Durham match thread 2022

[Durhamfootman]

140-4

Bedders this time for a slow 11

we aren't being reckless, we're just getting out

lets hope the England captain is in a game changing mood

[Durhamfootman]

KP has a fifty

65* atm

[captaincolly]

I half expected it, tbh. If no attacking, reliably wicket taking spin option is available, then a seam attack of Rushy, Potts, Carse, Raine and Stokes probably doesn't need a non threatening spinner to occupy an end while they rest. It was why I asked the question about Raine yesterday

We were inserted and are losing wickets slowly. A slow 44 for Lees, a rare failure for Dicko, a not rare at all failure for Capt Beaky. KP and Bedders at the crease 102-3

Yes and I suppose Carse and Stokesl will have to be treated with kid gloves so another seamer helps carry the load.
Some suggestion here that the lbw was dodgy but he was out before I arrived. Need a big partnership here and/or Eckersley to remember how to bat.

[captaincolly]

van der Gugten has gone off halfway through his over.

[captaincolly]

Petersen out for 77. 172/5 - might be a bit more life in the pitch but looks pretty decent for batting so a recovery is required. Although I'm hopeless at reading pitches- that's 2 wickets for Lloyd who is surely a part time bowler?

[captaincolly]

50 partnership in quick time. 224/5 at tea.

[Durhamfootman]

carnage with the new ball

287-6 becomes 290-9 in a few balls

3 points looking unlikely

[Durhamfootman]

whether it's because this wicket has a bit more in it for the bowlers, or whether it's just that we're crap, we'll find out in the next hour or so

[captaincolly]

whether it's because this wicket has a bit more in it for the bowlers, or whether it's just that we're crap, we'll find out in the next hour or so

That question still to be answered! I left before Glamorgan started batting but it looks as if Potts got something out of the wicket (again. ) Surely it was worth giving Carse a couple of overs? I think we were below par - should have got around 400 - everytime a partnership threatened to take control it didn't. Big first hour tomorrow- if we make a couple of breakthroughs then that score suddenly looks a good one.

[Durhamfootman]

we did get 3 points, but I wasn't expecting it to be Rushy who got us there. I saw we had them 2 down at COP and I dreamed briefly that we may have lifted Labu the beast, but I hadn't considered the night watchman factor.

Important that we don't let them get away from us tomorrow, because they might well be a bowler down when we next bat and it would be nice to be in a position to maximise that advantage

An odd innings for us because we only had a couple of 60 partnerships. It feels as though we could probably have done better. 4 wickets for the part timers and the debutant..... at least only one went to Salter this time, not eight, although that may change on Sat/Sun

[Durhamfootman]

well we did strike early and we now have the prized scalp of Labu the beast

Wickets are being spread around this game, so we aren't just relying on Pottsy to do the heavy lifting

Case has had a couple of overs now, but no sign of Stokes with the ball (which I see as a positive, because there is simply no point softening the ball unnecessarily)

69-4 so having made decent progress this morning, what we mustn't do is let Northeast/Carlson/Cooke settle into the sort of big partnerships that we were unable to build

[captaincolly]

Looks as if they spent the first 2/3 of the morning gaining control and then the last 1/3 starting to lose it! Need to get this run rate under control ASAP.

[Durhamfootman]

Northeast didn't make a nuisance of himself, but since Stokes came on, Glammy have helped themselves and added 46 runs in 8 overs.

Potts got Carlson straight after lunch, so progress is being made again

Billy Root gets his first run out of the season

[Durhamfootman]

Looks as if they spent the first 2/3 of the morning gaining control and then the last 1/3 starting to lose it! Need to get this run rate under control ASAP.

Agreed. 33 runs off 4 overs is not what we need from any of our bowlers

[captaincolly]

Looks as if they spent the first 2/3 of the morning gaining control and then the last 1/3 starting to lose it! Need to get this run rate under control ASAP.

Agreed. 33 runs off 4 overs is not what we need from any of our bowlers

Ideal start after lunch from Potts- key now is to avoid the customary late order partnerships.
I saw a bit of the stream this morning and the commentators were talking about Raine and Rushworth- their averages for the season are pretty much the same as the average runs per wicket in the Championship. They seemed to be suggesting it meant they're not doing too badly - true in one sense but I'd expect them to be performing well above average so their individual averages should be better than par.