Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread 2016

[cdbearsfan]

Oh, I didn't know about that. Thanks Spangley.

[spangley1812]

87/7 ......Rikki Clarke has got Wheater

[Dave Cooper please]

Let them off the hook at the end but a decent start to the season.

[pooligan]

At 87/7 i was all excited then i remembered this is the Bears and there always seems to be one guy we can't shift

[Villan For Life]

No play yet today, there's an inspection at 3pm.

[The Left Side]

No play at Hamps today, boooo

[Chris Jameson]

James Taylor forced to retire

[Whiney MacWhineface]

James Taylor forced to retire

I saw the headline and thought, right that must be some lesser James Taylor. But no. Devastating.

[Villan For Life]

That really is shocking news. I know that in the grand scheme of things it's not very important but to see a professional sportsman being forced to retire because of a health condition whilst we have a bunch of wasters wearing the Villa shirt this season, something ain't right.

Ironically I thought he was a player who played with a lot of courage and heart. Hope that they sort it out for him and that whatever path he takes, he's successful.

[cdbearsfan]

Nice ton for Bell to start the season. Won't be long before we lose him to England if he keeps this up!

[Villafirst]

Well done Ian Bell!  104 not out......great 1st knock of the season. The guy is class. A chance of a win tomorrow if we can skittle them out early. Weather has intervened - lost a whole day yesterday. C'mon you Bears!!

[Villan For Life]

360 all out so a lead of 158. Bell scored 174.

It should be a difficult afternoon for Hampshire.

[Dave Cooper please]

With Taylor's awful diagnosis do you think that Ian Bell might be back in the Test reckoning for the summer?
I hope not because at 34 it's short termism for England and anyway I want him leading Da Bears to 4 day glory this season.

[Villan For Life]

With Taylor's awful diagnosis do you think that Ian Bell might be back in the Test reckoning for the summer?
I hope not because at 34 it's short termism for England and anyway I want him leading Da Bears to 4 day glory this season.

I just posted something similar on the International Cricket thread. I like Bell and he will score heavily against county attacks. They should take a longer term view and select Ballance ahead of Bell though.

[paul_e]

With Taylor's awful diagnosis do you think that Ian Bell might be back in the Test reckoning for the summer?
I hope not because at 34 it's short termism for England and anyway I want him leading Da Bears to 4 day glory this season.

I just posted something similar on the International Cricket thread. I like Bell and he will score heavily against county attacks. They should take a longer term view and select Ballance ahead of Bell though.

I',m not convinced by Ballance just yet (I want to hear him admit that he has a technical problem and that he's addressing it, his refusal to do that was worrying) but I agree that they should move on from Bell, I don't know who the right person is though.