We have seldom produced many players actually born within the county of Warwickshire in the last 40 years and it seems that when we do produce one, we let him go and no reason is given. Perhaps once Lamb has left, it would be interesting to hear what he says on the subject. CMJ once described Warwickshire as "A league of Nations..." due to its wide range of players from around the world throughout the decades.

I said in general that the club had no idea how to handle players, not just Barker - Chopra comes to mind, his form was fine but they let him hang on at the club, not getting any games including getting 97 in a T20 game and never playing another game in that format again and letting players go like they did with Wright when he appeared to still be a good bowler also comes to mind. Now they have done it with Lamb who didn't seem to want to go either.

I did not suggest he was badly treated at all, just that the rumours were rife about him going but to have it finally sorted whilst there was an important game going on didn't show the club in a good light.

GerryShedd, it's not so much a case of 'Club bashing' but we have seen some players treated really badly over the years and this season is not much different. The club appear to not realise that they may be sportsmen but they are human and need to be treated as such and for some, this may be the only way they might ever have of earning a decent living.

Because the club had no idea how to handle players then, Ooo, wait a minute..... From what I heard at lunchtime during his final appearance v Kent, he still had no idea if he was staying or going. If you consider that during the same game, we lost Wright and the retirement of Trott, didn't the so-called management think that losing 3 players like that was all a bit of a talent drain in one go - Obviously not.

No one on here ever said Lamb would solve any batting problems but we all expressed an opinion on why a bloke averaging 48 would be dropped when others got nowhere near that average and stayed in the side. You might think he is 'Average' but now we will never know if he could have had a good finish to the season and really made a difference. It is only your opinion that the 3 batsmen you mentioned have 'Talent in abundance' and doesn't mean they will flourish. I would rather have a batsman who can score runs whilst not looking anything special to watch rather than great talents who make pretty 20's and 30's. Either way, it was a strange selection policy that kept leaving Lamb out and it's not as if we are settled in the batting department so it becomes even more ridiculous every time you saw others failing time and time again.

I see Jos Buttler has had a say on the reduction of CC matches and seems to think it will be beneficial - Very strange for someone like him to have an opinion when he has hardly played a single CC game in 3 years and hasn't learnt how to bat at first-class level at all a bit like Jason Roy. He should keep it shut as none of this will ever affect him unless he has suddenly learnt how to bat for more than a day.

I have just had a read of it and can understand the furore that Yorkshire fans have shown. Woakes played the last 2 CC games for us last season and it did make a difference even though we know he had hardly played much all season anyway. Did Root think that the chances of Yorkshire going down were slim because the results had to go against them and thought a Gloucestershire win and a Warwickshire win were not possible. Who knows, but it sounds like it wasn't his choice anyway but the ECB are undermining the CC and the game itself and after this, you really cannot take any international players seriously when moan about being tired and needing more rest. I'm sure if Root had pleaded to play in such an important game, the ECB might have changed their minds but it probably never entered Root's head.

The idea of losing Lamb is totally insane if it wasn't for the FACT that we had someone like Davies who has been there just 1 season and has played badly. It isn't just that Davies has had no form, it's the way he has been dismissed. If he got a few absolute 'Snorters' or unplayable deliveries I could have some sympathy but he has played some of the most atrocious shots I have ever seen on a cricket field. Not just that, but he has played some of those shots AGAIN, the very next game and not surprisingly, WITH EXACTLY THE SAME RESULT. It must be heartbreaking for a local boy like Lamb to have to move on. I almost hope he plays for another county and makes runs against us so that the management here can hang their heads in shame.

Gerryshed, trust me, I totally forgot that game, might be because it was in October. Madness. A wise sage like yourself obviously picked up on it straight away.

I memory serves me correctly, wasn't last season's win v Somerset, the very last game to be completed and if so, that means Liam Norwell has bowled the last ball of the season, 2 seasons in a row, come on stato's see if that has been done before.

It took long enough for the club to actually get Warwickshire County Cricket Club put on the front of the building. If they omit it now, they will make a big mistake as no one around knows it as anything to do with Birmingham, even people who don't like cricket, refer to us as 'The Warwick' or just Warwick' and the lack of association with Birmingham for the last 140 years is obvious. Also, I do wish the media would quit with the word, 'Community', it's tedious and it never relates to anything in particular apart from lazy journalism.

We do and it is important we go with a sensible approach and not leaving people like Lamb out and playing players who just are not cutting it. The management have to take responsibility for who they pick and stop picking players who constantly fail. If we do get any players from other counties, we need to get proven performers. We made the mistake years ago in getting Porterfield who hadn't even done much in division 2 for Gloucestershire and that sort of choice is not good enough.

Dom Sibley's last game for us and his 77 played a big part in the win. He was not always popular but his record with us was good and I wish him the best of luck as long as he doesn't score many if he plays against us. He was a stable source at the beginning of the innings on many occasions and I think he will be glad to leave us on a winning note and I reckon will be very pleased we didn't go down in his last appearance.

Unbelievable. I was there when Woakes took 9-31 v Durham but he had to go off on England duty and we lost. Put this performance ahead of that because of just 139 to win and really, no one else looking likely to win it. If Liam is looking to get pissed tonight then he at least knows he won't have to spend a single penny. That was astonishing and only wish I was there. I could have skived off work but I did that last year for the Somerset game. If you think about it, it might have been the best thing to get bowled out because if we'd set 180-200, the game would have taken a bit longer and the light could have been a factor seeing as it was not exactly scorching sunshine when they finished. Still cannot believe it and it's been a great day having earlier booked my ticket for Roger Waters in May 2023.

My only concern at 73-5 is that the other bowling will let Hampshire off the hook and not support Norwell who has been superb.

Well that didn't go to plan but with the length of time it took this lot to bowl their overs, I am glad they didn't win the title and they were lucky to win the T20.

I reckon that we will try and get a 200 lead so 177 should be achievable in 30-35 overs and then 2 sessions to try and stay in Division 1.

We have to 'Go for it', no good pussyfooting around at 4 an over. Might as well be all oiut of 220 by trying to smash it about as Yorkshire are 9 down now.

Just checked tomorrow's weather on the 'Met Office' site and it looks fine for Edgbaston. Hampshire must have been miffed last season after they had beaten us and then were 1 wicket away from the title and so I doubt they want to give us anything and will be playing this seriously knowing they will at some point get a target tomorrow afternoon and it could be a smallish one.