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David Hopps
There is a great crowd in at Chelmsford as unabated sunshine continues to spice up attendances, however the visiting Yorkshire contingent had been scratching their heads a little bit glumly on the teamsheet. They knew that the presence of Joe Root and Harry Brook was once simply ephemeral (amounting to 1 sport, closing week’s defeat towards Warwickshire) however there’s no Malan, and no speedy bowling partnership of Buckingham and Sears both. It’s McGrath vs Silverwood over the following 4 days, two coaches with each Essex and Yorkshire hyperlinks, and even supposing Essex lack the England-bound Sam Cook, that Yorkshire teamsheet does glance a little bit susceptible.
Hampshire’s fielders drop a 3rd catch of the morning.
Injury watch
In no explicit order and I’m positive I’ve overlooked some (I’ll replace as you tell me!):
Jordan Cox and Paul Walter (Essex), Dillon Pennington (Notts), Joey Evison, Jas Singh (Kent).
A morning for batting thus far – Alex Davies has slapped a few sixes off Surrey’s opening bowlers – the indignity! Just 3 wickets long past around the grounds – Bartlett has adopted Procter again to the pavilion at Northampton, Northants 33-2 and Glamorgan have misplaced ul Hassan to Kashif Ali at Canterbury, Glamorgan 36-1.
An early wicket! Will Williams, again within the Lancashire squad for the primary time this yr, eliminates Luke Procter together with his moment ball of the summer season. While moment slip kindly provides Ben Slater a moment existence at Trent Bridge.
A primary sport in 5 years for Jason Roy
So the juggernaut can nonetheless pull a couple of surprises. Surrey, shorn of Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith, play Jason Roy at six and hand a debut to New Zealand right-arm speedy bowler Nathan Smith.
Weather watch
We are up and working all around the grounds. The forecast is for decent and dry climate all spherical, with some showers imaginable on Monday, basically within the south west.
Ali Martin
He will have been due a relaxation anyway however Latham and Webster in Warks crew manner no Michael Booth, their second- main wicket taker (and tormentor of Harry Brook closing week). Booth, Zimbabwe born, is qualifying for England however nonetheless an in another country participant at this time.
More at the PSL’s shift to the UAE.
Division One desk
1 Nottinghamshire (performed 4) 70
2 Warwickshire (performed 4) 66
3 Surrey (performed 4) 60
4 Durham (performed 5 ) 58
5 Hampshire (performed 4) 55
6 Sussex (performed 4) 52
7 Somerset (performed 5) 52
8 Essex (performed 4) 50
9 Yorkshire (performed 4) 43
10 Worcestershire (performed 4) 18
Division Two desk
1 Leicestershire (performed 5) 95
2 Derbyshire (performed 5) 74
3 Middlesex (performed 5) 65
4 Kent (performed 4) 55
5 Gloucestershire (performed 5) 51
6 Lancashire (performed 4) 46
7 Northamptonshire (performed 4) 37
8 Glamorgan (performed 4) 29
Tom Latham boosts already buoyant Warwickshire.
A morning missive, from Tim Maitland:
“We are less than two weeks away from England’s one-off Test with Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge acting as a soft curtain raiser for the curtain raisers of ODI and T20 series against West Indies, before the proper cricket starts, but where are we?
“Chastened and humbled after the pyjama teams took a beating in India and the disappointment at the Champions Trophy? That doesn’t seem to be our style anymore. It’s a shame really. We used to be so good at self-flagellation, didn’t we? With the exception of the decisions forced by the fitness or lack thereof of the bowlers, do we expect anything to change? Are we fielding a quasi Lions side or does the proper test team get a run out?
“Is Zac Crawley, over a year removed from his last Test century, really playing for his place? It’s not the Baz-Ben style to hang a player out to dry like that, is it? We back ourselves. And when that doesn’t work we back ourselves some more.
“Personally, I’d quite like to see a bit more of a chalk-and-cheese approach to the opening pair: someone with a contrasting style to Ben Duckett, an accumulator more than a shot maker perhaps, who can solidify things should Duckett’s aggression fail and limit the number of times we get to see Joe Root trudging out with barely 10 runs on the board and the ball still cherry ripe.
“It’s a moot point because it’s not going to happen, but who would that be? Does Tom Haines of Sussex, the first and only player to pass 500 runs in the County Championship this year, get a look in? Two centuries and two 60s in his last three games (against Notts, Surrey and Somerset, no less) is some return. Or does Haseeb Hameed deserve a third chance? A county captain averaging over 110 for the Championship leaders who did contribute three half-centuries when India toured here in 2021. Does Bazball get a buzz from resurrecting mis-managed talent?
“Or would it be more in character for Stokes and McCullum to take the next cab from the rank of their own system and push Durham’s 20-year-old Ben McKinney into the spotlight after his century for England Lions against Australia A in February and his form-confirming 153 against Warwickshire last month? I need a lie down.”
IPL suspended, PSL moved
And the political tensions between Pakistan and India throw their shadow over cricket.
The PSL goes to play the remainder of its season within the UAE, and the IPL has been suspended indefinitely.
For your espresso ruin, a transferring interview with Mohammad Abbas, through Ali. Abbas returns to the Championship lately, despite the fact that within the unfamiliar colors of Nottinghamshire, and towards his outdated county.
Fixtures
DIVISION ONE
Chelmsford: Essex v Yorkshire
Trent Bridge: Notts v Hampshire
Hove: Sussex v Worcestershire
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Surrey
DIVISION TWO
Canterbury: Kent v Glamorgan
County Ground: Northamptonshire v Lancashire
Preamble
Good morning! Round six, already. Elderflower stretching out, nonetheless no rain or swifts. And an England name up for CCLive favorite, younger James Rew, changing the unfortunate Jordan Cox. Things get underway at 11, do sign up for us.
