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**Official** County Cricket 2018
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wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Yes, if he doesn't tour this winter he'd be entitled to wonder exactly what he has to do to get the nod.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Since neither of these two decisions is the correct one we can be assured that it is what the ECB will do.
Groundking
International Debutant
And absolutely nobody would be surprised
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
7/39? Sounds par for the course for this season.
The ECB can shove their contextualised averages up their behinds. If the the theory behind it was true then the West indies would be producing brilliant players of spin, but they don't. An average of 36 is just not good enough even when you try spin it like that.
The ECB can shove their contextualised averages up their behinds. If the the theory behind it was true then the West indies would be producing brilliant players of spin, but they don't. An average of 36 is just not good enough even when you try spin it like that.
Groundking
International Debutant
Burns fell on 90 
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I must say having watched the highlights that the Taunton pitch didn't look 22 wickets bad. Certainly a good amount of turn but there were some dire dismissals and it looked like most of the batsmen were simply not good enough.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Somerset will hope that you're right. As thing stand, the game could be over by mid-afternoon on Day 2, which is never a good look. Maybe Somerset's lower order getting them to 192 will save their bacon if the pitch inspectors are called in.
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Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Oh, the pitch inspectors will definitely be called in I'd say. But to me it simply looked like a whole bunch of people who forgot, or never learned to play spin, prodding forward with very hard hands to shortish balls when back with soft hands would have been better, and very bad shots. Alex Davies in particular was atrocious. It could have been a couple of Australian XIs out there. Since Taunton is the only pitch that's been consistently turning recently I think it's actually in England's interest that they aren't penalised.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
Somerset doing themselves no favours by struggling to chase down 78.
Wouldn't be surprised if they were docked points this time. They've been very close in the past. Bit easier to dock them points now with a few games to go, rather than the last game of the season as it was the last couple of years.
Wouldn't be surprised if they were docked points this time. They've been very close in the past. Bit easier to dock them points now with a few games to go, rather than the last game of the season as it was the last couple of years.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The points they are docked should be given to their poor opponents, who have been robbed of the opportunity to get maximum batting points and a draw (no s******ing please)
SeamUp
International Coach
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
Championship probably over now.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
That's ridiculous
