English Domestic Season (2014)

PeterCS wrote:The rain might be your 7th Cavalry.

I'm praying we get skittled, in the same way I hope that the cat finishes off the shivering little mouse rather than playing with it for ages.

Ah, Coetzer out. 100/6. Nice. Good idea to bring him in. Lasted 7 balls in his two innings. Stout.

Mice have an excuse. They were born that small and vulnerable.

So Ben Dover comes to the crease. He's all ready for action.

Your lot have even managed to give Tredders his sexface back, he's that excited to claim a few easy "scalps":

Now Long John Silver bites the dust too.

A bit woeful. Lancs will be suing for copyright infringement.

PeterCS wrote:A bit woeful.

Very harsh.

I thought Northants were getting Jackson Bird in after Copeland was ineligible. What happened to that? Not that that would helped with the batting but they may at least have been able to get Luke Wright out.

Essex's batsmen trying to undo the good work of their bowlers yesterday. Jesse Ryder just been bowled by a man with a first class average of over 100.

MoH wrote:I thought Northants were getting Jackson Bird in after Copeland was ineligible. What happened to that? Not that that would helped with the batting but they may at least have been able to get Luke Wright out.

Essex's batsmen trying to undo the good work of their bowlers yesterday. Jesse Ryder just been bowled by a man with a first class average of over 100.

Bird would've made a world of difference. He got injured and CA pulled him out of the deal.

TBF to Jesse Ryder, he was most likely shitfaced and had probably broken his hand fighting a nasty locker.

Ah, right. Hadn't heard that Bird was injured. What is it with these young Aussie pace bowlers?

MoH wrote:Ah, right. Hadn't heard that Bird was injured. What is it with these young Aussie pace bowlers?

They break their backs on flatties, rather that dobbing it down Chris Woakes style and reaping humungous rewards(though this isn't the case with Bird). Hard pitches seem in general to be worse on the body than our soft run-up areas.

So proud.. we made 200. OK we lost, but WHAT fight we showed. My eyes are misty with whimsy.

Crook got a 'alf, wotcha moanin' abaht?

PeterCS wrote:Crook got a 'alf, wotcha moanin' abaht?

Yeah, at least they can now have a day and a half rest. They've earned it, poor mites.

They've earned something, right enough.

Shit - I just thought - I'm not a Brazil fan! F*ck I feel so much better. I'm going to skip all the way to work tomorrow

I hear Northants have just signed Fred as their main strike bowler.

And David Luiz has been recruited for spiritual advice.

I'm living the dream

Barracking for the Pants must be akin to supporting West Ham, England in the WC or Euro, Western Australia in state cricket, Oz rugby teams, the Saffies in any comp where they reach the semis, the Bannies when they play overseas or social justice

Carn you Sexies.
243 ahead - final day - so will Roy declare early enough (and not bat on boringly like Cook likes to) to ensure a possible result.
Stay tuned.....

60 runs off 8 overs . . . Sexies rushing to the declaration!

303 ahead

Mind you, I'm not surprised in the slightest - given that the Uxbridge ground is no bigger
than a postage stamp!

Come on Roy . . declare FFS ...

140 runs scored in 20 overs this morning  - lead now 380 with 68 overs remaining in the match. .

Roy definitely has the Cook twitch ...

Hoo-bloody-ray ... finally Roy declares ...

Zummerzet need another 382 runs off +/- 60 overs today.

Tresco already dug in in for the draw (7 runs off 5 overs pre lunch!!)

He's right too. Directing a huge F.U. at LeRoy.

PeterCS wrote:He's right too. Directing a huge F.U. at LeRoy.

Have to admit - Roy is a verrrrrry cautious skipper (I detect Fraser's influence??) ... espesh for an Aussie.
.... twice now - in two consecutive games -  he's held back on an early declaration.