CC discussion thread 2014

[hopeforthebest]

No Lees for Yorks either, another of my FL players. I'm beginning to feel sorry for my FL players I seem to have blighted their career's by choosing them. My injured player list grows with ever game as well.

[Making_Splinters]

Interesting to see Root opening for Yorkshire again, getting a fifty while doing in.

[SaintPowelly]

Interesting to see Root opening for Yorkshire again, getting a fifty while doing in.

Out for 69.

[KipperJohn]

Yorkshire now 4 down after a good start- do Warwickshire need to keep them under 250 to justify Bell putting Yorkshire in?

[dan08]

How did Lees get dropped for Yorkshire??

[sussexpob]

Borthwick bowling himself into the Lions here..... 33 off his first 5 overs.

Incredible that, when you take his wickets against the Sri Lanka emerging youth side, the MCC games and the Durham University games, no of which should have ever counted to a first class record, he averages 36 in English County Cricket.

Even when you look at those stats in more detail, he only averages per wicket under 25 against Essex, Kent, Surrey and Worcestershire, all Div 2 teams.... and against the top 3 teams from last years county championship (Sussexs/Yorks and Warwickshire) he has taken 29 wickets at nearly 45 per wicket.

Clearly a man to invest our spin hopes of the future in.... or alternatively, the worst spinning candidate England have picked in a long while.

[SaintPowelly]

Surrey are 14/2 in reply to 154 from Glocs.

Game is at The Oval, so doesn't matter if all 40 wickets fall today, no inspectors will arrive.

[sussexpob]

Well done Luke Wright.... 100!!!

Ben Brown 10 behind.... Brownie for England

[SaintPowelly]

100 for Ben Brown, Durham are in danger of going down, look toothless this season.

Would love to know why Joyce was dropped to 4 after his successes at that top this season.

[pompeymeowth]

I didn't want to jinx them, what a partnership!

Well played Ben and Luke.

[SaintPowelly]

Graeme Smith out for 14 to Benny Howells 2nd ball

C'MON BENNY !!!!!!!

[Aidan11]

I didn't want to jinx them, what a partnership!

Well played Ben and Luke.

I think these two will see it through to the close now.

[SaintPowelly]

Surrey are 35/4, Davies who was given up the gloves to focus on batting, is out for an 8 ball duck

[SaintPowelly]

Ansari has retired hurt for Surrey, earlier in the season he got a concussion in the morning session of day 1 and missed the rest of the game.

Lucks against him this year.

[SaintPowelly]

Surrey 62/5, still trail by over 100.