Middlesex (H)

[dazedpenguin]

Unchanged squad for Sunday's game. Probably an unchanged team? Essex really need to win this one.

Harmer, Allison B, Allison C, Beard, Benkenstein, Cox, Critchley, Das, Elgar, Pepper, Richards, Rossington, Sams, Thain, Walter

[CostaDelEssex]

As it's a home game, I'd like to think the naming of a 'squad' is irrelevant.

If Cook and Snater are fit to play, welcome back lads.

Khushi must have announced that he is offski. Very similar to when Ravi was suddenly 'left out' of the T20 side having agreed the deal with Sussex.

Wouldn't surprise me if they left out Pepper and brought in Browne at No.3

[dazedpenguin]

Wouldn't surprise me if they left out Pepper and brought in Browne at No.3

 

It would be good if they actually say what's happening with Khushi. He did play in the seconds recently so he's probably not injured.

[CostaDelEssex]

he's definitely NOT injured.

I think he's pissed after being left out following his 100 at Durham. He failed a late fitness test due to a 'back injury'.....although he was fit enough to carry out drinks/change of gloves etc as 12th man.

[kingstonj1]

he's definitely NOT injured.

I think he's pissed after being left out following his 100 at Durham. He failed a late fitness test due to a 'back injury'.....although he was fit enough to carry out drinks/change of gloves etc as 12th man.

And who can blame him, going back to the face fits one of the lads average 20 painfully slow scoring putting everyone else under pressure, slow motion reactions at short leg previous incumbent,

He should be a decent player somewhere as Patel seems to be showing. We have no young openers coming through. So the club must have something up there sleeve surely....all very strange

[Crisp]

he's definitely NOT injured.

I think he's pissed after being left out following his 100 at Durham. He failed a late fitness test due to a 'back injury'.....although he was fit enough to carry out drinks/change of gloves etc as 12th man.

And who can blame him, going back to the face fits one of the lads average 20 painfully slow scoring putting everyone else under pressure, slow motion reactions at short leg previous incumbent,

He should be a decent player somewhere as Patel seems to be showing. We have no young openers coming through. So the club must have something up there sleeve surely....all very strange

[Crisp]

he's definitely NOT injured.

I think he's pissed after being left out following his 100 at Durham. He failed a late fitness test due to a 'back injury'.....although he was fit enough to carry out drinks/change of gloves etc as 12th man.

And who can blame him, going back to the face fits one of the lads average 20 painfully slow scoring putting everyone else under pressure, slow motion reactions at short leg previous incumbent,

He should be a decent player somewhere as Patel seems to be showing. We have no young openers coming through. So the club must have something up there sleeve surely....all very strange

Sometimes its about attitude and not always ability, it will all come out soon, but lets leave it to the management who have had us punching above our weight for the past 6 seasons.

[nat]

he's definitely NOT injured.

I think he's pissed after being left out following his 100 at Durham. He failed a late fitness test due to a 'back injury'.....although he was fit enough to carry out drinks/change of gloves etc as 12th man.

And who can blame him, going back to the face fits one of the lads average 20 painfully slow scoring putting everyone else under pressure, slow motion reactions at short leg previous incumbent,

He should be a decent player somewhere as Patel seems to be showing. We have no young openers coming through. So the club must have something up there sleeve surely....all very strange

Sometimes its about attitude and not always ability, it will all come out soon, but lets leave it to the management who have had us punching above our weight for the past 6 seasons.

Indeed so.

[dazedpenguin]

Essex won the toss and put Middlesex in. Unchanged team:

Rossington, Elgar, Pepper, Cox, Walter, Critchley, Sams, Harmer, Benkenstein, Allison, Beard

Anyone there today?

[vim]

Dick Davies is excelling himself today. Not identifying an Essex fielder. Never mind, he has just taken a catch and not identifying the Middlesex batter. There is only a 50/50 chance of getting it right.

[CostaDelEssex]

Yep, he is as shocking as this bowling performance

[vim]

Another Dick (Head) comment. Keith Fletcher was born in Cambridgeshire, not Cambridge, where the University that you were talking about is.

A well done to the BBC Essex team for not knowing when Middlesex played at Chelmsford in the Championship. It is only in that years, Wisden with the reason why. Do your research.

[spirali]

Commentators also described the Higgins wicket as clean bowled - it wasn't. Actually a sharp stumping by Rossington, and a shame this wasn't recognised.

So 204 the target. Thought it was going to be worse at one stage but still a tough ask. Not sure we got the bowling right - Critchley, the most economical bowler, wasn't given a 4th over, while Beard should not have been given a 3rd after his first two had been hammered. Sams and Walter both bowled quite well I thought.

[spirali]

I suppose it's inevitable that Pepper will always be inconsistent - it's the nature of this type of batting - but he really is great to watch when he's going well.

[nat]

Walter just can?t play spin, no matter what format of the game.