2007 English County Season Thread

It looks like another easy draw for the folks at Taunton this week, heading down on Sunday for the Ireland game but I'm not going on Saturday if there's going to be another nothing game in the County Championship, but the Friends Provident should be a good one to watch.

Not a good day for Sussex

 At least it wasn't his knee Kerm!  Sussex belted by an innings twice already this season - who'd have thought that!

   Even more surprising - Yorkshire used three legspinners during the 1st innings of Hampshire yesterday!  The promising youngster Rashid sent down 26 overs of top quality leggies (watched by Shane too!) and wasn't cut for 4 once - classy stuff.  Rudolph and Younis sent down a few too - surely that's a first for a Yorkshire side in their history - amazing stuff!

   England mustn't rush the youngster , but England's outlook is much brighter with the possibilty of finally finding a quality wrist spinner (and he bats too!).  Well done Terry Jenner , the work in the winter is bearing fruit.

I think someone needs to have a conversation with the GM about the quality of their gloves.....

Wonder who will captain now, I imagine they will give it to Strauss or Colly.


Edited by Kerm - 04 May 2007 at 8:58am

Yep the top order was looking a bit packed.

Its a shame really, Vaughan was looking in really good county form so far, carrying over from his sensational last ODI match he was starting to prove that he can do it again now to be setback by an injury must be tough.

Yeah, would be great to see Strauss play magnificantly as England captain, he should have been last year really but Flintoff got it so would be a nice sight.

They just dont seem to be able to carry on where they left off, they got totally smashed yesterday, it wasnt even a fighting loss, they are either going to have to bounce back a bit or thoughts of another title will soon be out of the window.

Did I see somewhere that the guile, flight and altogether hopeless legspin of Younis Khan managed to capture 4-25 the other day? Or do I need to go to the psychiatrist again?

By the way it's happened today. Marcus Trescothick has hit a County Championship century for Somerset up at Northants. A moment ago Somerset were 310-2 from 90.3 overs, Trescothick has moved onto 174* from 253 balls with 21 fours and 3 sixes, he has been backed up nicely by Justin Langer (86) and both of the wickets have been taken by England's king of spin, Mr. Monty Panesar has taken 2-83 from 24 overs.

van der Wath opening the bowling should tell you all you need to know!

good that Tresco still has his appetite for runs anyway, and I am sure he will be itching to score a few against the Windies attack (if he gets to play of course, you know how tour matches go these days).

Hopefully not, I think it would be too soon...and don't think either of Strauss or Cook would deserve being left out which would be the likely upshot assuming Vaughan plays.

I do wonder if he might fancy his chances come the one dayers though?

he is rattling along this morning, up to 270* already

Out for 284. 522-4 with Cameron White falling cheaply.