Durham match thread 2023

[captaincolly]

According to the ESPN report the pitch in Glamorgan's previous game improved throughout the match and that may have been a reason they wanted to bowl. Maybe it will pay dividends but presumably conceding 350 plus on the first day wasn't part of the plan.

[captaincolly]

from the BBC match report

Durham were without England prospect Matty Potts, with the paceman left out in the third match of the season after talks with the ECB about his workload.

So it looks like that was the reason. England presumably were going to pull him from the Derby game and we decided this pitch was so docile that we could manage without him here instead. Fair enough. England get what they want, but we oblige them when it suits us

Sounds like an unusually sensible agreement!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Potts can't be all that close to a place can he?

Is Wood injured?

[Durhamfootman]

playing 2 games in every 3 for Lucknow Super Charging Giant Titan Capitals

[captaincolly]

Potts can't be all that close to a place can he?

Is Wood injured?

No, he's at the IPL. Ben Stokes said he wants something like 8 fast bowling options for the Ashes, Carse was rested last week & he's further down the pecking order.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Forgot about the IPL. Thanks.

[Durhamfootman]

that's heresy, Arthur

[Durhamfootman]

start delayed by rain

[Durhamfootman]

the decision to leave Potts out looks ever more astute, given the forecast for the next couple of days

[Durhamfootman]

eventually called off for the day

[Durhamfootman]

we must have got max batting points, surely

79 for Trev
91 for Carse

417-9 dec

wicket each for Raine and Coughlin... 50-2 at lunch ... big Marnus is in

[Durhamfootman]

I see we brought George on straight after lunch for Labu the beast

[Durhamfootman]

Raine strikes after lunch and it's the big one..... Labu the beast for 17

all 3 wickets have fallen lbw, so doubtless there'll be loads of welsh chuntering about blind umpires and shocking decisions

[Durhamfootman]

Labu and Byrom were absolutely stone dead. Lloyd looked out, but the ball did pitch on leg, so some umpires might have decided it was sliding down. Still... we lost a couple in that fashion, so there is some consistency there at least

[Durhamfootman]

And now Carse picks up the wicket of Northeast

so it's going okay atm

73-4