....Livingstone coming back has to be a big plus.
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....Livingstone coming back has to be a big plus.
Regardless of if the pitch was bad, and it was awful, that was a brilliant game.
Batted well in the second innings until he had a rush of blood.
..it sounded like a wicket where you might as well have a go as there was always going to be a delivery with your name on it.
Hard to get any sort of confidence on it. The best batsmen played it by going after the quicks. Trying to play spin looked impossible
..and yet Onions did his bit. Apparently he has an outstanding record of dismissing Trescothick.
...match pitch liaison officer, Dean Cosker, has been seen talking to the groundsman at Taunton and will report to the ECB if he has concerns about the wicket.
I thought Onions bowled brilliantly.
..I understand he’s the first bowler to reach 50 Championship wickets this season.
Always thought he was unlucky with England given that he had a couple, knee & back, of injuries when he was starting to become established. It was also at a time when England were of the mind that all the bowlers needed to be able to bat so drafted in bowling all rounders rather than genuine swing/seem bowlers.
He's been a huge positive for Lancs this season. His attitude is great, whether its age or mentality, but he treats almost every ball with intensity and has a good plan for each batsman.
Lancs seriously need to go and find a quality batsman for the County Championship if they stay up. Almost the batting equivalent of Onions.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Great comeback.
The pitch.
The wickets.
The pitch.
The wickets.
What's the point? If he's English he'll spend all season with England.
Plenty of batsmen that play in the County Championship score big runs but don't play for England. Pope, Hildreth, Ali, Mitchell, Abell, Vince, Burns.
The trick is signing players for positions where England are well stocked or won't budge in selection.
Yeah, I know. It just seems that Lancs and Yorks players seem to get picked more than other counties.
Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
As expected an unchanged team, Moeen at 3, Root at 4.
The slight surprise is that contrary to earlier speculation in the papers, Jonny Bairstow is back behind the stumps now that his fracture has healed with Buttler playing as a specialist batsman at 6 or 7.
The Taunton pich reoort now apparently will be made over the next 5 days by Dean Cosker the cricket liaison officer, which possibly means they're making sure they cover themselves with Somerset likely to challenge anything detrimental to them.
I must admit I've only read of Somerset being punished if its found wanting although the rules apparently do state the away side get the points too.
Probably drag on forever now.
The slight surprise is that contrary to earlier speculation in the papers, Jonny Bairstow is back behind the stumps now that his fracture has healed with Buttler playing as a specialist batsman at 6 or 7.
The Taunton pich reoort now apparently will be made over the next 5 days by Dean Cosker the cricket liaison officer, which possibly means they're making sure they cover themselves with Somerset likely to challenge anything detrimental to them.
I must admit I've only read of Somerset being punished if its found wanting although the rules apparently do state the away side get the points too.
Probably drag on forever now.