***Official*** English Domestic Season 2009

[grecian]

Indeed - it's all getting a bit predictable - will probably declare UDI and want Test status next

and finally Scaly would be a happy man

 

[TT Boy]

Jonathan Trott playing for Warwickshire. Thought he was added to the England ODI side?

 

[TT Boy]

Nice collapse from Surrey, went from 102 for 1 to 127 for 5. Meaker now up to 7 in the batting order and Herath is playing.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Indeed - it's all getting a bit predictable - will probably declare UDI and want Test status next

Could probably outclass New Zealand to be fair, that would be about the level. Rubbish at limited overs stuff but obviously that doesn't matter anyway.

 

[Uppercut]

Reckon they'd give any side around a run when playing at home. Bar perhaps South Africa.

 

[TT Boy]

This a joke?

Their batting is held together by three thirty-something overseas players (35, 35, 35), two of whom did little or nothing on the international stage and their 'star' all-rounder was exposed playing for England. Only got a fast bowling attack.

 

[Uppercut]

At Chester-le-Street their bowling attack is better than anyone else's, and the team with the better bowling attack generally wins.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Di Venuto and Benkenstein would be good enough to make lower Test side XIs. Then there's Collingwood and Chanderpaul who *are* in a Test XI. Other than that you'd have someone like Will Smith who's probably the weak link, Blackwell who has probably improved a lot since before and is better in FC cricket anyway. Mustard has improved a lot and has a pretty good record in FC cricket this season. And then you've got four seamers: Harmison, Onions, Thorp and Davies - or throw in Plunkett/Claydon.

Would reckon they would rank above West Indies, New Zealand and Bangladesh.

 

[fredfertang]

Would reckon they would rank above West Indies, New Zealand and Bangladesh.

Very restrained - I hate to say it but they're a bit special this Durham team - can't see them getting knocked off the top for a while - Slurrey's seven on the trot might be under threat

 

[Uppercut]

Can only see them struggling if England decide to adopt their entire attack.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Well it only takes a bit of bad luck with weather and someone like Mendis playing a few games and taking 10-10 each innings for Durham to be overtaken in future seasons..

 

[TT Boy]

Di Venuto and Benkenstein would be good enough to make lower Test side XIs. Then there's Collingwood and Chanderpaul who *are* in a Test XI. Other than that you'd have someone like Will Smith who's probably the weak link, Blackwell who has probably improved a lot since before and is better in FC cricket anyway. Mustard has improved a lot and has a pretty good record in FC cricket this season. And then you've got four seamers: Harmison, Onions, Thorp and Davies - or throw in Plunkett/Claydon.

Would reckon they would rank above West Indies, New Zealand and Bangladesh.

Probably but just thought Uppercut took it a wee bit too far with suggesting only South Africa could give them a game.

 

[Pothas]

Well it only takes a bit of bad luck with weather and someone like Mendis playing a few games and taking 10-10 each innings for Durham to be overtaken in future seasons..

Hoping this will happen next year although there is a very good chance that he will have to be bowling out division two sides next year.

Hants going ok here, Lumb in very good form at the moment. hoping Vince goes well.

 

[Uppercut]

Probably but just thought Uppercut took it a wee bit too far with suggesting only South Africa could give them a game.

I meant only South Africa would be too good for them to give a game .

I reckon India and Australia would struggle, particularly on an early-season Chester-le-Street pitch.

 

[PhoenixFire]

James Foster, WAG.

 

[GIMH]

what a stumping from Foster

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Encouraging to see that Cook is attempting to change his technique in this pro40 game, standing much more straight on with the Goochesque bat raise. It might not work for him but he has at least admitted there's been a problem with his technique.

 

[stumpski]

Very timely innings from Cook if England are considering replacing Denly.

 

[stumpski]

100 at a run a ball for Cook, only his third in all List A cricket. Interesting to hear that all three have been in televised games.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ton at a run a ball. Been impressive.

&, obviously, televised runs count double.

EDIT: As Stumps just said. Nasser stole his line about replacing Denly too, as it goes...