*Official* English Domestic Cricket 2012

[stumpski]

81-ball 100 for Sarwan, and could he yet be called into the Windies one-day squad? The partnership with White has added 79 in 10 overs, but they may have just been given too much to do.

And a low-pressure 100 for Bopara, who was probably never in danger of losing his ODI spot even before KP's announcement.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Decent knock from Ravi, tbf. Friendly sort of attack, but he was pretty clinical; 120 from 100 is a great effort.

Televised runs count double, of course, so I suppose the ball's in Bairstow's court.

 

[stumpski]

Yeah runs in the forthcoming Test won't do JB any harm, and as I said I suspect Ravi was always going to be in the ODI side. Question is whether there could be room for Taylor (who made a fine 100 the other day) as well.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Lol. Foster pronounced the "ck" in "****bain" in his interview...

 

[stumpski]

Lol. Foster pronounced the "ck" in "****bain" in his interview...

Good job the tournament isn't sponsored by ****burns port. Tbf though, a keeper-captain has enough to think about without having to pronounce players' names properly.

 

[theegyptian]

Palladino with a hattrick. Probably shouldn't count given it was against Leicestershire.

 

[superkingdave]

Same old same old from Mahmood

 

[BoyBrumby]

Solanki looking in very good nick. Fancies Newby's bowling, I'd suggest. Contemptuous six over long on.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hughes still employing his patented "step to leg and try to cut everything" technique, I see.

 

[ajdude]

yeah i'm not seeing too much of a visible difference in his technique.

 

[Manee]

Hughes still employing his patented "step to leg and try to cut everything" technique, I see.

Tiny bit like Ganguly in the concept. Execution is different but the idea is similar.

 

[LegendaryProtea]

Essex's fortunes should change now that Alviro Peterson is off. He had a miserable time of it and I seriously dread the prospect of Anderson and Broad bowling at him with a new ball.

 

[BoyBrumby]

50 up for Hughes, anyway. Have to give him credit; it's as ugly as a nailbomb in a kindergarten to watch, but he has an amazing eye.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bloody hell. Would've called them slogs a few years back. What would you say? Pick-up slog-sweep?

Brutal on Shahzad tho 4-6-4...

 

[zaremba]

50 up for Hughes, anyway. Have to give him credit; it's as ugly as a nailbomb in a kindergarten to watch, but he has an amazing eye.

 

[Jacknife]

Good to see Saj is fighting the grey by using the grecian 2000.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Newby feeding Hughes's cut. Four.

Easy game from here, but width to Hughes? Sheesh.

 

[stumpski]

Attempts at a slower ball led to a couple of shockers from Shahzad there - only just landed them on the cut strip.

And Hughes is quite happy to have the ball angled away from him.

 

[BoyBrumby]

& lo: the in-swinging yorker at 85+mph does the job. Who'da thunk it?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hughes bounced out. Well I never. Absolute brute from Shahzad, tbf tho. Would've been too good for much better players of the short stuff than Hughes.

104 runs to the good tho; enterprising knock.

EDIT: & Scott goes first ball. Ajmal on a hat-trick...