Agricultural
Banned
In my view Porter is unlucky he’s not played a test yet in England.
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**Official** County Cricket 2018
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If they had needed to rest either Anderson or Broad, would he have been the opening bowler picked? Or would they have asked Curran to open?
Agricultural
Banned
Doubt he would have played even with Broad out. Top class county champ players are getting done dirty by the selectors right now.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
You'd presumably employ the brainless system we have now for division two, whereby you lose two home fixtures and two away fixtures. This year for instance Durham didn't go to Lord's nor Canterbury and didn't welcome Glamorgan and Gloucestershire. Who, what system, dictates what teams you miss is a good question?
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
It's a problem, granted, especially with the additional one-day tournament. Personally I'd ditch that and half the number of 2020 games at the group stage to make room for the extra CC
games in D1. Or even go back to 9 teams in each division, which I never had a problem with. Anything that sees 25% of the teams in the top division relegated would be an improvement.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Regrettably you're right. I can only offer my preferences.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
I would agree. 5 (home) games per season in three regional groups, North, South-East, South-West. The twenty20 drags on and on.
Agricultural
Banned
Stoneman out. He's re-discovered form. Good knock. He's painfully inconsistent though (horrible career record). The run machine is 62 not out. Horrible stuff from Worcs.
7-41 from Porter. Nice. Harmer slipped in with a cheeky wicket of the number 11 for 1-1.
7-41 from Porter. Nice. Harmer slipped in with a cheeky wicket of the number 11 for 1-1.
Agricultural
Banned
Burns gone for 78. Leach needs to take a few wickets in the game to push his case.
SeamUp
International Coach
First time since 2006 the top 4 of Surrey have all scored 50+ - Brown, Newman, Butcher, Ramprakash ?
Always on the look out for new talent and today Tom Banton debuts for Somerset (done some serious things for their 2nd XI this season) and follows Harry Brook (Yorkshire) and Will Jacks (Surrey) in doing so in CC for batsmen from last u19 CWC.
The next batch of English batting talent already making their mark too. Ben Charlesworth (18) has played the last few CC games for Gloucestershire and done alright. Jamie Smith (18) at Surrey debuted in T20s but possibly the most exciting two have signed pro contracts but not debuted yet Tom Lammonby (18) of Somerset & Jack Haynes (17) of Worcestershire.
Always on the look out for new talent and today Tom Banton debuts for Somerset (done some serious things for their 2nd XI this season) and follows Harry Brook (Yorkshire) and Will Jacks (Surrey) in doing so in CC for batsmen from last u19 CWC.
The next batch of English batting talent already making their mark too. Ben Charlesworth (18) has played the last few CC games for Gloucestershire and done alright. Jamie Smith (18) at Surrey debuted in T20s but possibly the most exciting two have signed pro contracts but not debuted yet Tom Lammonby (18) of Somerset & Jack Haynes (17) of Worcestershire.
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Agricultural
Banned
I believe Surrey's side is good enough to be highly competitive at test level against the international sides. They need to keep the foot on the gas.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
Bell must now have a shot of getting a recall this winter. Unfortunately he was always kinda rubbish in Asia and poor at the top of the order in test cricket.
SeamUp
International Coach
Libby
Slater
Duckett
Clarke
Mullaney
Patel
Moores
Chappell/Coughlin
Fletcher
Ball
Carter
Add in overseas and its starting too look like a team with potential that can chase Surrey.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
They do when everyone's available, plus they've bought in Dean Elgar. Their batting didn't look so strong at the start of the season when nobody had heard of Ollie Pope and Sam Curran hadn't made those scores to set up the wins in tests 1 and 4. Having seen matches when Ryan Patel as batting at 4 and Will jacks at 6, we've not always been so strong, at least on paper. Thankfully someone's always stepped up and made sure we made a competitive score, and the lower order have bailed us out on more than once occasion. But actually the bowling's been the major factor, especially once Morkel was fit enough to play.
The current match where we're 430+ for 5 is very much the exception rather than the rule. Presumably Somerset have decided to make absolutely sure there's no complaints about the pitch, and I doubt they're in top gear anyway after the last couple of weeks.
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flibbertyjibber
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Odds on him getting a test call up once he has moved to a bigger county?
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Playing in D1 instead of being relegated to D2 will help. But is his track record all that anyway? Maybe scoring more consistently would help. And if he's serious about playing test cricket, he should be pushing to bat at 3 for Notts.
SeamUp
International Coach
We can question the merits of larger domestic teams taking from smaller but it is always going to happen.
The crux of the matter is that that they going to a team environment with greater expectations and playing at a test venue.
My only gripe is the financial returns the smaller counties are getting which is not enough. If these counties are producing players and they can't keep them they must get their fair share of the pie.
Players like Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Haseeb Hameed (he could probably do with div 2 season tbf) are at ages where they need to be in the spotlight and they need to be scoring runs against more competitive attacks season after season.
The crux of the matter is that that they going to a team environment with greater expectations and playing at a test venue.
My only gripe is the financial returns the smaller counties are getting which is not enough. If these counties are producing players and they can't keep them they must get their fair share of the pie.
Players like Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Haseeb Hameed (he could probably do with div 2 season tbf) are at ages where they need to be in the spotlight and they need to be scoring runs against more competitive attacks season after season.