*Official* English Domestic Season Thread (2005)

[Barney Rubble]

great bowling by Somerset here, Lancs in big big big trouble

Indeed - it's been Somerset's batsmen, coupled with the Taunton pitch, that's got them this far, but their bowlers are really turning it on now, Caddick rolling back the years.

 

[superkingdave]

*prays for rain*

 

[Barney Rubble]

Chilton bowled by Blackwell, Stuart Law really has to get motoring now if Lancs are going to post anything resembling a competitive total.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Was a lovely piece of bowling from Blackwell, pitched middle & leg and hit the top of off. Law needs to go v soon here. If Lancs are gonna post competitive target it'll be down to the ex-crim.

Much as I'm loathe to admit it Fat Gray has been different gravy today as skipper. Credit where it's due.

 

[superkingdave]

top knock from from Law though, even if it turns out to be in vain

 

[Barney Rubble]

Was a lovely piece of bowling from Blackwell, pitched middle & leg and hit the top of off.

You've seen one fat, blond spin bowler, you've seen them all.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Crook gone, not that it makes much difference - Law is the one who's going to matter.

 

[superkingdave]

par score probably 130, which we should have got if we'd played a bit less cavalier. I just hope we at least make Somerset work for the runs

 

[Barney Rubble]

par score probably 130, which we should have got if we'd played a bit less cavalier. I just hope we at least make Somerset work for the runs

Somerset will make themselves work - they'll lose early wickets, recover, and then wobble again, then just about scrape home. That's what they always do when they chase.

 

[superkingdave]

well 115 the target, first 4 overs the key imo

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Somerset will make themselves work - they'll lose early wickets, recover, and then wobble again, then just about scrape home. That's what they always do when they chase.

Why not just send Langeveldt and Caddick in to bat and get it over with?

 

[Langeveldt]

I might possibly be the only guy in Somerset who's still reeling about our defeat to Durham yesterday (remember lads?)

Hope some fans come into the coffee shop off the motorway on the way back from Surrey and give me something to do tonight..

 

[BoyBrumby]

well 115 the target, first 4 overs the key imo

Fred owes you a couple of wickets. Hopefully one of them will be Fat Gray!

Be interesting to see if Symonds goes seam or spin tonight too. Seems to be a bit in the pitch for both.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I might possibly be the only guy in Somerset who's still reeling about our defeat to Durham yesterday (remember lads?)

I remember it, I still remember the game last season where Durham chased 450ish to win by 1 wicket, Breese did most of the damage in that chase as well as this week.

 

[Barney Rubble]

I might possibly be the only guy in Somerset who's still reeling about our defeat to Durham yesterday (remember lads?)

I'd be reeling if it wasn't par for the course these days........

 

[Barney Rubble]

Freddie gets his mate Tresco out - he'll remind him of that on Monday I'm sure. A couple more here and Lancashire are right back in it.

 

[superkingdave]

well too good a start for somerset really, Tresco's wicket gives us a sniff, i bet Flintoff wishes he could bowl against Tresco in international cricket

 

[BoyBrumby]

Really good first over from Fred. Fast, hostile stuff. He's some bowler nowadays. Too good for Tres anyway.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Well, I can't see Chapple getting in the North of England side with this sort of form...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Shocking stuff from Chapple. Four 4s from four balls.

Wood good enough to put them away too.