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Your Durham Xl to start T20 campaign.

wayne entwhistle no9 said:
I would think it would be up to Stoked if he felt he would benefit from playing he would play.
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That was my thinking really, it’s a long time between now and the Essex game and then a long time from the Essex game to the First Test to not be playing any competitive cricket.

Obviously I get that it’s a different format with sometimes different skill sets, but personally I’d think a handful of T20 games would be the best way to keep his fitness and match sharpness ready for Essex and West Indies.
 

Aidan11 said:
He won't be happy with that. He's moaning about too much cricket as it is.
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As an ex pro at a far harder game (physically) I find this absolutely absurd that a cricketer can pull this line out. Cricket is probably one of the least demanding sports that’s mainstream in the uk. Slightly caveated if you’re a fast bowler but even then it’s not that physically demanding.
 
Provider said:
Anyone's Blast season ticket/card/ membership come? Bought mine months ago and still haven't got it.
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Nope, i emailed them a couple days ago and was told they were being posted out for delivery by Thursday at the latest.

I do sometimes wonder if the DCCC ticket office is ran by the same people as SAFC
 
safccfas said:
As an ex pro at a far harder game (physically) I find this absolutely absurd that a cricketer can pull this line out. Cricket is probably one of the least demanding sports that’s mainstream in the uk. Slightly caveated if you’re a fast bowler but even then it’s not that physically demanding.
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That is an awful take mind.
 
brandon said:
That was my thinking really, it’s a long time between now and the Essex game and then a long time from the Essex game to the First Test to not be playing any competitive cricket.

Obviously I get that it’s a different format with sometimes different skill sets, but personally I’d think a handful of T20 games would be the best way to keep his fitness and match sharpness ready for Essex and West Indies.
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You'd also think the club would want him there as much a s possible, how many more would go to see him
Inside Forward said:
I’m not too overawed by that team. It looks a lot weaker than last year.
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quite the drop off from last years team

No Salt, Buttler, Mitchell, Hartley, Livingstone and De Grandholme
 
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safccfas said:
As an ex pro at a far harder game (physically) I find this absolutely absurd that a cricketer can pull this line out. Cricket is probably one of the least demanding sports that’s mainstream in the uk. Slightly caveated if you’re a fast bowler but even then it’s not that physically demanding.
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It’s not just the physical demands of cricket which make it a difficult job to do though.

The time spent away from family whilst being a professional (especially international) cricketer probably makes it one of the least family friendly jobs in world sport.
 
BatEleven said:
That is an awful take mind.
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How?
brandon said:
It’s not just the physical demands of cricket which make it a difficult job to do though.

The time spent away from family whilst being a professional (especially international) cricketer probably makes it one of the least family friendly jobs in world sport.
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Agree however many professional sports people live away from family during the season. You don’t move your family for a two year contract.
 
safccfas said:
How?


Agree however many professional sports people live away from family during the season. You don’t move your family for a two year contract.
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You said fast bowling "isn't that physically demanding". It's one of the most physically demanding things you can do in sport. This article is an interesting read:

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BatEleven said:
You said fast bowling "isn't that physically demanding". It's one of the most physically demanding things you can do in sport. This article is an interesting read:

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No I actually said fast bowling excluded. Read my original post.
 
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