CC : Durham v Somerset

[brandon]

8 down, 12 ahead. Not nearly enough.

 

[Durham-Mackem41]

Pathetic that our lower order has been shocking last few games.

 

[T S Garp]

What is going on there? Thinking of coming down this afternoon but won't bother if there's parking chaos.

Those metal gates that stop access to the extra parking were closed when I came down at lunchtime yesterday. They may have been opened later if a traffic warden flagged up that the car parks were very busy.

Don’t know about today as I’ve parked in the one next to the river.

If it helps, instead of doing my usual lap of the ground at lunchtime I’ll nip out and check unless someone can update in the meantime

 

[brandon]

Pathetic that our lower order has been shocking last few games.

Our tail has been shite all season, which is a real shame.

(Potts 149* came with him batting up the order, so I don’t consider that)

 

[Aidan11]

Why does our tail always fold but when we bowl at a tail we struggle to bowl them out?

 

[brandon]

Why does our tail always fold but when we bowl at a tail we struggle to bowl them out?

They were very good last year, but as I mentioned, this year they’ve been a real disappointment.

 

[thewearsider]

Chucking a bit advantage here, batting becoming a concern, runs coming from the same few and several out
of form.

 

[The Red Telephone]

Great catch unfortunately.

 

[Twisted]

They were very good last year, but as I mentioned, this year they’ve been a real disappointment.

Maybe the idea that there's little difference between the two divisions was ill informed. Player movement seems to be increasing and year on year the best players at unfashionable counties end up moving where the money is.

 

[brandon]

Abject performance this morning, completely surrendered any initiative we had after bowling them out before Tea.

I predict Somerset will go big second time around.

 

[Aidan11]

Ball wasn't even down to play in this match and now he has his first 5-fer in six years.

 

[mackembhoy]

A great all round performance from Dwayne Ball.

Match winning potentially.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

I'm still very dubious this with concussion replacement.

 

[brandon]

Ball wasn't even down to play in this match and now he has his first 5-fer in six years.

His celebrating has pissed me off too, the FA Cup final is later on mate and you aren’t selected to play in that game either

I'm still very dubious this with concussion replacement.

Depends on what grounds, but yes, so am I.

 

[smoker]

Released early. Its no good saying why did we give him that length of contract now over 3 years later.

Legitimate discussion point.

IMO it was a sentimental decision, re-signing a popular local player to show we'd turned a corner. But no other club was offering what we did and it made him complacent about his game.

I think people are quicker to criticise him than they are a number of others.

He's averaging 20 and doesn't back himself to bowl.

They're all been minging this season apart from Bedingham and Robinson if it helps.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

I don't like seeing them walking on the wicket crease like that mind. I find that poor

 

[smoker]

I'm still very dubious this with concussion replacement.

Somerset are well known for playing to the letter not the spirit.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Somerset are well known for playing to the letter not the spirit.

See above post. Ridiculous

 

[The Red Telephone]

Good crowd in today already.- easily the most there's been for a red ball game since Covid.

 

[Durham-Mackem41]

On the plus side for us there is still movement available obviously stil moisture in the wicket.