Lancashire vs Durham - LVCC

[Mainze]

Right in the shite now.

 

[brandon]

Well, that's the title chase fucked

 

[Sandboy]

Pissflaps

 

[brandon]

9,10 and Jack cant bat so two more wickets and we should win

Well done numpty. Deserves a week ban that like

 

[Mackem DJ]

Right lets talk about Ian Bothams crusty bellend & hairy gut

 

[Marko]

Great effort from the bowlers. Shame we couldn't bat a few overs longer.

 

[Aidan11]

That hurts. Great game for the neutral observer but for us it hurts.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Gutted with that defeat

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

Turned out to be a good cricket wicket in the end, resulting in an tense finish. Just a pity Durham where on the wrong end of the result.

 

[Keyboard Solo]

Absolutely heartbreaking

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

2nd innings 6 batsmen got a start then got out. Utter bottlers

More bizzare team selection too picking Buckley

Had to play two spinners, just unlucky thelad fell ill in their first innings or would have done plenty of bowling.

 

[Struts]

Still think we can beat Notts, Middlesex and Northampton.

 

[The Omega Man]

I am not giving up on this one just yet.

We gave ourselves too much to do. Great effort though but as said previously it only takes one partnership.

Favourites to go down now along with northants. Not over yet though.

#bringbackbenks

Reminds me of Sussex away a few year back. We lost that. We'll lose this too unfortunately. Essexboy said their tail can't bat - he's about to eat his words.

....again!

 

[TwasOnTheFifthOfMay]

That was a bad one. Wonder what a loss like that does for their confidence.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

More bizzare team selection too picking Buckley

Financial decision

 

[Steak Pie]

Financial decision

Picking a second spinner on a spinning track where the host picked two spinners and there was 150+ overs of spin bowled during the match.....?

Yeah, obviously.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Picking a second spinner on a spinning track where the host picked two spinners and there was 150+ overs of spin bowled during the match.....?

Yeah, obviously.

Buckley was selected because Morley has been released despite Morley taking more wickets in 2nd XI cricket.

 

[Steak Pie]

Buckley was selected because Morley has been released despite Morley taking more wickets in 2nd XI cricket.

So you want Durham to select a player they've released?

Show me where it says he's been released for financial reasons.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

So you want Durham to select a player they've released?

Show me where it says he's been released for financial reasons.

As someone on another forum pointed out, Morley has returned home meaning we only could pick Buckley. We're thin on the ground for bowlers at the moment, surely it would make sense not to release/let the lad go home until the end of the season. Bearing in mind he is leading wicket taker in the 2nd XI as well it seems a bizarre decision that can only point towards finances especially as the season hasn't finished yet.

 

[Steak Pie]

As someone on another forum pointed out, Morley has returned home meaning we only could pick Buckley. We're thin on the ground for bowlers at the moment, surely it would make sense not to release/let the lad go home until the end of the season. Bearing in mind he is leading wicket taker in the 2nd XI as well it seems a bizarre decision that can only point towards finances especially as the season hasn't finished yet.

Only a development contract and he's being released. Let him go and see if he can earn a contract elsewhere, standard stuff and once the decision is made it's good for the player.

Let's bear in mind here, he's managed 1 T20 game in his career and he's going to be too old for a development contract next season. We're not talking about Shane Warne here.

Buckley is the 2nd spinner in the squad, it was a reasonable selection. Didn't work out, obviously, but it certainly wasn't 'bizarre'. I don't see anyone calling it 'bizarre' at the start of the game, more SMB 20/20 hindsight.