signing for the T20??

[honkytonk]

With two OS players allowed in the T20, will we be bringing in anyone else???Explosive Top Order Batter or a opening bowler maybe???  We have some good seamers but T20 wise they are very green.

[IlfordEagle]

Can Wagner be persuaded to stay for T20? We need a bowler & that would help, I'm surprised we've never tried to get Southee again as he did fairly well last time, Middx may well have struck lucky this year.

[nat]

Can Wagner be persuaded to stay for T20? We need a bowler & that would help, I'm surprised we've never tried to get Southee again as he did fairly well last time, Middx may well have struck lucky this year.

We can do much better than Wagner. Batsmen win T20 matches.

[honkytonk]

With the possibility Amir will be missing due to the Pakistan tour to Bangladesh, I hope we have sounded him out about staying.

I do not know the financial ins and outs if we could afford a second OS player for the T20.  Top of the order is a worry, Chopra and .  Browne is not the answer.  But then looking at the pace bowling we have

Wagner/Amir
Porter - yet to play a T20
Beard - as above
Walter - Still young
Dixon - Still work in progress
Quinn - barring the OS bowler, our most experienced paceman and going all over the park at the moment


For the Batsman, a few options

Guptill - Would love him but cant see it happening, too much money
Johnson Charles - I know some will say I am mad, but in T20 he is a dangerous opener.  Will fail in some and come off in others. Prob quite cheap
Chris Lynn
Lendal Simmons - Like Charles above

For the paceman

Have Wagner and Amir
Coulter Nile - Prob too much
Ben Cutting
Shannon Gabriel
Mclenaghan

Anyway, just a bit of fun

[SirChef26]

According to media in Bangladesh we've made an offer to Tamim Iqbal after his Champions Trophy performances. That would be a smart bit of business. He shouldn't be that expensive and we could do with a good opener.

[honkytonk]

I would be happy with that.  I do wonder who will give us the explosive start up top.

[IlfordEagle]

Tamim Iqbal would be good & if he comes off will get quick runs to get us going.

[Stringbok]

We definitely need another signing.  I think T20 is our weakest suit this year as some of our shining lights in the other formats, I'm thinking Porter, Lawrence, Browne, are are not so strong in this format.

[SirChef26]

At least the club recognises the need for another good batsman in this format. If Tamim turns us down I'd take a punt on Fakhar Zaman. Looked impressive under pressure in the Champions Trophy and has T20 experience from the PSL. Would be cheap and probably jump at the chance. Of course if we had a bottomless pit of money like $urrey then I'd be going all out for Guptill but that's life.

[alji]

Just realised, this is only a week away now. Leaving it a bit late, aren't we?

[pieinthesky]

I think JJ Smuts wouldn't be a bad shout, looked decent against England. cheap too

[SirChef26]

alji has mentioned in the other thread but Essex Twitter have said they will be announcing someone soon..

[Bsmith]

Iqbal confirmed

[neil]

Iqbal confirmed

Some real news

Excellent. A good signing

An improvement on nat talking to himself and VP living in the past - that's for sure!

[Andy]

Iqbal confirmed

Some real news

Excellent. A good signing

An improvement on nat talking to himself and VP living in the past - that's for sure!

No. The improvement is a sensible choice of O/S with a good established T20 record.  The sort of player we never seemed to sign under the previous regime.