Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread

[PGW]

40/4 lunch
87 lead

[PGW]

Lead now 106

59/4
Burgess added a bit of impetus 17 with Sibley 26.
Need to try and push on but looking a bit more favourable at the minute.

[paul_e]

This session might be key now, conditions look much better for batting so we need to pile the runs on, Sibley in particular could do with getting a decent score on the board.

[PGW]

I'll be more than happy if Sibley there at the end with whatever he can add. Needs time at the crease plus need someone to keep
an end closed. Burgess currently doing well but playing these shots he may well fall. He's now into 30's with partnership up to
47...74/4 121 lead now

[paul_e]

Sibley gone for 45 leaving us 97/5 and 144 in front.

Shame he's gone but that's a big innings in the context of the match.

Hopefully Woakes and Burgess can push things along towards a big lead now.

[PGW]

Lead 144 but Sibley gone Ct behind 45

97/5 Burgess 36* joined by Woakes

[PGW]

97/6 Woakes now gone 3rd ball 0

[paul_e]

Bugger, we need to settle again here. Current lead is probably about par, another 40-50 would make us clear favourites I reckon.

[KNVillan]

108/7 Burgess just gone (37) lead of 155. Paul_e - you spoke too soon

[paul_e]

We're at the point where they need to score the biggest innings of the match to win and on that basis I'd say it's about 60-40 in our favour now and every run from here on just increases that. I definitely rather have the runs on the board because these are really tough conditions.

[KNVillan]

Yorkshire on their 3rd ball after 42 overs…how does that work?

[paul_e]

Yorkshire on their 3rd ball after 42 overs…how does that work?

unusual but 2 of them have been out of shape.

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe we'll get a ball we can hit, eventually.

[paul_e]

Lead of 176 now, I think 180+ (which looks a safe bet) makes it a really tough chase because wickets are coming in clusters and no one has been truly 'in' all match.

With Bresnan going for it a bit I still think 200+ could be on here.

[paul_e]

great delivery to get Bethel, far too good for a bowling all-rounder to handle.

Lead of 177 and 2 wickets in hand. I think we're favourites.