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captaincolly wrote:I wonder if the cancellation at Old Trafford means Wood will be available for the last 2 games?

England players allowed to return to their host clubs for forthcomng round of fixtures according to @Topley.
Sod covid bubbles then,new ECB initiative presumably,herd instinct.

presumably he'll replace Potts

Durhamfootman wrote:presumably he'll replace Potts

There's also Carse, who's ,incidentally, been retweeting with likes 2nds victory and Trevaskis and Jones new contracts-hardly the actions of someone who's leaving.

westoelad wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:presumably he'll replace Potts

There's also Carse, who's ,incidentally, been retweeting with likes 2nds victory and Trevaskis and Jones new contracts-hardly the actions of someone who's leaving.

Sounds promising. I wonder when the squad will be named - they have a habit of leaving it late.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58980308

obviously Notts will snaffle him up, but this is the sort of overseas player we should be looking at for the first 3 months of the season

https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-an ... m-cricket/

George Drissell - had not heard of him!

captaincolly wrote:https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-and-media/jack-campbell-and-george-drissell-sign-deals-with-durham-cricket/

George Drissell - had not heard of him!

Prospects aren't great with both Raine and Drissell around
Campbell is an interesting prospect; Drissell about as underwhelming and productive as Thomson was last season.

westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-and-media/jack-campbell-and-george-drissell-sign-deals-with-durham-cricket/

George Drissell - had not heard of him!

Prospects aren't great with both Raine and Drissell around
Campbell is an interesting prospect; Drissell about as underwhelming and productive as Thomson was last season.

Yes, he seems to be an odd signing - inexpensive but we will see if he is useful or useless.

our intentions are clear, it seems

Carse out of the Lions tour and BBL - knee injury. Very unfortunate timing.

I didn't actually know he was going to play in the BBL - looks as if the deal was only announced yesterday!

captaincolly wrote:Carse out of the Lions tour and BBL - knee injury. Very unfortunate timing.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bryd ... ry-1290256

Staggering really.... what are the chances? this sort of thing almost never happens when a Durham player gets called up by England.

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Carse out of the Lions tour and BBL - knee injury. Very unfortunate timing.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bryd ... ry-1290256

Staggering really.... what are the chances? this sort of thing almost never happens when a Durham player gets called up by England.

Yes, totally unexpected!
Sounds like a particularly nasty injury as well. I was expecting him to feature in the Ashes too - was thinking it'd probably have been in the third test after England lost the first 2.

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Carse out of the Lions tour and BBL - knee injury. Very unfortunate timing.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bryd ... ry-1290256

Staggering really.... what are the chances? this sort of thing almost never happens when a Durham player gets called up by England.

Yes, totally unexpected!
Sounds like a particularly nasty injury as well. I was expecting him to feature in the Ashes too - was thinking it'd probably have been in the third test after England lost the first 2.

Yes, but the good news is Nigel will no longer be involved in his rehab. Mind the England physios appear to come from the same school.
Seriously though well-funded research should be set up to prevent these ever -recurring fast bowling injuries. It may be Truemanism but it's also a truism -"it never happened in my day".

westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Carse out of the Lions tour and BBL - knee injury. Very unfortunate timing.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bryd ... ry-1290256

Staggering really.... what are the chances? this sort of thing almost never happens when a Durham player gets called up by England.

Yes, totally unexpected!
Sounds like a particularly nasty injury as well. I was expecting him to feature in the Ashes too - was thinking it'd probably have been in the third test after England lost the first 2.

Yes, but the good news is Nigel will no longer be involved in his rehab. Mind the England physios appear to come from the same school.
Seriously though well-funded research should be set up to prevent these ever -recurring fast bowling injuries. It may be Truemanism but it's also a truism -"it never happened in my day".

Definitely. Something must be going wrong to have all of these injuries, seems as if almost every genuinely quick bowler gets a serious injury.