Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread

[Gareth]

Another great away chase today. The last day of the Metro One Day Cup on Tuesday is shaping up to be superbly interesting. Won't even warrant a mention on Sky. The ECB really are cnuts.

Yep, didn't fancy them after they lost a few early wickets, but as you say it was a great chase and a great knock by Barnard (sorry Pears fans!!). 

A win against Sussex at Edgbaston on Tuesday should see them secure a play-off spot shouldn't it?

Barney is class, not many better all rounders around in county cricket….

[Bosco81]

And a Villa fan as well, shame he doesn’t get a chance making a few quid in the Hundred.

[cdbearsfan]

Well, we've utterly shit the bed there.

[dubont]

Have to hope that Lancs can beat Middlesex.

[charlatan]

Excellent comedy finish

[dubont]

Have to hope that Lancs can beat Middlesex.

They couldn't.

[Gareth]

Home semi for Pears…obv we haven’t been as affected as most by the Butterkist Butterkist rahrahrah bullsh*t nonsense thing but happy with that.

Good bowling unit rotated….batters finally joined the party in August :-)

[dcdavecollett]

Abysmal batting from the Bears today.

All that was needed was to bat through with an undemanding run-rate to get to the QFs but no, in the Spirit of Bazball they had to twat the ball up in the air and experiment with reverse-sweeps that weren't needed at all. Absolutely shocking to observe such zero-level game management.

And who benefitted? Middlesex, the team we threw another game away against at Rugby. Time to look in the mirror, folks.

[paul_e]

I has nothing to do with bazball and it's a bit weird that you make that connection. It was just an old fashioned batting collapse, the same that has been happening for decades. Basically we lost 2 wickets in 2 balls and then the pressure got to them and they collapsed, it's happened plenty of times before to plenty of teams and it will keep happening as long as cricket is being played, it's not caused by England choosing to be a little more aggressive with the bat in test matches and to try to counter-attack when put under pressure.

[cdbearsfan]

The game changed in two balls. Don't think it was tactical, just that they didn't have the relevant batting strength to get over the line after the middle order disappeared in quick succession.

[paul_e]

The game changed in two balls. Don't think it was tactical, just that they didn't have the relevant batting strength to get over the line after the middle order disappeared in quick succession.

Yep, Davies went with a tame little chip straight to the fielder and then Jani got done by one to chop on, just 2 poor shots.

[tomd2103]

I has nothing to do with bazball and it's a bit weird that you make that connection. It was just an old fashioned batting collapse, the same that has been happening for decades. Basically we lost 2 wickets in 2 balls and then the pressure got to them and they collapsed, it's happened plenty of times before to plenty of teams and it will keep happening as long as cricket is being played, it's not caused by England choosing to be a little more aggressive with the bat in test matches and to try to counter-attack when put under pressure.

The Bears have crapped the bed in big one-off games for seasons now.  They usually save it for the knock out stages of tournaments, but decided to make it a little earlier this time. 

[Lsvilla]

I has nothing to do with bazball and it's a bit weird that you make that connection. It was just an old fashioned batting collapse, the same that has been happening for decades. Basically we lost 2 wickets in 2 balls and then the pressure got to them and they collapsed, it's happened plenty of times before to plenty of teams and it will keep happening as long as cricket is being played, it's not caused by England choosing to be a little more aggressive with the bat in test matches and to try to counter-attack when put under pressure.

The Bears have crapped the bed in big one-off games fir seasons now.  They usually save it for the knock out stages of tournaments, but decided to make it a little earlier this time. 

Wait until you see how we go at Taunton next week.