brandon
Striker
The return of proper cricket!!
Feels like summer now in fairness, 7 (seven) County Championship games in a row so a chance to properly get our teeth into the 4-day campaign, both from a supporters perspective and a player's I would say.
Mind, it looks to be quite a gruelling schedule - 46 days with the potential of 28 days of cricket in that time. Doesn't leave much chance of practice, a lot of travel to consider too.
So clearly FTECB are f***ing clueless when it comes to easing the workload on the players. The truth of it though, in my opinion, is that they couldn't give a toss about the players - they just say that in order to seem to care - but reality is the season is simply structured to better suit their own money making aspirations.
Anyway, that aside, Sussex on Sunday, with Glamorgan at Swansea starting on Friday, potentially only 41 hours between one game finishing and the other starting - an extended away trip for the players? Seems no point in coming home inbetween games.
Selection wise, we've not got much indication of what to expect going off red ball form, besides its been that long since we played it: would form even count still? Few players have elevated their stock in the 50 over stuff, so we may see that play a part in the thinking.
Has Harding got a chance?
Is Burnham anywhere near fitness?
Is Wood available?
Picking now;
Cook
Jennings
Steel
Clark
Collingwood
Richardson
Poynter
Carse
Wood
Rushworth
Onions
12th Pringle
13th Coughlin
Feels like summer now in fairness, 7 (seven) County Championship games in a row so a chance to properly get our teeth into the 4-day campaign, both from a supporters perspective and a player's I would say.
Mind, it looks to be quite a gruelling schedule - 46 days with the potential of 28 days of cricket in that time. Doesn't leave much chance of practice, a lot of travel to consider too.
So clearly FTECB are f***ing clueless when it comes to easing the workload on the players. The truth of it though, in my opinion, is that they couldn't give a toss about the players - they just say that in order to seem to care - but reality is the season is simply structured to better suit their own money making aspirations.
Anyway, that aside, Sussex on Sunday, with Glamorgan at Swansea starting on Friday, potentially only 41 hours between one game finishing and the other starting - an extended away trip for the players? Seems no point in coming home inbetween games.
Selection wise, we've not got much indication of what to expect going off red ball form, besides its been that long since we played it: would form even count still? Few players have elevated their stock in the 50 over stuff, so we may see that play a part in the thinking.
Has Harding got a chance?
Is Burnham anywhere near fitness?
Is Wood available?
Picking now;
Cook
Jennings
Steel
Clark
Collingwood
Richardson
Poynter
Carse
Wood
Rushworth
Onions
12th Pringle
13th Coughlin