by Durhamfootman » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:33 pm
Funny old season for you
Hampered at times by the weather, England call ups, injuries to key bowlers, and you've played some poor matches too.
actually, that sounds like a normal season really. In the good years, sides get through these trials unscathed, and in the bad years they debilitate a side, but that's why the CC is so hard to win, I suppose.
When you have a good year (as you certainly did, last year.......best team by a mile), it makes things all the sweeter. It also emphasises why back to back titles (and 3 in a row in our case) happen so infrequently.
The important thing is not to do what the Lanky's did; and the Notty's did a few years ago, and go down the season after being crowned champions. No chance of that in your case, so you'll come back stronger next year. Just got to keep Barks fit, and who knows..... await the international retirement of Ian Bell post ashes down under, and make him captain.
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