**Official** County Cricket 2016

[TheJediBrah]

If they get absolutely destroyed in first few tests I wonder if he comes back to play Lords. (Not predicting they will get destroyed though).

I am. Even if it was being played in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka have been terrible lately, and England have been excellent.

 

[Shady Slim]

c-carberry was not given fair treatment

 

[vcs]

I am. Even if it was being played in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka have been terrible lately, and England have been excellent.

Agree, apart from Chameera, who is still pretty raw, there is precious little to get optimistic about if you are a Sri Lanka fan. They have a big "wheel of mediocrity" going on with their new crop of batsmen.. Karunaratne, Silva, Mendis, Tharanga, Thirimanne, Perera.. all so meh. I mean, Chandimal's the best of the lot and he's pretty brainless at times.

 

[91Jmay]

Dan Lawrence with a 50*, big season for him.

 

[Dan]

Agree, apart from Chameera, who is still pretty raw, there is precious little to get optimistic about if you are a Sri Lanka fan. They have a big "wheel of mediocrity" going on with their new crop of batsmen.. Karunaratne, Silva, Mendis, Tharanga, Thirimanne, Perera.. all so meh. I mean, Chandimal's the best of the lot and he's pretty brainless at times.

I cannot wait for the Lord's bouncer war.

 

[Dan]

And this is gonna be a long, long year for Somerset.

 

[91Jmay]

Liam Plunkett 12 off 7. Still in T20 mode.

 

[91Jmay]

Yorkshire's tail enders bailing them out again. So bloody annoying! They bat silly deep.

 

[Howe_zat]

Thought Patters would get nosebleeds at 9 tbh but here he is closing in on his high score.

 

[fredfertang]

Good to see Tres in form - I believe England are looking for a decent opening bat .............................

 

[theegyptian]

Dan Lawrence with a 50*, big season for him.

good day for the u19s. Burnham joining Lawrence with a fifty and a hundred for Joe Clarke.

 

[91Jmay]

Clarke's ton looks really, really impressive. 3 tons (at least) before he is 20. Some good young players coming through.

 

[theegyptian]

Surrey into the tail already. Van der Mervwe at 5? Suppose the poor 5,6,7 are balanced out by the good 8-11.

Be a surprise if there is any result this week in any of these games.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Clarke's ton looks really, really impressive. 3 tons (at least) before he is 20. Some good young players coming through.

There are, trouble is we appear to have an excellent crop aged 20 or less but not many aged 21-24 which is a shame.

 

[91Jmay]

Vince, Browne, Burns would be the batsmen in that category (or around that category). Hardly inspiring names to be honest, aside from maybe Vince.

Loads of talented young bats coming through: Duckett, Lawrence, Clarke, Donald to name but a few. Bowling stocks look dry though, has to be said.

 

[Tom Flint]

Northans 4-3..
essex's team of all rounders are off to a flyer this season

 

[91Jmay]

6 for 4 now. Jamie Porter a steal for my fantasy team so far.

 

[Pothas]

There are, trouble is we appear to have an excellent crop aged 20 or less but not many aged 21-24 which is a shame.

Is often the case though, realistically a lot of people that look great at 20 fall away, and then you get quite a few who are decent at 24 but then really develop a couple of years later.

 

[Pothas]

Also you have Root, Stokes, Bairstow (a little bit older but not far off), that are in that age group, but are already established internationals.

 

[grecian]

Arthur's brother Chris must be coming into contention to be chewed up and spat out as opener.