Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread 2017

[cdbearsfan]

They should appoint us coaches, Peter. We know what needs to be done.

[PGW]

345/7  18 behind Patel 29 Trott 146

345/8 Patel LBW T. Curran 29
Survived a close appeal 2 balls previous

[cdbearsfan]

Six needed to avoid innings defeat. Trott gone for 151, one wicket remaining.

Underdogs, imo.

[PGW]

Lost by innings and 1 run

[ADVILLAFAN]

Not an outstanding start to the season

[cdbearsfan]

One bonus point. I can't remember the last time we got that few points in a game.

ETA: Just checked, it was 2011 against Durham.

[peter w]

Fucking Giles, Troughton, Bell, PGW OUT

me and cd in.

[Villafirst]

Who is the batting coach?. Sam Hain was outstanding in the County Championship a couple of years ago - a real prospect. He looks a pale shadow of that outstanding player then. The batting hasn't been right in red ball cricket for some time.

[JD]

Brilliant fight put up by Essex to get a draw. More of that please. 

[adrenachrome]

I traveled down for the Surrey game and stayed at my sister's flat in Muswell Hill.

Events on Friday confirmed what I have been arguing on here for quite a while, which is that our seam attack is sub-standard unless conditions are favourable. Barker is arguably the best swing bowler in the country, and several county players have stated this. Wright is very effective when there is movement off the seam. On a flat surface, the enforcers were Rankin, who is mostly injured, and Clarke who has now decided he is a seamer when he most definitely is not.

To complete the scenario, Patel is now playing throughout the year which will not be good for us, in my estimation.

After watching on Friday, I decided to give Saturday a miss, which at least proved my instincts were correct, and I am glad that  I spent the time better with my family. I went back on Sunday, and it was gratifying to see decent decent knocks from Trott, Bell and Barker, but this was a massacre. Don't forget how many times the tail dug us out of a hole last season.

In the CC at least, we are going to be struggling again this season. We need two of the promising young seamers to come through, and Poysden will have to come on in spectacular fashion. Trott and Bell will always be able to turn it on when they are in the mood, but they are both very moody.   

[PGW]

I traveled down for the Surrey game and stayed at my sister's flat in Muswell Hill.

Events on Friday confirmed what I have been arguing on here for quite a while, which is that our seam attack is sub-standard unless conditions are favourable. Barker is arguably the best swing bowler in the country, and several county players have stated this. Wright is very effective when there is movement off the seam. On a flat surface, the enforcers were Rankin, who is mostly injured, and Clarke who has now decided he is a seamer when he most definitely is not.

To complete the scenario, Patel is now playing throughout the year which will not be good for us, in my estimation.

After watching on Friday, I decided to give Saturday a miss, which at least proved my instincts were correct, and I am glad that  I spent the time better with my family. I went back on Sunday, and it was gratifying to see decent decent knocks from Trott, Bell and Barker, but this was a massacre. Don't forget how many times the tail dug us out of a hole last season.

In the CC at least, we are going to be struggling again this season. We need two of the promising young seamers to come through, and Poysden will have to come on in spectacular fashion. Trott and Bell will always be able to turn it on when they are in the mood, but they are both very moody.   

These are very worrying words....suppose see for myself tomorrow.

[PGW]

In the IPL game today KKR v KXIP 14/0 1.4
Both Woakes and Colin de Grandhomme both in KKR side
20/0 1.5

[ACVilla]

Woakes 2/30 off 3
The Bigman 1/15 off 2
Neither batted

[PGW]

As is their right Yorks elected to bowl first:
Teams:
Barker, Bell, Ambrose, Clarke. Hain, OHD, Mellor, Patel, Porterfield, Trott , Wright

Ballance, Bresnan, Coad, Handscomb, Hodd, Leaning, Lees, Lyth, Patterson, Rashid, Willey

[PGW]

39/1 10.4
Porterfield Ct Ballance b Coad

Live on Youtube.com/watch? v=7wRhhL