chiefdave
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Was just going to say the same. He should be getting 50s and 100s for fun back in county cricket.
Was just going to say the same. He should be getting 50s and 100s for fun back in county cricket.Saw his name banded around by Cricket casuals for the Test team earlier made me laugh!
Was just going to say the same. He should be getting 50s and 100s for fun back in county cricket.
See Sidebottom from Berkswell has managed to pick one up, all be it for nearly six an over.Middlesex v Warwickshire - Cricket - BBC Sport
After that first inns they're on the brink of stuffing Middlesex!
Too late for survival in my opinion!
See Sidebottom from Berkswell has managed to pick one up, all be it for nearly six an over.
Good lad!Picked up 4 in the first inns!
You Bears
Off the bottom
Still 28 points from safety with a game more played on Surrey
At last a win, always good to beat the defending champions on their own turf. Hopefully a big confidence boost. Just hope the runs and wickets of Woakes can be covered when he joins up with England again.Still 28 points from safety with a game more played on Surrey
At last a win, always good to beat the defending champions on their own turf. Hopefully a big confidence boost. Just hope the runs and wickets of Woakes can be covered when he joins up with England again.
Also maybe time for the top order to score more heavily and take some pressure off the tail end. Belly is due a big hundred.Unfortunately we haven't, seriously lacking in the all rounder department, Clarke going is a loss (despite his awful red ball form) I guess you'd give Thomason a go after an ok 2020 spell.
Also maybe time for the top order to score more heavily and take some pressure off the tail end. Belly is due a big hundred.
Bears have been linked to Morne Morkel as a Kolpak player and Lancashire linked to Finn I think I would go for Finn first but would show intent if they went for both a nice attack that.
Morkel was class in the recent series but at 33 hardly one for the future and attack is not a priority, would cost a big wedge and would be 3 year deal to make it worth his while, rather it was spent elsewhere.
I see Jennings & Paul Coughlin from Durham have been linked.
Jennings turned us down last summer.
Would take them both!
In the least surprising news of the season Bell's stepped down as captain in all forms
Pointless unless theres a plan to move forward. Like getting rid of Brown and bring Giles back in, what difference has it made?In the least surprising news of the season Bell's stepped down as captain in all forms
Will he finish the season as a player? I thought he would do ok who is the replacement?
Pointless unless theres a plan to move forward. Like getting rid of Brown and bring Giles back in, what difference has it made?
I guess there is more to it.
But if they are building to next season and Trott will take the job on it's not a bad move.
Gutted for Bell as his dream was after finishing with England to captain the Bears for 2/3 years before retiring.
He has been handed a raw deal as the squad that started this season was simply not good enough and lacked depth and options hence why they are going down.
Part of the problem is that bells form is so poor that his place must be under threat, the side is poor after years of stagnation while worrying more about off field things like new stands,tests and t20 finals day.
don't mind cricket, but don't follow it religiously.
Used to go to Edgbaston once every year or so, so hardy part of the core base of fans, but curious, as soon as they changed their name to Birmingham, that was me done, i'm not going again.
How's the name change gone down with everyone, has it made a difference ?
I'm still not sure why they changed name for the 20/20, presumably a commercial benefit somewhere down the line. Other counties don't seem in any rush to follow suit and Warwickshire Bears sounds fine to me.don't mind cricket, but don't follow it religiously.
Used to go to Edgbaston once every year or so, so hardy part of the core base of fans, but curious, as soon as they changed their name to Birmingham, that was me done, i'm not going again.
How's the name change gone down with everyone, has it made a difference ?
Also gutted for Bell that had he shown any of his old form this season, a recall to the England team and a possible Ashes spot could very well have happened.I guess there is more to it.
But if they are building to next season and Trott will take the job on it's not a bad move.
Gutted for Bell as his dream was after finishing with England to captain the Bears for 2/3 years before retiring.
He has been handed a raw deal as the squad that started this season was simply not good enough and lacked depth and options hence why they are going down.
I'm still not sure why they changed name for the 20/20, presumably a commercial benefit somewhere down the line. Other counties don't seem in any rush to follow suit and Warwickshire Bears sounds fine to me.
I'd like to see them play more CC matches away from Edgbaston as they used to do. From memory they were well supported out in the sticks, probably more so than staging the game at Edgbaston. Or is it like everything else these days where the centre is all powerful and sod everywhere else?
The original reason given by the chief exec was "Birmingham and Edgbaston has been the club’s home since 1886 and we believe that adopting the Birmingham Bears name for the NatWest T20 Blast presents a great opportunity for us to engage even more closely with fans living and working at the heart of the city.". Obvious problem there if you're not from Birmingham you've been excluded.I think the name change was a request from the council who lent them cash to build the new stand, it is too expensive to use the out grounds for games as the whoever hosts needs to get a lot of sponsorship.
I'm still not sure why they changed name for the 20/20, presumably a commercial benefit somewhere down the line. Other counties don't seem in any rush to follow suit and Warwickshire Bears sounds fine to me.
I'd like to see them play more CC matches away from Edgbaston as they used to do. From memory they were well supported out in the sticks, probably more so than staging the game at Edgbaston. Or is it like everything else these days where the centre is all powerful and sod everywhere else?
Remember going to C&W and it was packed. Used to go to Edgbaston for county games and at most you'd have a handful of people there.Some did it a lot more but they should move championship games around as local interest will be higher.
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