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**Official** County Cricket 2016

fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Seems that with all this success in the Championship Lancs have forgotten how to play T20 - without Guptill tonight would have been embarassing rather than just disappointing
 

Compton

International Debutant
Good to see Ben Duckett in and about the runs today. He's struggled a bit since his big score at the start of the season.
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Duckett really does seem to be a ****-or-bust type batsman doesn't he?

8 bowlers used by Essex.
 

fredfertang

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So Alex Davies is injured, and we have an international wicketkeeper who's just signed a new three year contract and has been playing lucrative pub cricket for six weeks, and the skipper takes the gauntlets for a Roses match - wtf?
 

Scaly piscine

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Just noticed that Scott Borthwick took 5-79. Has he been bowling much this season?
He's had a good few spells, not as many as the seamers obviously. He had 1 wicket @ 170ish for a while before he picked up a few other wickets.
 
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grecian

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Just noticed that Scott Borthwick took 5-79. Has he been bowling much this season?
Not an huge amount, two wickets before today, I'd put him at 3 for England, and it's just another bowling option. Partnership breaker at least.
 

Compton

International Debutant
Not an huge amount, two wickets before today, I'd put him at 3 for England, and it's just another bowling option. Partnership breaker at least.
This is what I was thinking. His batting is good enough that he is a legitimate choice at three and his bowling is just a bonus. Turns it the other way as well, doesn't he?

Another spin option never hurts, particularly with the India tour at the end of the year. I'd probably call him up for the dead rubber in this series and tell him he's got the Pakistan series as well to prove himself.
 

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