English Domestic Season 2011

[Jacknife]

Davies has regressed horribly at Surrey. Half the player he was. England's treatment of him probably hasn't helped either. His International career looks over!

Massive overreaction.

 

[OMM!]

Bairstow and Buttler's emergence, Kieswetter being a T20 World Champion and Prior's sensational Test form have all but ended his International career.

It would take a huge number of injuries for Davies to play again. Partly his fault, partly the selectors. He should have played 100 ODIs at least!

 

[TT Boy]

Roy needs to play natural game here but there isn't much left. Only have faith in Maynard and de Bruyn. But if Roy is still batting after 15 overs, then the game is over.

 

[MW1304]

Reckon de Bruyn will be vital in this chase, Surrey have had success setting totals rather than chasing them and this situation calls for a 70 off 80 balls.

 

[wpdavid]

Roy needs to play natural game here but there isn't much left. Only have faith in Maynard and de Bruyn. But if Roy is still batting after 15 overs, then the game is over.

Yes, Surrey rely heavily on their top 5. Another couple of wickets and Somerset are right back in this.

EDIT
And Roy has gone to the last ball before they come off for rain. Soft dismissal tbh.

 

[Jacknife]

Well that didn't look good.

 

[TT Boy]

Oh well. Roy won't be playing for England this winter. Seriously dumb.

 

[MW1304]

That is exactly what I expected. Get de Bruyn in there to calm things down and the other guys can do what they've been doing all season at the other end - two guys slogging wildly at both ends isn't necessary when you're chasing that total.

 

[MW1304]

**** me, if Somerset can miraculously win this then they have Buttler to thank entirely. Don't bother with the gloves when you can field like that.

 

[Furball]

Does Hamilton-Brown only score runs when I watch the game? I've watched Surrey 3 or 4 times on TV over the last couple of years in the CB40 and on every single occasion he's scored good runs - yet his career List A stats are garbage.

Other thing I've found slightly interesting is looking at a couple of the younger "T20 generation" players' cricinfo pages - Hamilton-Brown, Buttler and Bairstow all have almost identical T20 and List A career strike rates.

 

[wpdavid]

What exactly happened with RHB's runout? Cricinfo simply refer to De Bruyn defending the ball back to the bowler, and RHB being run out.

 

[MW1304]

de Bruyn tapped it to the leg side and RHB was halfway down the pitch backing up, obviously looking for a quick single, but the ball went straight to Buttler who threw the stumps down before RHB could recover his ground. Communication looked a bit poor tbh.

 

[Furball]

AWTA. Though ZbD was a lefty for some reason, which makes my description nonsense.

 

[wpdavid]

Thank you both

 

[NasserFan207]

So if Surrey go on and win how many finals will Somerset have lost in recent years (out of interest)?

 

[Howe_zat]

So if Surrey go on and win how many finals will Somerset have lost in recent years (out of interest)?

2009, 2010 and 2011 T20 finals, the 2010 and 2011 CB40 finals, and they narrowly came second in the CC in 2010 too.

 

[NasserFan207]

Poor bastards.

Clearly too many Saffers in that squad.

 

[Howe_zat]

Poor bastards.

Clearly too many Saffers in that squad.

Ironic considering they're playing Surrey.

 

[Jacknife]

Man what does Somerset have to do, I feel for them and have zero love for Surrey, poor buggers.

 

[MW1304]

Feel sorry for Tresco more than anyone. Last man to deserve such continual disappointment.