Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Fingers crossed, though he's said he wants to explore franchise cricket so we probably wouldn't see him for the first part of the season assuming he's in India.

[tomd2103]

Great news for you fans of the Bears….Woakes to no longer be ducked around by England, hope you get 4/5 years out of him in red ball….his availability instantly turns you into title contenders next yr

A seam attack of Woakes, Bamber, Thompson and Barnard looks pretty useful on paper!

[dave.woodhall]

What was it someone was saying about Brand Edgbaston? https://thebirminghampress.com/2025/10/edgbaston-set-for-landmark-summer-of-international-cricket/

[Crown Hill]

Very sad. Historically Edgbaston wasn’t even the name of the ground it was the County Ground. Edgbaston was the location. And it isn’t a stadium in any meaningful sense!