying to bat out for a draw. If you introduced someone to cricket with them having no knowledge of the game whatsoever, they would wonder why they were watching it and what the whole point was. This game might produce a positive result but I would be surprised if it was us who won it.

I got confused earlier with Taz and Zen which at least stopped my "What Bamber at 7..." panic that I had this morning. A good start though so far.

Bamber at 7 and it looks very weak on that front. I would put Roccchi at 7, he didn't look too bad last game. At least, it seems we have made a move that reflects us trying to bowl Sussex out but hope the long tail won't be something we regret.

Seems a waste of a day to not start the game today seeing as no one has played since Wednesday. There is usually a Sunday start when there has been a T20 game on Friday but cannot see why the weekend cannot be used to its full capacity. Imagine a good crowd today and all the cold beer that Sussex could have sold as well as other food.

I do wonder if the 50-over cup is relevant if nothing changes for it. England's poor showing in the last world cup was put down to the players not playing enough of those types of games amongst other things so it looks as though even though those England players could be free, they will no doubt appear in The Hundread. This further undermines that competition as in last years semi v Glamorgan, we had, missing from out team, Woakes, Moeen, Briggs, Davies, Hain, Bethell and Mousely and would probably have mashed Glamorgan into oblivion whereas Glamorgan could put out a decent team who had been playing together through lack of call-ups. Not sure about a CC final, especially in September which will stretch the season even more and the weather just cannot be relied on. As in the Sheffield shield, would the winner be the best team in the CC standings if the final was a draw which has a good chance being in September. I think the best team should be the team who finish first as it has been since 1873 or we will get a scenario like they have had in T20 where a side who wins it overall have actually won fewer and lost more than side who win their groups but get eliminated. In the CC we could get a situation like they use to have in Rugby where Wasps, for a few seasons used to scrape into 4th (Last qualifying position) some 15 points behind the top side and go on to win the final. If a draw is all the top side in the CC needs to win the title in a final, they might just be happy to bat forever and take time out of the game.

Strange thing with Loudon was that he never made a first-class 100, announced he was leaving and then promptly made 3 or 4 in his last season.

Not sure why we are being criticised, Somerset have surely got enough, have 2 spinners, one of them has 142 Test wickets and are in control.

They are probably already there is the archive somewhere. I observe things like everyone and give an opinion, that is what this forum is for. I make no apology if my opinions do not fit in with yours, as I said in my last post, "Well, we all see things differently".

Well ,we all see things differently but when he was first here, he made no secret of wanting to play with his cousin Kabir at Worcester and it was reflected when watching him play, body-language speaks volumes. It looked as bad then as it did after the 2019 World Cup triumph when the look on his face looked as though he had seen his team mates being beaten and although he was disappointed at being left out for Plunkett, it was justified as he had been very poor when he did play. So many had pointed out his attitude when he was playing as though he would rather be elsewhere. I do not want to pay my membership to watch this. Years ago we had a player who was on the fringes of the side, got so near, got the odd Sunday game, got left out again and kept saying his time would come and he would do everything to grasp a spot and keep it. He came out to field sub with a smile on his face, came out with drinks with the same attitude, people in the crowd called his name and he waved with a smile. He always looked happy to be around and his attitude was praised by everyone and he became a favourite with supporters before he became a regular first team member and that was because his 100% 'Positive Giving' attitude was apparent for all to see. That player was Roger Twose and between 1992 when he broke into the side until 1995 when he emigrated to New Zealand, he contributed to so much that made us the best team around. That is the sort of player I am happy to see and pay membership for, the example might be extreme and RT might have been a one-off but I like players who appear as though they want to be at the club.

Good, he's gone. I didn't ever want him back and he hasn't done enough to ever justify a good send-off. He wanted a salary to keep himself going until the next franchise opportunity and we were very convenient seeing as he lives so close. He can take his long, moody face away and we don't have to see him again and his absence gives someone else a chance and someone who actually wants to be in our teams.

Not sure it's a nailed on draw, Somerset can easily get 100 very quickly tomorrow and we could be chasing 350-360 in 75 overs. Felt for Hain after grafting for so long and then getting out before tea but thought Rocky played well.

This is the main reason I didn't go today, I thought it would be 450 minimum so Somerset didn't get what I thought but will go tomorrow, I would much rather see us get runs than other sides. It can't be much fun though if we get too many games like this. In 2021 (Seems so far away now) we had every CC game finish in the very last session of day 4, now those appear to have been good pitches for all, can't we go back their.

Looks like another strip for batsmen but the bowling didn't look inspiring when one of the openers is a tailender who they are persevering with who averages 20. Our bowling looked samey apart form Simmons' pace and the idea of Bethell bowling first change is laughable. Is this a directive form the ECB, if it is, then it is none of their *** business as they cannot dictate who we bowl and when, it's bad enough that they can take players out of selection but I cannot think of any other reason for such a strange bowling change unless Davies is a fan of 'Funky Stokes' captaincy plans which sometimes leave me cold and confused.

LE, yes, my thoughts as well and often you hear of poorly paid players walking 5+ miles to and from games because they wanted to save money. Anyone who plays in The hundred cannot complain about 'Burnout', here is a competition which earns them good money and has no real knock-on effect in terms of other similar franchises but obviously does get a few players international recognition as we have seen here with Mousely and Bethell. If a Sunday start to a T20 is 2.30 or 3pm, I think this is adequate for a team to then have a CC game the next day as they have started late and over at more or less the same as most CC or 50 Over games. There is no easy answer but it does sound as though the ECB do not care (Have they ever) about scheduling as long as the money is made for them and then they can trot out "Gras routes" in a sentence but not realising youngsters are not being able to watch games on TV anyway to get engaged in the first place.