2014 Hampshire Thread

[st_brendy]

Good news for @hantscricket fans - both Glenn Maxwell & Michael Carberry are in the nets warming up ahead of #T20Blast quarter-final

I would imagine that will form the large part of their fitness tests.

I'm not getting excited until I see the XI announced.

[st_brendy]

Nooooo. We're bowling first. Lost the toss.

[Hampshire]

FULL TEAM

[st_brendy]

Carberry and Maxwell both fit though. Phew.

It is indeed Dawson who misses out for Abbott.

[SaintPowelly]

Nooooo. We're bowling first. Lost the toss.

Carbs and Maxwell ??

[SaintPowelly]

Phew, with Maxwell and Carbs we have a 1% chance of winning.

[st_brendy]

Feel for Dawson, because his bowling can often be so invaluable. But if everyone is on form, this is our best XI. No-one could have predicted that Smith's bowling would itself become so invaluable.

[SaintPowelly]

Feel for Dawson, because his bowling can often be so invaluable. But if everyone is on form, this is our best XI. No-one could have predicted that Smith's bowling would itself become so invaluable.

Shame we can't give the gloves to Smith and have Dawson in ahead of Wheater, but this is probably as strong as it gets.

[Hampshire]

Given their line up I'd be happy to restrict them to under 170 really,

[st_brendy]

Given their line up I'd be happy to restrict them to under 170 really,

If we could actually chase this season (which, aside from matches against Essex, we can't), then I'd agree.

But as we can't, anything over 150 would worry me.

[st_brendy]

Plus, Notts seem just as strong as defending scores as we are.

Only Surrey have successfully chased against us. Whilst no-one has successfully chased against Notts.

[SaintPowelly]

200+ chase coming

[st_brendy]

This is going to be a painful last nine overs I fear. With 9 wickets in hand, and these two set, they (and those to come) can just swing at everything.

[SaintPowelly]

Smith has been a godsend.

If Durhams management was even slightly competent, we'd be in big trouble.

[SaintPowelly]

Why remove Smith ?? #Stupid