**Official** County Cricket 2018

[SeamUp]

Pressure of expectation has got to Hameed. Think he needs a bit of quiet. I don't think we will be seeing him for England for a little while. Needs to clear his head.

Notts have done enough without runs so far !

The batting isn't exciting or superior to others teams in the Div 1 but I think their experience and know-how of doing enough in testing conditions is enough for their bowling to win them games.

 

[theegyptian]

This is hilarious by yorkshire. win the toss and bat 22-5, 4 internationals already out. Somehow they have all these international batsman and they still went into the game with only 4 bowlers and no spinner - which does seem very defensive; although prescient.

Gale got away wiht last year but theres gonna be more pressure on him this year from the yorkshire fans/prress if this continues.

 

[SeamUp]

Yarkshar 45/8

 

[fredfertang]

What can a good Lancastrian say,

 

[theegyptian]

I suppose Root and Bairstow were used to it having been bowled out for 58 in Auckland 2 games ago.

 

[theegyptian]

fat samit (who was looking fairly trim - or at least he ran back to his crease quickly to make sure it was Taylor ran out) manages to runout teammate Ross Taylor, who isn't exactly know for good running between the wickets either.

 

[Bijed]

Yarkshar 45/8

50 all out and now Cook gone for a duck in response. Not the greatest day for the England incumbents tbh

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Pitch inspection at Chelmsford surely?

Should be a points deduction too, 12 wickets and counting.

 

[cnerd123]

Jimmy's new hair makes him look like Eminem

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Jimmy's new hair makes him look like Eminem

Must have lost a bet to do that.

 

[Gnske]

What the **** is going on at Chelmsford

Edit: Driving at swinging balls and generally **** shots is what's happening

 

[theegyptian]

Pitch inspection at Chelmsford surely?

Should be a points deduction too, 12 wickets and counting.

wicket isn't green. It's brownish. Doesn't look to be doing massive amounts - just enough for everyone to knick off.

More indicative of the general carefree approach to batting that T20 has seem to bring about imo.

 

[Gnske]

I think Jimmy's midlife crisis has hit, what a head that is.

 

[Gremlin]

Essex 12-3 in response to 50ao. That'll please the mums then

 

[ozryan]

aussie here, who is new to county cricket and has been enjoying the bbc coverage this season.

I have never seen such consistently low scores. Is this unusual for english conditions? Is this ball swinging all over the place, are the wicket's awful for batting , or can english players simply not bat (outside of odi's , 20/20's and other rubbish? )

 

[SeamUp]

50 all out and now Cook gone for a duck in response. Not the greatest day for the England incumbents tbh

Will be such a statement of intent if Dan Lawrence scores runs here.

 

[fredfertang]

aussie here, who is new to county cricket and has been enjoying the bbc coverage this season.

I have never seen such consistently low scores. Is this unusual for english conditions? Is this ball swinging all over the place, are the wicket's awful for batting , or can english players simply not bat (outside of odi's , 20/20's and other rubbish? )

It's all a conspiracy designed to get your selectors to pick Matt Renshaw

...... but seriously, there's doubtless an element of all of those factors involved

 

[ozryan]

its easy to see why teams struggle in england, but england struggle away from home... especially on the flat wicket's we have in oz!

 

[SeamUp]

Cook 0
Stoneman 28
Vince to bat
Root 0
Malan 13
Bairstow 7

 

[Spikey]

and now Tres has rolled his ankle