**Official** County Cricket 2018

[fredfertang]

Lees is making a bright start to his Durham career.

Pleased to see it - Durham deserve something to go right, besides which if he's scoring runs for you he can't be getting them for Yorkshire

 

[theegyptian]

Worcestershire beating Yorkshire would make the championship really interesting.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Yorkshire seem in disarray right now. Lot of team changes and political stuff. I wouldn't be shocked if they were relegated to be honest.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Lanky in a fairly decent position against Moneybags. Warwickshire are given Gloucester a spanking. Northants getting the better of the day against Middlesex also seemingly.

 

[Jack1]

I've seen you are big fan of Burns but I'm unconvinced in opening with two grafters in test cricket myself presuming Cook is staying till the Ashes. Especially with both being LHB.

You may be forced into that selection but this is where Gubbins may be favoured.

Not really much choice. Crap choice available to us. Burns is arguably the best bat available to England even including Cook in that debate. Cook is past his best, although still a decent bat compared to someone like Jennings. Weight of runs is enough for Burns to at least get a chance. Give him a run of 5-10 tests and then we will know. Then do the same with Gubbins if Burns fails. Gubbins has a FC average that leaves a lot to be desired tbh. One things for sure, Jennings is hopelessly out of his depth. It's ridiculous the likes of Jennings and Stoneman have had so many chances when Carberry got canned after one series when he showed more promise.

 

[Prince EWS]

Gubbins isn't any less of a grafter in FC cricket than Burns IMO.

 

[Gnske]

I have an extremely hard time believing that any competing English openers would produce more than Cook on his own.

Replace both Cook and Jennings and find a pair that has some juice to their tango.

 

[Hicheal Michael]

I gather Rashid Khan is not playing any red ball cricket for Sussex? Shame.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Just say **** it and pick the ODI team for the Tests. The Test openers are clearly not doing anything. Roy and Hales can't be much worse surely. They've shown that County performances aren't really important in their selections by going with Rashid.

Roy
Hales
Buttler
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Ali
Woakes
Curran
Broad
Anderson

12th & 13th: Morgan, Adil Rashid

 

[brockley]

Irish tour.

 

[SeamUp]

Gubbins isn't any less of a grafter in FC cricket than Burns IMO.

Not saying Gubbins is the answer just that he has the ability to stroke boundaries without trying to force the issue.

In an ideal world I am sure England wish they can turn back time on Hameed and Duckett before those sub tours. To me those 2 at their best could have been an ideal opening partnership.

Both have faced some serious stumbling blocks since of course and so far off.

 

[Prince EWS]

Not saying Gubbins is the answer just that he has the ability to stroke boundaries without trying to force the issue.

He's got more of a T20 game than Burns, but if he opened with Cook in Tests he wouldn't be hitting any more boundaries than Burns would IMO. He actually has a lower FC strike rate than Burns.

 

[Borges]

In an ideal world I am sure England wish they can turn back time on Hameed and Duckett before those sub tours.

Not too convinced about this Duckett. But I do hope that Hameed can somehow turn the clock back; he looked so good when he was good.

 

[fredfertang]

Not too convinced about this Duckett. But I do hope that Hameed can somehow turn the clock back; he looked so good when he was good.

He still does look good, but he keeps getting out bowled, lbw or caught behind - he's averaging about 8 this season - Lancs clearly can't sort him out, but I'd like to think there is a coach somewhere who could

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Hameed's career seems to have taken a slight detour...


Off a cliff.

 

[SeamUp]

I saw he played a 2nd XI T20 final the other day. Shortened to 7-overs.

Hameed went 6, 4, out

Some improvement.

 

[SeamUp]

He's got more of a T20 game than Burns, but if he opened with Cook in Tests he wouldn't be hitting any more boundaries than Burns would IMO. He actually has a lower FC strike rate than Burns.

Guess there isn't much too chose.

There seems to be this stigma of Gubbibs agaibst spin but he got 70-odd in.the Lions game against India.

Maybe it was a sign with Gubbins at 3 and Burns opening.

 

[SeamUp]

Not too convinced about this Duckett. But I do hope that Hameed can somehow turn the clock back; he looked so good when he was good.

Duckett always had super natural talent from England u19s days but maybe between his ears not the best. A move away from home to a good county with serious ambition can maybe get him out of his comfort zone.

 

[S.Kennedy]

I gather Rashid Khan is not playing any red ball cricket for Sussex? Shame.

Not for us. We still have to play them at home.

 

[SeamUp]

Stabilising season for Notts. Just need to a get another win or two to secure safety but if you want to win division one you will need better than.

Brathwaite
Libby
Nash
Patel
Mullaney
Wessels
Moores/Root
Fletcher
Ball/Milnes
Footitt/Gurney
Carter

Positive is a break-through season for spinner Carter and at times Moores.