County Championship Division 1 Thread 2016

[Dr Cricket]

Not sure any Aussie good enough to play for them, has ever chosen England. Lots of them have a choice.

Robson chose england, Aussie were begging for him to pick australia at one point during the 2013 ashes.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yes, well remembered.

[Alviro Patterson]

Could have gotten a far better player though, although with jake lehmann having english links might have made him easier to get a visa at short notice.
Also scoring runs in Australia at the moment doesn't mean much, have to see if he can step up overseas and with pitches with more life in it.
Apprently he also trying for a british passport so be jokes if England steal him from Australia with Darren Lehman being the coach of Australia.
that should be a good watch in the next ashes if the case lol.
Anyway surely Australia batting line up is easier to get into that England one at the moment.

Not easy finding a quality Overseas player available for the remaining six matches at short notice when most international sides are in action.

I'll be surprised if Lehmann has England ambitions at the age of 24 when he needs to qualify first, maybe the passport application is for playing County Cricket as a domestic player in his later years.

[Dr Cricket]

Could have gotten a fringe player from NZ, SA, Aus etc.
bit of an unknown to get J lehmann.
really an overseas signing you associate with some Div 2 sides like Gloucestershire etc.

[Dr Cricket]

Anyway how did Jake lehmann even get a work permit considering he doesn't meet the requirement for it yet.
Hasn't played for Australia yet.

[Alviro Patterson]

Anyway how did Jake lehmann even get a work permit considering he doesn't meet the requirement for it yet.
Hasn't played for Australia yet.

Can play as an Overseas player without international honours for the 1st year

[Dr Cricket]

Anyway how did Jake lehmann even get a work permit considering he doesn't meet the requirement for it yet.
Hasn't played for Australia yet.

Can play as an Overseas player without international honours for the 1st year

ah ok thought they couldn't and had to play a certain amount of games for Australia in the last 2 years or 12 months.

[Dr Cricket]

thought the requirements were 1 test or 15 limited over games in the last 2 years.

[westoelad]

thought the requirements were 1 test or 15 limited over games in the last 2 years.

Don't think it's as many as 15 ODI's but you have to have international recognition to gain a work permit. Presumably Lehman jnr doesn't have to go down that route as his Mother is British. Similar to Keaton Jennings.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yorks in need of a good post lunch session against Lancs, as Middx get on top v Durham.

Lehmann is on Yorks scorecard, replaces Head.

Will Rhodes has gone to Essex on loan.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Looks like tremendous work by Brooks and Sidebottom to get Yorks back into the Roses encounter. Day of two halves.

[The Professor]

Haseeb really is one to watch. A century against Yorkshire is not an easy thing to get.

[The Professor]

Oh and another thing....why is Ansari batting so high for Surrey? He is developing as a strong all rounder but shouldn't be batting at 4.

[Making_Splinters]

Haseeb really is one to watch. A century against Yorkshire is not an easy thing to get.

He's having a good season, but I'd want to see him do it again next year before we're thinking about him coming into Test selection. I am not sure that he can Cook would work well together.

[hopeforthebest]

Notts struggling against Hants is not a good sign for them. It would be terrible to see them relegated but it's becoming a distinct possibility.