***Official*** County Cricket 2019

[Dan]

Would be impressive if he did bat, given he wasn't selected.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Maybe if someone gets a blow on the head. I must admit I haven't been following the match, just saw the headline.

 

[Dan]

Yeah he got dropped fairly early on, averaged 10.

Was a significant contingent calling for him to play ahead of Vijay (the "worst overseas signing ever") as a farewell, unrealistic as it was.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Just had a look at his stats. He's the same age as his Test average. I need a lie down.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Just listened to Knight, Keys and Cork droning on. Bring back Gower. They certainly make Hussain and Atherton seem more palatable.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Interesting definition of Not Out there.

 

[Jack1]

Borthwick figures 0-0-4-0

 

[Spark]

Somerset surely couldn't...

 

[theegyptian]

I'd love to see Somerset win this ... And then the ecb hit Somerset with a 20 point deduction for a poor wicket just for the laughs.

 

[Gremlin]

Essex not going for the run chase then...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well done Essex.

Hard luck Somerset. Sport can be cruel.

 

[SeamUp]

Well done to the Essex Boys.

 

[Dan]

****.

 

[Dan]

Dobell reporting that Amla's going to Surrey.

1 Stoneman
2 Burns
3 Borthwick
4 Amla
5 Roy
6 Pope
7 Foakes
8 Curran
9 Curran
10 Plunkett
11 Morkel

Throw in Clarke and Batty and there's a 13 man squad, all with Test caps. Ridiculous.

 

[Tom Flint]

You can take out Curran pope and who will miss a lot of the cc, borthwick isn't very good, amla hasn't scored red ball runs for a couple years, neither has Roy, plunkett and t Curran ordinary red ball players. They are outside bet for relegation next year

 

[D/L]

Well done Essex.

Hard luck Somerset. Sport can be cruel.

Well done indeed and good to see McGrath, probably, about to get more recognition as a coach than he did as a player (always a little underrated, I thought).

 

[wpdavid]

You can take out Curran pope and who will miss a lot of the cc, borthwick isn't very good, amla hasn't scored red ball runs for a couple years, neither has Roy, plunkett and t Curran ordinary red ball players. They are outside bet for relegation next year

Burns too of course, once the tests start. Plus Morkel was barely a shadow of his former self this year, maybe age becoming a factor.

 

[theegyptian]

Bopara on the move to Sussex. https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/ravi-bopara-joins-sussex https://www.essexcricket.org.uk/2019/10/16/ravi-bopara-to-leave-essex/

 

[theegyptian]

This draft for the hundred isn't bad tbh

 

[Pothas]

It has one of those Top Gear style live audiences which automatically makes it horrible.