Match Chat Archive

chrissafc

looks like adams is out for the season, big blow to notts that

chrissafc

more than enough

tomb

We havent needed the fill in bowlers lately, we've been bowling teams out in two sessions.

Mark

I've heard Jennings is a good bowler, think he was bowling yesteday because Thorp got injured.

tomb

Hughes and Stoneman would be a good contrast at the top of the order. If we signed though undoubtedly the Aussies would pick him for the Ashes. Ben Harmy didnt seem like the sharpest tool in the box, certainly had potential, thought he was okay as a 4th seamer in the Championship. Jenings can bowl at that level but dont think we had plans to bowl him much in the firsts? His scores in the first team dont reflect the way he has played at times.

chrissafc

jennings is a very useful bowler, done it all season for stockton and 2nd xi

mickeyboy

I live down South and have some Kent mates. They are not keen on Ben already saying too sulky

chrissafc

agree marchy, ideal signing and a very good player. he showed that up here last week

marchy22

Hughes would be the ideal signing as he is sheer class in all forms of the game

Mark

He did mickey

chrissafc

ben harmison - wrong attitude.

chrissafc

plenty talent at the club, they just need to be given a chance

chrissafc

harrison is another player who we need to look after and give game time to whenever possible.

chrissafc

muchall isnt good enough for the lvcc, we need to move on. would love to see hughes sign. other than that i think we need to concentrate our efforts on current younger/2nd xi players such as richardson, wood, jennings, raine, singh, coughlin, etc.

tomb

Muchall could be kept for the 40 overs and as a stand in batsman for the LVCC. Smith as a stand in opener. Plunkett has anoyher year left but would rather see Mark Wood get a run in the team. Harrison has done well but he is already picking up injuries. My team would be as we are now with a new opener and with Mark Wood as an all rounder with Stokes at 3.

mickeyboy

Colly is the man to rebuild. We need to lose Smith, Harmison, Plunkett and other fringe players including, i'm sorry to say Muchall and get in an overseas, Aussie batsman.

mickeyboy

Harmison has had a benefit for the last 2 years with the contact he's on for little or no return

chrissafc

it would be amusing if the weather in manchester is nice

tomb

Could we talk Strauss out of retirement to open for us....... Hew would get on with Will, both ex Durham Uni, both polite well spoken lads, both world class batsman... wait, scrap the last one.

tomb

Thought it would be on a golf course or at St James' Park

marchy22

hughes and harris would do me as signings as we have plenty still at the club

chrissafc

it's time we gave the current crop a chance instead of wanting to bring in loads of new faces. an opener is a must but we have plenty elsewhere already at the club. got to start giving these lads a chance.

tomb

Rushworth and Mark Davies would have been a tight partnership as well. Stuart, your post is taking over the page.....

stuartp

As I said a rebuilding phase. Over the next 2-3 seasons most of the team will have had to change. Diva,Colly,Benks,Plunktt,Davies,Thorp,Harmison&Harmison,Coetzer. We will be building around Stoneman,Smith,Muchall,Stokes,Jennings,Mustard,Richardson,Borthwick,Rushforth,Onions,Claydon,Wood

Mark

Colly's plan to have bowlers who apply pressure by accurate bowling has worked perfectly-Thorp is great at that type of bowling. Wood & Harrison also very promising strike bowlers who will be v handy if/when weather is better next year and pitches are more batsmen friendly.

tomb

The most important issue is, are the beer prices staying the same next season?

tomb

Smith has another year, not sure about muchall, think he has another year? If Plunkett does stay it must be his last chance to come good. Got the impresion Thorp had signed, he said he was staying on next season after the Worcs game.

chrissafc

benks will be staying. harmison and plunkett have no future at durham

Mark

Thorp is out of contract at the end of the season but has been offered a one year extension.

Mark

Thunder?! It would be OK for us if there was no play today, a draw and a few bonus points will do nicely. Agree about Strauss, top man and player.

Haslam

Just had some fairly dramatic thunder here - not looking good for getting back on as its brought rain

tomb

One bad thing for me this season is we've lost so much cricket. Not just with the weather but winnig games in two and a half days, I fancy a nice long four dayer at home against Sussex.

tomb

The team seem to be all together again. Doubt we'll see blackie or Harmy again. Stoneman has come on well and Rushworth has had a cracking season. Borthwick will get better. Colly has finally found his form. Happy days. Still need an opening bat and possibly an established number three.

stuartp

We seem to be in a rebuilding phase. We have lost or look like losing quite a few players this year, with a few more to go I think. The new generation is coming through and we need them to kick on if we are going to consolidate our position in Div 1 for another generation (of players at least)

Mark

Same for me tomb, was confident we would come good but at several points during the Middlesex game (after our first innings and before Thorp & Borthwick rescued the 2nd) I change dmy mind and thought we'd go down.

Mark

Yeah they play each other in last match. We're prob guaranteed at least 6 more points-even if we lose this game and the last 1 we'll surely get max bowling points. Wouldn't count on (m)any batting ones though on this pitch or the Riverside.

BrianT

It is not possible for Surrey and Lancs to win all of their games.

tomb

We were saying against Worcester if they beat us and win their next game, etc, etc, we will be fine.

tomb

Well if we take the most pessimistic outcome possible then we are not totally out of the woods, realistically Lancs, Surrey, Worcs arent going to win all their games and we will get some bonus points at the very least.

tomb

Agree, hard to be interested in England when its a mixture of South African players and golden boys (Broad)who I dont rate as a bowler. If onions plays will take an interest again. Its also clear that most teams dont give two figs about test matches at the moment aside from South Africa, Australia and England.

Mark

Not sure we're totally safe yet, if we lost this match might get dragged back into the relegation dogfight.

BrianT

Draw a circle, 25 miles radius, centred on Lords and you'll probably find your opener within it.

stuartp

Compton is the stand out player in the LVCC at the moment. You would have to think he stands a chance of getting into the team once he recovers from the current injury.

manurule175

New opener for England?

Mark

He said his form with the bat was the major reason for the decision to quit and he was thinking about retiring before the KP story broke

BrianT

So it's a Strauss Waltz then? Is he any relation?

keenasmustard

So it's Strauss for the next series of Strictly Come Dancing then.

BrianT

Very sad to hear he is retiring from all cricket because he can play the game. Shows what the pressure is like. Hope he ain't going to work for Sky though!

geordieboy

KP for captain!

Tristan

@BrianT i kind of feel the same way, can't really put my finger on why. doesn't help that i really dislike trott and he has become a bland run machine

Mark

Cook is a player who always seems to rise to a challenge-people doubted his one day credentials and he proved them wrong. Will be interesting to see how he goes as test skipper.

Tristan

don't really think cook or broad are good choices. bresnan not good enough to get in the team. prior or swann for me

Tristan

'supposed to' yes. so kick him out, problem solved, don't see how this affects captaincy? i would love to see swann as captain

manurule175

Id say cook or prior yea, then maybe Bresnan?

BrianT

Alistair Cook is already showing signs of form being affected by pressure. I don't think he is the right man to be England Captain but don't know who else would be.

Tristan

lets be brutally honest, strauss is not a very good captain, he just captains one of the strongest sides in world cricket

Tristan

i don't see how kevin pietersen has anything to do with strauss resigning - if that is what is happening. if anything it should bring the team closer together shouldnt it? i thought that was teh whole point of dropping KP

daleslass

I think its disgusting how one man can cause the possible resignation of the captain and cause so much disruption in the squad.

BrianT

Not all bad news then!

brandonia

Make that Start Delayed at EVERY Championship ground!

Tristan

terrible passage of play between 58-5 to 221-6. no shame in a draw, but it would have been nice to get that 5th in a row

chrissafc

cant see much play then. it was bright and sunny yesterday and it took them ages to get on.