Durham signs Dave Warner for T20

I'm sure he starting to wonder whether he should bother with that first class rubbish.

He probably shouldn't bother with much else at all on the evidence of his performances in semi-real cricket.

Well if the qunts at the BCCI and that MOdi thunderqunt have their way, he'll be at the top of the game very soon!

Epic Fail for Durham.

is Durham a grade/league cricket team?

It had to happen - some county was bound to be tempted to sign Warner. But Durham FFS! The ball ball will dart off the seam more in one over than he's used to in an entire season in Aus.

David is Warner is Mr T20: Hit or Miss (Mostly Miss).

Well, if he fails, it's all just hit and giggle in your jammies, isn't it? The Brian Rix form of the game.

And if he comes off, it can acclimatise him to "English conditions" and cement his place in the Oz OD side for years of Pom-crushing to come.

So what's the problem?

PeterCS wrote:Well, if he fails, it's all just hit and giggle in your jammies, isn't it? The Brian Rix form of the game.

And if he comes off, it can acclimatise him to "English conditions" and cement his place in the Oz OD side for years of Pom-crushing to come.

So what's the problem?

It's DURHAM FFS!

isn't that where Harmi comes from?

And where in all probability he should go back to.

For his heart calls him home.

I think Davey Boy Warner should go back to the nets, learn a solid forward defensive stroke and then return.

"is Durham a grade/league cricket team?"

It's one of the Major Counties.

Durham has got quite a famous coupe of England Flops.


Harmison
Harmison 2
Plunkett
Collingwood
Onions
Blackwell


Good to See Polly and Shiv are in the Ranks. Garry Park from Derbyshite is out. Not surprised really.

OP Tipping wrote:"is Durham a grade/league cricket team?"

It's one of the Major Counties.

It's a bit of a joke really, I think the merging of counties would strengthen the quality of players. Although, it would take a lot longer for young talent to prove themselves and it would be harder for them to get first class games under their belt.

"
It's a bit of a joke really, I think the merging of counties would strengthen the quality of players."


Well people have been talking about that for decades...

DJ_Smerk wrote:Durham has got quite a famous coupe of England Flops.


Harmison
Harmison 2
Plunkett
Collingwood
Onions
Blackwell


Good to See Polly and Shiv are in the Ranks. Garry Park from Derbyshite is out. Not surprised really.

Don't you mean a famous couple of England Fops?

Can't really blame Durm for Blacksmith though. He has only just landed there.

And I wouldn't put Colly down as a flop. Some would say he has overachieved, given his technical shortcomings.

What about "Col" Mustard?

Touted by some as England's best wickiebat.

A fearsome sight ....



.... imagine he rolled on top of you.

Good foot moobment on that cover drive.

I remember last year's restructure of English cricket, to begin in 2010. There's going to 18 local sides and 2 foreign sides, in two divisions of 10 teams each ... um, the same as now.

BTW, how bad could Direham be if Will Smith is the captain?

OP Tipping wrote:I remember last year's restructure of English cricket, to begin in 2010. There's going to 18 local sides and 2 foreign sides, in two divisions of 10 teams each ... um, the same as now.

BTW, how bad could Direham be if Will Smith is the captain?

Is he filming a new movie in Durham? Mutant Sooks 2.

Basically I think that no one is ever going to agree to a serious merger.

Another idea is to run a separate season of zonal competitions (either concurrent with the county comps or perhaps after the county finals: would require some rejigging of schedules, obv.). Locals only, no foreigners.

So a player would turn out for Yorkshire in the county comps, and then turn out for the Northern Zone. Advantage is that it would be a stronger competition. Disadvantage is that players and fans care about Yorkshire CC and no one would give a damn about Northern Zone. You'd have to throw some money at it to make players care.

A zonal/regional/franchise structure will not work in England. It's just a masturbatory fantasy for supporters of counties hosting test matches.

Not worth discussing.

Which in fairness is exactly what OPT suggested ... minus the explicit wanking reference, that is